2021
New project: 1,2 Million Euros for transition to labour market research
Dr. Bastian Pelka and his team are pleased to announce that they have been awarded a project grant for the project "Arbeiten wie ich es will!".
![Dr. Bastian Pelka Portrait of Dr. Bastian Pelka](/storages/sfs-sowi/_processed_/b/2/csm_Bastian_Pelka_TU_Dortmund_b0a0511359.jpg)
Dortmund wins international competition and is the European capital of innovation
Dortmund wins the „iCapital Award 2021 - European Capital of Innovation“ and thus becomes the European Capital of Innovation in 2021.
![Dortmunder U - EU Flag The video tiles of the Dortmund U emit the flag of the EU visible from afar.](/storages/sfs-sowi/_processed_/5/3/csm_Dortmunder_U_EU_Flaggen_cd97465314.jpg)
New publication: "A Research Agenda for Social Innovation"
In this new publication the sfs researchers Jürgen Howaldt, Christoph Kaletka and Antonius Schröder highlight the scope of social innovation.
![A research agenda for social innovation - cover Cover of the book "A Research Agenda for Social Innovation"](/storages/sfs-sowi/_processed_/c/0/csm_A_research_agenda_for_social_innovation_cover_f4a5c9de0a.jpg)
"A good idea alone does not make a good proposal"
Spotlight Research: sfs scientist Kerstin Guhlemann reports on collaborative projects in the Erasmus+ program in an interview.
![sfs scientist Kerstin Guhlemann](/storages/sfs-sowi/_processed_/3/5/csm_Kerstin_Guhlemann_Sozialforschungsstelle_Dortmund_07f435923e.jpg)
Dr. Bastian Pelka takes over a substitute professorship in the Department of Rehabilitation Sociology
sfs scientist Dr. Bastian Pelka takes over a substitute professorship in the Department of Sociology in Rehabilitation in the winter semester 21/22.
![Portrait of Dr. Bastian Pelka](/storages/sfs-sowi/_processed_/8/b/csm_dr-bastian-pelka-vertretungsprofessur-rehabilitationssoziologie_482269e507.png)
Dortmund in the semi-finals for European Innovation Capital
The sfs projects iResilience and T-Factor are part of the Dortmund "Innovation Next Door" campaign and in the semi-finals of the iCapital Award.
![INNOVATION_NEXT_DOOR_Future from the neighborhood_Dortmund Flyer of the city of Dortmund for "INNOVATION NEXT DOOR - Future from the neighborhood": The text "INNOVATION NEXT DOOR - Future from the neighborhood" is accompanied by a photo of a group of people in a semicircle at an event. The coat of arms of the city of Dortmund is additionally integrated at the bottom left.](/storages/sfs-sowi/_processed_/e/0/csm_INNOVATION_NEXT_DOOR_Zukunft_aus_der_Nachbarschaft_Dortmund_9cf63d1b1d.jpg)