Our own publication series

Social Work Series

Edited by Peter Hammerschmidt and Gerd Stecklina

This series addresses current and fundamental issues in social work and aims to present these to the professional community and stimulate discussion through well-researched articles on specific key topics, which are regularly explored by several authors (six to eight) from different perspectives.

The series also documents the topics and papers presented at the Social Work Colloquium, which the editors have been organising annually since the summer semester of 2009, also at the Department of Applied Social Sciences at Hochschule München (the series was edited by Peter Hammerschmidt and Juliane Sagebiel from 2009 to 2020, and since 2021 by Peter Hammerschmidt and Gerd Stecklina). Colleagues from other universities are also invited to contribute their expertise as speakers and panellists to the department’s academic discussions and to the wider circle of colloquium participants. By including these contributions in our series, we aim to make the various perspectives accessible to the interested academic community.

This series is aimed primarily at lecturers, practitioners and students of social work, as well as anyone with an interest in social work.


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17. Gabriele Fischer, Peter Hammerschmidt, Gerd Stecklina (eds.) (2026): Racism and Social Work.
16. Peter Hammerschmidt, Regine Schelle and Gerd Stecklina (eds.) (2025): Early Years Education in Motion.
15. Hammerschmidt, Peter; Stecklina, Gerd; Steindorff-Classen, Caroline (eds.) (2024): Cultural Education and Social Work.
14. Hammerschmidt, Peter; Schröten, Jutta; Stecklina, Gerd (eds.) (2023): Social Policy and Social Work within the Multi-level System of Local Authorities, the State and Supranational Bodies.
13. Compagna, Diego; Hammerschmidt, Peter; Stecklina, Gerd (eds.) (2022): What sort of world do we live in? Analyses of our times and social work.
12. Hammerschmidt, Peter; Pötter, Nicole; Stecklina, Gerd (eds.) (2021): ‘The Long Summer of Migration’. Refugees’ opportunities for participation and social work practice.
11. Hammerschmidt, Peter; Sagebiel, Juliane; Stecklina, Gerd (eds.) (2020): Men and Masculinities in Social Work.
10. Hammerschmidt, Peter; Janßen, Christian; Sagebiel, Juliane (eds.) (2019): Quantitative Research in Social Work.
9. Beranek, Angelika/ Hammerschmidt, Peter/ Hill, Burkhard/ Sagebiel, Juliane (eds.) (2018): Big Data, Facebook, Twitter & Co. – Social Work and Digital Transformation, 2nd ed. 2021
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8. Hammerschmidt, Peter; Sagebiel, Juliane; Yollu-Tok, Aysel (eds.) (2017): Social Work Caught Between Economic Pressures.
7. Hammerschmidt, Peter; Kötter, Ute; Sagebiel, Juliane (eds.) (2016): The European Union and Social Work.
6. Daiminger, Christine; Hammerschmidt, Peter; Sagebiel, Juliane (eds.) (2015): Health and Social Work.
5. Hammerschmidt, Peter; Pohlmann, Stefan; Sagebiel, Juliane (eds.) (2014): Successful Ageing and Social Work.
4. Hammerschmidt, Peter; Sagebiel, Juliane; Steindorff-Classen, Caroline (eds.) (2013): Unlikely Allies: Law and Social Work in the Past and Present.
3. Hagn, Julia/ Hammerschmidt, Peter/ Sagebiel, Juliane (eds.) (2012): Modernisation of local social services – Social work under pressure to reform?
2. Hammerschmidt, Peter and Sagebiel, Juliane (eds.) (2011): The Social Question at the Start of the 21st Century.
1. Hammerschmidt, Peter/ Sagebiel, Juliane (eds.) (2010): Professionalisation in Conflict. On the debate surrounding professionalisation in social work – an attempt at an assessment.

Social Challenges in Social Sciences Series

The Department of Applied Social Sciences’ series, entitled “Social Challenges in Social Sciences”, addresses topics relevant to higher education policy as well as pressing socio-political issues. The academic discourse published here focuses primarily on the task of shaping research and teaching in the light of changing circumstances and future developments in theory and practice.

This series is explicitly intended as an interdisciplinary forum for discussion, taking into account a variety of fields of action, methods, target groups and stakeholders. The aim is to provide food for thought and expert insights that enable a University of Applied Sciences to offer practical solutions to current and foreseeable challenges. Timeliness and transparency are two key elements of the articles published in this series.

The authors are primarily members of the department. However, summaries of outstanding dissertations and reports on associated research projects may also be considered. Contributions from renowned academics at other universities are also welcome.

Contact person

Prof. Dr Stefan Pohlmann


No. 11: Focus on people facing multiple challenges – Quality requirements for professionals A survey of experts on the academic focus of a new master's degree programme Angela Gosch, Stefan Pohlmann & Caroline Steindorff-Classen (2015)
No. 10: The long-term viability of care centres Challenges in counselling work Stefan Pohlmann, Christian Leopold & Paula Heinecker (2010)
No. 8: Quality of life as a guiding principle for counselling older clients A research approach Stefan Pohlmann, Christian Leopold & Paula Heinecker (2009)
No. 7: Workplace health management in an academic context Christian Leopold & Stefan Pohlmann (2009)
No. 6: Double the opportunities through dual study programmes Entry requirements for a foundational qualification in nursing through vocational training and degree programmes Michael Ewers & Stefan Pohlmann (2009)
No. 5: Promoting mental health at Hochschule München An exploratory approach Charis Gulder-Schuckardt (2008)
No. 4: Core competencies in social work Requirements for a suitable university admissions process Stefan Pohlmann & Angela Gosch (2008)
No. 3: Image management – Correcting distorted perceptions of ageing Considerations regarding the use of realistic age-related characteristics Stefan Pohlmann (2008)
No. 2: Social Gerontology and Social Work – A Review of the Current Situation Ideas for an ageing society Stefan Pohlmann (2007)
No. 1: The validity of aptitude tests Research findings and work programme on university admissions in the field of social work Angela Gosch & Stefan Pohlmann (2007)