Prof. Dr. Torsten Heinemann
Institut für Soziologie
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Curriculum Vitae
since 10.2014 Professor (W1) of Sociology, Institute of Sociology, Universität Hamburg 03.2014-09.2014 Senior Researcher, Institute of European Ethnology, Humboldt University of Berlin • 09.2013-09.2014 Lecturer, Institute of Social Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin •
02.2010-08.2013 Principal Investigator, Immigene Project, Goethe University Frankfurt • 10.2008-08.2013 Lecturer, Goethe University Frankfurt •2010 Doctor of Philosophy, Goethe University Frankfurt • 2005 Diploma in Sociology (MA equivalent), Goethe University Frankfurt • 2003 Intermediate examination (BA equivalent), Goethe University Frankfurt
Main Research Fields
- sociology of social problems
- social control, social and critical theory
- cultural sociology
- sociology and philosohpy of science
- social studies of science and technology and the public understanding of science and technology
Publications
Heinemann, Torsten (2012). Populäre Wissenschaft. Hirnforschung zwischen Labor und Talkshow. Göttingen: Wallstein.
Heinemann, Torsten, Ilpo Helén, Thomas Lemke, Urusla Naue und Martin Weiss (2015) Suspect Families. DNA Analysis, Family Reunification and Immigration Policies. Farnham: Ashgate.
Heinemann, Torsten (2014). Gefährliche Gehirne: Verdachtsgewinnung mittels neurobiologischer Risikoanalysen. In: Kriminologisches Journal 46 (3): 180-94.
Heinemann, Torsten und Thomas Lemke (2014). Biological citizenship reconsidered: The use of DNA analysis by immigration authorities in Germany. In: Science, Technology and Human Values 39 (4): 488-510.
Heinemann, Torsten, Ursula Naue und Anna-Maria Tapaninen (2013). Verifying the Family? A Comparison of DNA Analysis for Family Reunification in Three European Countries (Austria, Finland and Germany). In: European Journal for Migration and Law 15 (2): 183-202.
Heinemann, Torsten und Thomas Lemke (2013). Suspect families: DNA kinship testing in German immigration policy. In: Sociology 47 (4): 810-27.
Heinemann, Torsten, Thomas Lemke und Barbara Prainsack (2012). Risky profiles: Societal dimensions of forensic uses of DNA technologies. In: New Genetics and Society 31 (3): 248-59.
Heinemann, Linda V. und Torsten Heinemann (2010). „Optimise your brain!“ – Popular science and its social implications. In: BioSocieties 5 (2): 291–4.