Social History and Public Relations

The focus area of social history covers the structures of the Max Planck Society as a large scientific enterprise and social organism, the social differentiation of its members and staff, their specific working methods, the development of remuneration and salary structures, and the establishment of fixed-term contracts as elements of operational codetermination. The research questions on the area of the public concern the development of communication strategies and professional public relations both internally and externally, the construction and dissemination of an image of the Max Planck Society, and, finally, how it reacted to problems and discussions in contemporary society, such as the education issue and animal experimentation.

Dr. Juliane Scholz