Program Overview

CRiSS - Contemporary Research in Social Sciences

The CRiSS program presents a diverse range of research topics in the social sciences, including twin research, youth in war, conspiracy mentality, care, deciphering intelligence, terrorism, home visits by teachers, psychological warfare, mental health, children's sports, and political rhetoric. This program is part of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Media, and Sport at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

Program Description

CRiSS is a recurring lecture series that takes place every summer semester. Members from all disciplines within the faculty, including communication science, education science, political science, psychology, school science, sociology, and sports science, present their current research projects. The lectures are held in English to facilitate international exchange with international students and guest scholars.

Program Schedule

The CRiSS lecture series takes place every Wednesday during the summer semester from 16:15 to 17:45.

Admission and Registration

Registration for the CRiSS lecture is possible through Jogustine for regular JGU students and RMU students. Exchange students can register by providing their matriculation number and the name of the course they wish to attend ("CRiSS: Lecture" or "CRiSS: Lecture + Tutorial").

Research Areas

The program covers a wide range of research areas, including:

• Zwillingsforschung (twin research)
• Jugendliche im Krieg (youth in war)
• Verschwˆrungsmentalit‰t (conspiracy mentality)
• Care
• Entr‰tselung der Intelligenz (deciphering intelligence)
• Terror des 7. Oktobers (terrorism)
• Hausbesuche von Lehrern (home visits by teachers)
• Psychologische Kriegsf¸hrung (psychological warfare)
• Mentale Gesundheit (mental health)
• Kindersport (children's sports)
• Politische Rhetorik (political rhetoric)

Archive

The program has an archive of past lectures, including:

• CRiSS-Programm 2024
• CRiSS-Programm 2023
• CRiSS-Programm 2022
• CRiSS-Programm 2021

Recognition

This program is recognized as part of the certificate for international teaching competence. Interested (junior) scientists and guest scholars from the Faculty of Social Sciences, Media, and Sport can participate by giving a CRiSS lecture.