Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut Göttingen (SOFI)

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Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut Göttingen (SOFI)

The Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut Göttingen (SOFI) is an independent research institute affiliated with the University of Göttingen that conducts empirical studies on work, employment, and societal change

Co-Applicant
Consortium in the NFDI e. V.
Dr. Franziska Hoffart
Berthold Vogel
Göttingen, Germany
https://sofi.uni-goettingen.de/en/staff/detail/berthold-vogel

Soziologisches Forschungsinstitut (SOFI) an der Georg-August-Universität Göttingen

SOFI focuses on understanding the social dynamics and local conditions related to the energy transition, with particular attention to conflicts and challenges arising from energy transformation. They specialize in both qualitative and quantitative research methods and fieldwork aimed at exploring social conflicts around the energy transition, citizen preferences, and local implementation projects. SOFI’s research also addresses issues related to common goods, social places, and regional differences between urban and rural areas.

Task Areas

SOFI contributes to NFDI4Energy in the following task areas:

  • Task Area 1: Building and serving the energy research community, particularly in assessing community requirements and needs.
  • Task Area 2: Integrating society and policy in energy research, identifying social drivers and constraints for the energy transition, and understanding social acceptance, support, and opposition to the energy transformation.
  • Task Area 6: Use case “Distributed simulation for distributed energy systems”, contributing to the development of use case 6.3.

Involvement

SOFI is not listed as part of any other NFDI consortia besides NFDI4Energy.