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Sandra Buchholz

Prof. Dr. Sandra Buchholz

Research Area Educational Careers and Graduate Employment
Head of Department
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Prof. Dr. Sandra Buchholz studied Sociology at Bielefeld University. She successfully completed her Ph.D. in 2008 and her postdoc qualification (Habilitation) in 2016, both at Bamberg University. From 2012 to 2017, she held a temporary appointment as Professor of Sociology in Bamberg. From 2017 to 2018, Sandra Buchholz has been interim Director of the Leibniz Institute for Educational Trajectories and Professor for Longitudinal Educational Research in Bamberg. In 2018, she joined DZHW as Head of the Research Area “Educational Careers and Graduate Employment”. Additionally, Sandra Buchholz holds the W3-Professorship "Quantitative Life Course Sociology" at Hanover University.

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Academic research fields

Educational research; life course research; social inequalities; social mobility and stratification; international comparative social structure analysis; labour market research; young people and their entry into the labour market; old age, entering retirement and retirement; wealth inequalities; gender-specific employment histories and family processes; comparison of welfare states, labour market regimes and educational systems; quantitative research methods (esp. longitudinal analysis methods)

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National report on education "Education in Germany"
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Publications

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A New Mobility Regime in Germany? Young People's Labour Market Entry and Phase of Establishment Since the Mid-1980s.

Buchholz, S., & Kurz, K. (2008).
A New Mobility Regime in Germany? Young People's Labour Market Entry and Phase of Establishment Since the Mid-1980s. In H.-P. Blossfeld, S. Buchholz, E. Bukodi & K. Kurz (Hrsg.), Young Workers, Globalization and the Labor Market. Comparing Early Working Life in Eleven Countries (S. 51-75). Cheltenham/Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.

Labor Market Flexibility and its Effect on the Late Career and Social Inequality. flexCAREER Working Paper Series.

Buchholz, S., Blossfeld, H.-P., Jabsen, A., Kurz, K., Marold, J., & Schmelzer, P. (2008).
Labor Market Flexibility and its Effect on the Late Career and Social Inequality. flexCAREER Working Paper Series. Bamberg: Universität Bamberg.

Globalization, Economic Restructuring and Increasing Uncertainty in Old Age - A Theoretical Framework. flexCAREER Working Paper Series.

Buchholz, S., Jabsen, A., Kurz, K., Marold, J., Schmelzer, P., & Blossfeld, H.-P. (2008).
Globalization, Economic Restructuring and Increasing Uncertainty in Old Age - A Theoretical Framework. flexCAREER Working Paper Series. Bamberg: Universität Bamberg.

Older Workers Under Globalisation. A Cross-National Comparison of Late Careers and Retirement Under Different Institutional Conditions.

Hofäcker, D., Buchholz, S., & Pollnerová, ¦. (2008).
Older Workers Under Globalisation. A Cross-National Comparison of Late Careers and Retirement Under Different Institutional Conditions. In P. A. Kemp, K. van den Bosch & L. Smith (Hrsg.), Social Protection in an Ageing World. International Studies on Social Security (S. 113-136). Antwerpen: Intersentia.

Young People's Employment Chances on Flexible Labor Markets. A Comparison of Changes in Eleven Modern Societies.

Kurz, K., Buchholz, S., Schmelzer, P., & Blossfeld, H.-P. (2008).
Young People's Employment Chances on Flexible Labor Markets. A Comparison of Changes in Eleven Modern Societies. In H.-P. Blossfeld, S. Buchholz, E. Bukodi & K. Kurz (Hrsg.), Young Workers, Globalization and the Labor Market. Comparing Early Working Life in Eleven Countries (S. 337-353). Cheltenham/Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.

Converging Divergence? An International Comparison of the Impact of Globalization on Industrial Relations and Employment Careers.

Ruland, M., Raab, M., Schönberger, B., Blossfeld, H.-P., Hofäcker, D., Buchholz, S., & Schmelzer, P. (2008).
Converging Divergence? An International Comparison of the Impact of Globalization on Industrial Relations and Employment Careers. International Sociology, 23(4), 563-597.

Globalisierung und die Veränderung sozialer Ungleichheiten in modernen Gesellschaften. Eine Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse des Globalife-Projektes.

Blossfeld, H.-P., Buchholz, S., Hofäcker, D., Hofmeister, H., Kurz, K., & Mills, M. (2007).
Globalisierung und die Veränderung sozialer Ungleichheiten in modernen Gesellschaften. Eine Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse des Globalife-Projektes. Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, 59 (4), 667-691.

Unsicherer Job = keine Kinder. Über die Entwicklung der Arbeitsmarktchancen junger Menschen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die Auswirkungen zunehmender Erwerbsunsicherheiten auf die Familienplanung.

Buchholz, S. (2007).
Unsicherer Job = keine Kinder. Über die Entwicklung der Arbeitsmarktchancen junger Menschen in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland und die Auswirkungen zunehmender Erwerbsunsicherheiten auf die Familienplanung. In Tagungsband der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Familie (AGF) und des Staatsinstituts für Familienforschung Bamberg. ifb-Materialien 3/2007, 17-31.

Globalisierung, struktureller Wandel und die Veränderung späterer Erwerbskarrieren - Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich.

Hofäcker, D., Buchholz, S., & Blossfeld, H.-P. (2007).
Globalisierung, struktureller Wandel und die Veränderung späterer Erwerbskarrieren - Deutschland im internationalen Vergleich. Deutsche Rentenversicherung, 4-5, 197-215.

Men's Late Careers and Career Exits in West Germany.

Blossfeld, H.-P., Buchholz, S., & Hofäcker, D. (2006).
Men's Late Careers and Career Exits in West Germany. In H.-P. Blossfeld, S. Buchholz & D. Hofäcker (Hrsg.), Globalization, Uncertainty and Late Careers in Society (S. 55-77). London/New York: Routledge.

Globalization, Uncertainty and Late Careers in Society.

Blossfeld, H.-P., Buchholz, S., & Hofäcker, D. (2006).
Globalization, Uncertainty and Late Careers in Society. London/New York: Routledge.

Women's Employment in West Germany.

Buchholz, S., & Grunow, D. (2006).
Women's Employment in West Germany. In H.-P. Blossfeld & H. Hofmeister (Hrsg.), Globalization, Uncertainty and Women's Careers. An International Comparison (S. 61-83). Cheltenham/Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar.

Globalization, Accelerating Economic Change and Late Careers. A theoretical framework.

Buchholz, S., Hofäcker, D., & Blossfeld, H.-P. (2006).
Globalization, Accelerating Economic Change and Late Careers. A theoretical framework. In H.-P. Blossfeld, S. Buchholz & D. Hofäcker (Hrsg.), Globalization, Uncertainty and Late Careers in Society (S. 1-23). London/New York: Routledge.

Late 20th-Century Persistence and Decline of the Female Homemaker in Germany and the United States.

Grunow, D., Hofmeister, H., & Buchholz, S. (2006).
Late 20th-Century Persistence and Decline of the Female Homemaker in Germany and the United States. International Sociology, 21(1), 101-131.

Late Careers in a Globalizing World. A Comparison of Changes in Twelve Modern Societies.

Hofäcker, D., Buchholz, S., & Blossfeld, H.-P. (2006).
Late Careers in a Globalizing World. A Comparison of Changes in Twelve Modern Societies. In H.-P. Blossfeld, S. Buchholz & D. Hofäcker (Hrsg.), Globalization, Uncertainty and Late Careers in Society (S. 353-371). London/New York: Routledge.
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Presentations

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A New Mobility Regime in Germany? Young People's Labor Market Entry and Phase of Establishment since the mid-1980s.

Buchholz, S. (2008, September).
A New Mobility Regime in Germany? Young People's Labor Market Entry and Phase of Establishment since the mid-1980s. European Research Network on Transitions in Youth Conference, Bamberg.

Globalization, Institutional Filters, and Changes in Social Inequality in Modern Societies.

Buchholz, S. (2008, Juli).
Globalization, Institutional Filters, and Changes in Social Inequality in Modern Societies. International Workshop: Social Change and Human Development - Concepts and Results, Universität Würzburg.

Life Courses in the Globalization Process.

Buchholz, S. (2008, Juni).
Life Courses in the Globalization Process. 38th World Congress of the International Institute of Sociology, Budapest.

The Flexibilization of Employment and the Development of Social Inequalities in a Globalizing Europe.

Buchholz, S. (2008, Mai).
The Flexibilization of Employment and the Development of Social Inequalities in a Globalizing Europe. Jean Monnet und TransEurope Konferenz, Bamberg.

Employment Flexibility and Social Inequalities in Germany.

Buchholz, S. (2008, Mai).
Employment Flexibility and Social Inequalities in Germany. Jean Monnet und TransEurope Konferenz, Bamberg.

Globalisierung und die Veränderung sozialer Ungleichheiten im Globalisierungsprozess.

Buchholz, S. (2007, November).
Globalisierung und die Veränderung sozialer Ungleichheiten im Globalisierungsprozess. Gemeinsame Konferenz der " Arbeitsgemeinschaft Sozialwissenschaftlicher Institute " und der " DGS-Sektion für Methoden und Empirische Sozialforschung " , Hamburg.

Beschäftigungsflexibilisierung in Deutschland: Wen betrifft sie und wie hat sie sich auf die Veränderung sozialer Inklusion/Exklusion in Deutschland ausgewirkt?

Buchholz, S. (2007, Oktober).
Beschäftigungsflexibilisierung in Deutschland: Wen betrifft sie und wie hat sie sich auf die Veränderung sozialer Inklusion/Exklusion in Deutschland ausgewirkt? Konferenz " Inklusion und Exklusion. Analysen zur Sozialstruktur und sozialen Ungleichheit " , Berlin.

Beschäftigungsrisiken, Jugend und Familiengründung.

Buchholz, S. (2006, November).
Beschäftigungsrisiken, Jugend und Familiengründung. Gemeinsame Konferenz der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Familie (AGF) und des Staatsinstituts für Familienforschung, Nürnberg.

A New Mobility Regime in Germany? Young People's Labor Market Entry and Phase of Establishment since the mid-1980s.

Buchholz, S. (2006, Oktober).
A New Mobility Regime in Germany? Young People's Labor Market Entry and Phase of Establishment since the mid-1980s. flexCAREER Workshop, Bamberg.

Globalization and Late Careers in Modern Societies.

Buchholz, S. (2006, Juli).
Globalization and Late Careers in Modern Societies. Abschlusskonferenz des GLOBALIFE-Projektes, der Volkswagen-Stiftung und der Universität Bamberg, Bamberg.

Labor Market Entry and Early Career in Germany.

Buchholz, S. (2006, März).
Labor Market Entry and Early Career in Germany. flexCAREER Workshop, Bamberg.

Late Careers and Career Exits Under Globalization – Becoming Retired in Times of Accelerating Structural Change Session.

Buchholz, S. (2004, September).
Late Careers and Career Exits Under Globalization – Becoming Retired in Times of Accelerating Structural Change Session. ISA RC-11 Sociology of Ageing Inter-Congress Conference, London.

Late Careers and Career Exits Under Globalization – a Conceptual Framework for a Comparative Analysis.

Buchholz, S. (2004, März).
Late Careers and Career Exits Under Globalization – a Conceptual Framework for a Comparative Analysis. GLOBALIFE-Konferenz, Bamberg.

Late Careers and Career exits in Germany.

Buchholz, S. (2004, März).
Late Careers and Career exits in Germany. GLOBALIFE-Konferenz, Bamberg.

Women's Employment in West Germany.

Buchholz, S. (2003, März).
Women's Employment in West Germany. GLOBALIFE-Konferenz, Bamberg.
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Curriculum Vitae
Professional career
Jan. 2023

Seat on the Board of Trustees of the Federal Institute for Population Research (BiB)

Since June 2021

Co-Editor of the Journal for Labour Market Research

Oct. 2020

Appointed as Member of the LCSS Leibniz Center for Science and Society

Feb. 2020

Appointed as Member of the scientific advisory board of the German Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training [Bundesinstitut für Berufsbildung (BIBB)]

Sept. 2019

Appointment as LIfBi Research Affiliate, Leibniz-Institute for Educational Trajectories

Since August 2018

Member of the Educational Report author group

April 2018

Appointment as Research Fellow, Leibniz Center for Science and Society

Since April 2018

Head of the Research Area 'Educational Careers and Graduate Employment' at the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW) and W3 Professor for Quantitative Life Course Sociology at Leibniz University Hanover

April 2017 - March 2018

Interim Director of the Leibniz-Institute for Educational Careers (LlfBi) and W3 Professorship for Longitudinal Educational Research at Bamberg University

Since Sept. 2012

Member of the National Educational Panel Study

Sept. 2012 - March 2017

Professor of Sociology, University of Bamberg

March 2007 - Aug. 2012

Senior Researcher, University of Bamberg

April 2003 - Feb. 2007

Junior Researcher in various international comparative research projects, University of Bamberg

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Education and academic degrees
Jan. 2017

Venia Legendi in Sociology, University of Bamberg

Nov. 2016

Habilitation in Sociology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Administration, University of Bamberg

April 2003 - April 2008

PhD in Sociology (Dr. rer. pol.), Faculty of Social Sciences, Economics and Business Administration, University of Bamberg
Summa cum laude

Oct. 1998 - March 2003

Diploma Studies in Sociology (with minors in Social Psychology), University of Bielefeld

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