Michael Kiefer

Islamic Studies

Social work and migration, radicalization and prevention of radicalization, Muslim welfare work

Since 2021 Professorship for "Social Work in the Migration Society with a Focus on Muslim Welfare" at the Institute of Islamic Theology at Osnabrück University; member of IMIS since 12/2022.

2019-2022 Representation of the professorship "Social Work in the Migration Society with a Focus on Muslim Welfare" at Osnabrück University; 2016-2019 Further training as a systemic counselor according to the guidelines of the German Society for Systemic Therapy, Counseling and Family Therapy (DGSF); since 2016 Head of the Postdoc Group Social Work in the Migration Society (Osnabrück University); 2012-2016 Postdoc in the working group "Peace Religion and Education" (Osnabrück University); 2007-2009 Wiss. Research assistant in the BMBF joint project "Mobilization of Religion in Europe" (University of Erfurt); 2000-2005 Doctorate on the school experiment Islamic Studies in North Rhine-Westphalia (University of Cologne)

Prof. Dr. Michael Kiefer

Foto, Michael Kiefer
© Universität Osnabrück

Osnabrück University
Institute of Islamic Theology
Kamp 46/47
49074 Osnabrück

Office: 51/207

 +49 541 969-6220

 michael.kiefer@uni-osnabrueck.de