Prof.in Dr.in phil. Janine Linßer

Institution

Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Function

  • Director of Studies Social Work (B.A.)
  • Member of the faculty council Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Room

B1.16

Degree Programs

Social Work (B.A.)Research-based Practice Development in Social Work (M.A.)

Phone

+498215586-3861

E-Mail

Janine.Linsser(at)tha.de

Office Hours

by appointment

  • 2013–2018: Ph.D. (Dr. phil.) in Educational Science at the University of Münster. Title of the dissertation: “Ways to Promote Individual Dimensions of Social Competence in the School Context—Program Evaluation: ‘Social Training and Bullying Intervention—Thinking and Acting Systemically’”
  • 2006–2009: Bachelor’s degree in “Social Work” at the Department of Social Work at Münster University of Applied Sciences

Since September 2021: Professor of the Theoretical Foundations of Social Work at Augsburg University of Applied Sciences

  • 2018–2021: Lecturer (promoted to professor in 2020) in Social Work at SRH University of Applied Sciences in North Rhine-Westphalia, Department of Social Sciences
  • 2017–2019: Research Assistant in the Department of Social Work at Münster University of Applied Sciences, focusing on research for the project “Vulnerable to Radicalization? Attitudes and Perspectives of Youth from Diverse Backgrounds on Democracy, Religion, Discrimination, and Gender”
  • 2012–2017: Research assistant in the Department of Social Work at Münster University of Applied Sciences, with a focus on teaching. Courses on methodological and scientific work; social training with school classes; prevention, counseling, and conflict resolution in the school context; sports as a medium in social work; and field supervision
  • Since 2012: Instructor for continuing education programs at Münster University of Applied Sciences on the topic “Social Training with School Classes—Creating an Effective Group and Learning Environment”
  • 2009–2012: School social worker at the August-Lämmle-Schule in Kusterdingen (Baden-Württemberg) and freelance educational support worker (§ 30 SGB VIII) at the Tübingen District Office
  • (Municipal) Radicalization Prevention and Intervention in Social Work
  • Promoting Democracy and Political Participation Among Youth
  • Skill Development in Various Social Work Program Formats
  • Sports as a Tool in Social Work
  • Development and Promotion of Social Skills
  • Practical research and evaluation
  • December 2, 2021: Radicalizing Spaces. Contextual Effects of Residential Areas on Vulnerability to (Neo-Salafist) Radicalization. Conference: Spatial Perspectives on Social Cohesion (Organizer: FGZ, Bielefeld University; Location: Online).
  • April 23, 2021: Competency Acquisition in Various Social Work Degree Programs—Preliminary Results of a Survey from the 2020–2021 Winter Semester. Conference on the Future of Dual Degree Programs (Organizers: Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences, ZEvA; Location: Online).
  • November 13, 2019: Prone to Radicalization? Attitudes and beliefs of juveniles toward democracy, discrimination, and gender. Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology. Criminology in the New Era: Confronting Injustice and Inequalities (Organizer: ASC; Location: San Francisco, USA).
  • September 17, 2019: Prone to Radicalization? Attitudes and Beliefs of Youth from Diverse Backgrounds on the Topics of Democracy, Religion, Discrimination, and Gender—An Overview of the Findings. 10th Conference of the Empirical Educational Research Section of the German Society for Educational Research. Social Developments as a Challenge for Empirical Educational Research (Organizer: DGfE, Location: Münster).
  • July 3, 2019: Vulnerable to Radicalization? Attitudes, Perspectives, and Experiences of Youth from Diverse Backgrounds on the Topics of Democracy, Religion, Discrimination, and Gender—An Overview of the Findings. Conference: Trends, Focus Areas, and Contradictions in Research on Religiously Motivated Extremism and Radicalization (Organizer: CoRE NRW, Location: Düsseldorf).
  • November 27, 2018: Results of the Program Evaluation “Social Training and Bullying Intervention”—Findings on Victimization, Aggression, and Bullying Roles. Conference: What to Do About (Cyber)Bullying? – Intervention and Aftercare (Organizer: Catholic Federal Working Group for the Protection of Children and Youth, Location: Cologne).
  • April 25, 2018: Vulnerable to Radicalization? Patterns of Thought and Behavior Among (Muslim) Children and Adolescents in Segregated Neighborhoods. Academic Workshop, Network Coordinated Research on Extremism in NRW (Organizer: CoRE NRW, Location: Bielefeld).
  • November 10, 2016: Interim Report on the Program Evaluation “Social Skills Training and Bullying Intervention” – Promoting Social Skills in the School Context. Conference “Toward a Positive School Climate—Social Learning with the ‘Working Well / Living Together’ Program” (Organizer: PaC – Prevention as an Opportunity. Violence Prevention and Social Learning in Lower Saxony, Location: Garbsen)
  • Linßer, J. (2026). Ready for Social Work and Fit Through Social Work: Why Sports and Physical Activity Programs Should Be Integrated into Degree Programs. In J. Dummann, J. Linßer, & R. Schliermann (Eds.), Exercise, Sports, and the Body in Social Work—A Handbook, 160–168, Kohlhammer.
  • Dummann, J., Linßer, J., & Schliermann, R. (Eds.) (2026). Movement, Sports, and the Body in Social Work—A Handbook. Kohlhammer.
  • Niebauer, D. & Linßer, J. (2026). Fragile Housing = Fragile Professionalism?! Social Work in the Regulated Housing of Homeless People—Findings from an Empirical Study. In F. Sowa, M. Geiser-Krummenacher, T. Neu, P. Runge, N. Sellner, A. X. Tissot & A. Tsirikiotis (Eds.), Fragile Housing—Precarious Living and Homelessness in Times of Multiple Crises, 725–742, Beltz Juventa.
  • Schumilas, L., Kurtenbach, S., & Linßer, J. (2024). Addressing Radicalization at the Local Level: Implementing a Socio-Spatial Prevention Strategy for Social Work Practice. In AJSForum, 48(4), 4–5.
  • Kurtenbach, S., Linßer, J., Weitzel, G., & Zick, A. (2024). Why a Sociospatial Perspective Is Necessary for Explaining Radicalization. In Sozialmagazin, 49(3–4), 6–13.
  • Müller, E. & Linßer, J. (2024). Municipal Radicalization Prevention in Germany. Empirical Findings on the Conceptualization of Municipal Action Strategies. In Sozialmagazin, 49(3-4), 51–60.
  • Linßer, J.; Weitzel, G.; Kurtenbach, S. (in press): Salafist Radicalization as a Mass Phenomenon? On the Compatibility of Salafist Narratives with the Attitudes and Beliefs of Youth from Different Sociocultural Backgrounds. In: German Youth Institute e.V. (DJI) (Ed.): Youth and Islamist Extremism. Education at the Intersection of Radicalization and Distancing. Barbara Budrich.
  • Weitzel, G.; Zick, A.; Kurtenbach, S.; Linßer, J.; Küchler, A. (in press): Radicalizing Spaces. An outline of a project on the spatial patterns of radicalization and starting points for applying these findings to prevention. In: Behn, S.; Hecking, E. B.; Hohmann, K.; Schwenzer, V. (Eds.): Space, Resilience, and Religiously Motivated Radicalization—Preventing Radicalization in Urban Settings. Transcript.
  • Linßer, J.; Speckenwirth, K. (2022): Youth Parliaments as a Means of Realizing the Right of Children and Adolescents to Participation. In: Blätter der Wohlfahrtspflege, 169(4), 135–139.
  • Emmerich, J.; Linßer, J. (2022): The Dual Degree Program in Social Work—a Model Gaining Significance Under the Discipline’s Critical and Distanced Observation. In: Plugmann, P.; Krauss, S. (Ed.): Innovations in the Economy. Trends in Industry, Education, and Health. Springer Gabler, pp. 165–181.
  • Linßer, J.; Aghashahi, A. (2021): Initiative Jugendparlament e.V.—Making Democracy Tangible. In: Infodienst Jugendsozialarbeit, (235), 1–3.
  • Emmerich, J.; Linßer, J.; Herbst, M.-C. (2020): Dual Degree Program in Social Work—An Opportunity for Students, the Discipline, and the Profession. In: Duales Studium, 1(2), 97–105.
  • Linßer, J. (2020): How Does the Quantitative Research Process Work? In: Kotthaus, J. (Ed.): FAQ: Methods of Empirical Social Research for Social Work and Other Social Professions. Opladen, Berlin, and Toronto: Barbara Budrich/UTB, 57–68.
  • Linßer, J. (2020): How Are Variables Measured in Quantitative Social Research? In: Kotthaus, J. (Ed.): FAQ on Methods of Empirical Social Research for Social Work and Other Social Professions. Opladen, Berlin, and Toronto: Barbara Budrich/UTB, 79–84.
  • Kurtenbach, S.; Linßer, J.; Weitzel, G. (2020): Vulnerable to Radicalization? Attitudes and Views of Youth from Different Social Contexts on the Topics of Democracy, Religion, Discrimination, and Gender. Research Paper No. 2. BiCC/CoRE NRW: Bonn.
  • Linßer, J. (2019): Bullying Among Students. Implications for Educational Practice. In: proJugend. Journal of Aktion Jugendschutz Bayern e.V., (3), 4–8.
  • Kurtenbach, S.; Linßer, J.; Weitzel, G. (2018): Vulnerable to Radicalization? Attitudes and Perspectives of Youth from Diverse Social Backgrounds on Democracy, Religion, Discrimination, and Gender. CoRE Report No. 6.
  • Linßer, J. (2018): Ways to Foster Individual Dimensions of Social Competencies in the School Context. Program Evaluation “Social Training and Bullying Intervention—Thinking and Acting Systemically.” Scientific Writings of the University of Münster (WWU), Series VI, Volume 16. Dissertation. readbox unipress: Münster.
  • Linßer, J.; Ermel, N. (2014): Perspectives on School Social Work. In: Youth Welfare Report, (3), 29–32.
  • Linßer, J. (2011): Education in the Practice of Open Child and Youth Work—Qualitative Interviews with Managers. VS College Series. Wiesbaden: VS.