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Sociology in the news

News from Jul 09, 2026

Recent media coverage has featured Sebastian Kohl and research from the Sociology Department at the John F. Kennedy Institute, especially on housing, homeownership and the changing distribution of living space.

The public news network tagesschau reported on recent findings about shrinking apartment sizes in Germany in the article “Deutschland wohnt kleiner”. The article refers to research by Sebastian Kohl on changing housing conditions and the long-term development of living space.

Euronews covered Europe’s housing crisis and the uneven distribution of unused living space in the article “Millions have spare rooms as Europe's housing crisis grows. Which countries lead?”, and Sebastian Kohl is mentioned in the article in connection with research on housing, inequality and the institutional differences that shape residential life across Europe.

The political and social history of the single family home was discussed in Merkur in “Ein erstaunlich politischer Gedanke steckt hinter dem Einfamilienhaus”. The article features Sebastian Kohl’s work on homeownership, housing politics and the social foundations of residential life.

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