Volker Kirchberg

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Volker Kirchberg is Full Professor and Director of the Institute of Sociology and Cultural Organization at the Leuphana University of Lüneburg. Before this, he was Assistant Professor at the Department of Sociology, William Paterson University, in Wayne (New Jersey). His research focuses, among other topics, on theoretical issues of arts consumption and arts production, the social and economic impact of cultural institutions, and the organization of arts and culture. In 2013, he received the Distinguished Speaker Award from the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence.