Stefan Bär is a lecturer and researcher at the Max-Weber-Institute of Sociology since 2007. He holds university degrees (Dipl.-Soz. & Dr. rer. pol.), the Venia Legendi (Habilitation) in Sociology, and was appointed Associate Professor in 2024.

2013-2017 he was an associated member to the Cluster of Excellence "Asia and Europe in a Global Context" (project A26 The Transculture of Capitalism). In the summer terms 2016 & 2021, he served as an interim professor for sociology with a focus on organizational sociology. In 2022-23 he was a fellow at the Marsilius Kolleg. His research is on change of the health care system and hospitals as well as issues related to the sociology of medicine. He is member of the Heidelberg Research Center for Law, Society and Institutions (HCLSI) and the Heidelberg Research Group for Organization Studies (heiGOS).

Recent Publications:

POHLMANN MARKUS, RENATE LIEBOLD, STEFAN BÄR & GERT SCHMIDT (2025): Anatomie einer Elite – Top-Manager in Deutschland. Deutungsmuster, Prinzipien des Wirtschaftens und der Organisation. Springer VS Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-49262-5

WARTCHOW, JANICE LEE; STEFAN BÄR; BERND ALT-EPPING & CHRISTINA GERLACH (2025): Integration of social work into specialist palliative home service. In: Palliative Care & Social Practice (19), S. 1-13. (online first 26.01.25)  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/26323524241310457

POHLMANN, MARKUS; STEFAN BÄR & ELIZANGELA VALARINI (2024): Collective Mindsets: How to Analyze Neoliberal Thinking. In: Pohlmann, Markus & Friederike Elias (Hrsg.): Global Economic Elites and the New Spirit of Capitalism. Springer VS, S. 61-89. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-42644-6_4

BÄR, STFEAN, VERONICA E. STEINWEG & DOMINIK DAUNER (2024): Verbesserte Ausbildungsbedingungen in der Pflege? Auswirkungen des Pflegeberufegesetzes auf die Praxisanleitung im Krankenhaus. In: WSI-Mitteilungen 2/2024, S. 131–136.

Stefan Bär’s publications on heiBIB
Stefan Bär on ResearchGate

Recent Research:

- Parental Counseling after Prenatal Diagnosis of Congenital Heart Disease
- Medical Organization Studies (MOS)

Teaching activity

• Courses (taught in German language) in WS 2025/26:
  • Threats, aggression and violence against hospital staff, Research Seminar Part 2 Mon. 2-6 pm
  • Change in contemporary society Thu.  4-6 pm
  • Workshop for Writing your Bachelor Thesis  Tue. 4-6 pm

• In 2013-15, Stefan Bär developed a seminar for first-year students, which was funded by the 'Welcome to Research' Programme.

Overview of courses taught at MWI until now

• Fundamental concepts of Sociology e.g. Socialization, social structure and social change
• Sociology of medicine e.g. Introduction to Sociology of Medicine, research-oriented seminars at BA- & MA-Level, courses on the subjects Burnout-Syndrome and Depression
• Sociology of organization e.g. several Research-Seminars at MA-Level
• Social research & methods: Statistics (SPSS), participatory and qualitative research methods, Research-Seminars at BA-Level
• General competencies: Writing workshops, and the Welcome to Research Programme

Teaching in detail (in German language)