Interview

Christiane Reinecke, Ole Münch and Kim König

Urban issues

Social problems in late 20th-century European cities

8 August 2025

(0:30 h)

Interview

Christiane Reinecke, Ole Münch and Kim König

Urban issues
Social problems in late 20th-century European cities

In this episode, host Kim König and Research Fellow Ole Münch are joined by Christiane Reinecke, Professor of Modern European History at the Europa-Universität Flensburg, to discuss her research on notions of urban problems in late 20th-century European cities. Drawing on Christiane’s GHIL lecture, they discuss the shift in urban policy discourse from class-based concerns to issues of migration, race and ethnicity, and explore the role of social science in shaping these developments. Our conversation covers comparative European approaches to diversity and integration, from Germany and France to Britain and the Netherlands.

Don't miss Jon Lawrence and Christiane Reinecke's accompanying GHIL lecture on “Sociology and the Urban Experience”.