Research and academic teaching in the field of cultural management have a long tradition at mdw. Since 1975, we have devoted ourselves to current issues and questions of cultural management, cultural policy, and society. The interdisciplinary nature of the subject and our involvement in the field as well as in the international research community aim to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the complexity of cultural phenomena and the cultural sector and its actors. In this way, we aim to contribute to relevant, socio-critical, and anti-discriminatory change processes at the micro, meso, and macro levels of the cultural sector and to further develop the methodology of related research processes.