• since 04/2024
  • Research assistant at the Chair of Sociological Theories of Prof. Katharina Block (University of Rostock)

• 10/2022 - 03/2024
  • Research assistant at the Chair of Sociological Theories and Theory History of Prof. Matthias Junge (University of Rostock)

• 03/2022 - 09/2023
  • Research assistant at the Department of Civic Education at the University of Rostock (focus on “Digitalization of teacher training”)

• 03/2019
  • Doctorate (Dr. pol.) in Sociology at the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Rostock with magna cum laude. Title of the thesis  „Zur Entfaltung des »Digitalen« in der Welt. Strukturen, Logik und Entwicklung.“

• 04/2018 - 09/2022 (varying)
  • Research assistant at the Chair of Sociological Theories and Theory History (University of Rostock)
  • Research assistant at the Chair of General Sociology - Macrosociology (University of Rostock)

• 04/2017 – 12/2017
  • Collaborator in the “MultiScript” project at the Chair of Information & Communication Services of Prof. Clemens Cap (University of Rostock)

• 04/2014 – 2023
  • Associate member of the Research Training Group “Deutungsmacht - Religion and Belief Systems in Deutungsmachtkonflikten” at the University of Rostock (Link)

• 10/2013 – 09/2015
  • Scholarship holder of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Graduate Funding Program (Link)

• 05/2013 – 08/2013
  • Research assistant at the Chair of Information & Communication Services of Prof. Dr. Clemens Cap (University of Rostock)

• 11/2012 – 03/2017
  • Employee in the “Tweedback” project at the Chair of Information & Communication Services of Prof. Clemens Cap (University of Rostock)

• 08/2010 – 03/2013
  • Research assistant at the Chair of General Sociology - Macrosociology of Prof. Peter A. Berger (University of Rostock)

• 10/2007 – 05/2010
  • Master's degree program in Sociology (University of Rostock)

• 10/2004 – 09/2007
  • Bachelor's degree program in Social Sciences (University of Rostock)

Brumme, Robert; Heinrich, Gudrun (2024): Zu den Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf die Reproduktion von Bildungsungleichheit, In: Wolff, Torben Bjarne; Retzlaff, Silvia ; Rechenberger, Johannes H. & König, Nicole (Hrsg.): Digitale Lehre und Lehrkräftebildung in Mecklenburg- Vorpommern - Quo Vadis? S274-279, Rostock: Universität Rostock (Link)

Rühmling, Melanie; Brumme, Robert (2024): Affirmative Perspektiven auf das Bleiben in ländlichen Räumen – eine utopische Haltung? In: Michael Mießner, Matthias Naumann, Werner Nell, Marc Weiland, Annett Steinführer, Ulrike Grabski-Kieron (Hrsg.): Ländliche Utopien. Herausforderungen und Alternativen regionaler Entwicklungen. Bielefeld: transcript Verlag (Link)

Brumme, Robert; Rudolf, Dennis Bastian (2023): Zwischen Realität und Realismus: Zum kritischen Umgang mit digitalen Technologien in der Demokratietheorie. In: Zeitschrift für Politische Theorie - Themenheft „Realität und Realismus in der Demokratietheorie“. (Link)

Brumme, Robert (2023): Digitalität und politische Teilhabe: Zur Ambivalenz von Technik zwischen Ermöglichung und Verunmöglichung. In: Matthias Busch, Charlotte Keuler (Hrsg.): "Politische Bildung und Digitalität". Wochenschau Wissenschaft. (Link)

Brumme, Robert (2022): Digitale Verschwendung und digitale Nachhaltigkeit. Zur gesellschaftlichen Konstruktion problematischer Verhaltensweisen. In: Diebel-Fischer, Hellmig, Tischler (Hrsg.): "Technik und Verantwortung im Digitalen Zeitalter". (Link)

Brumme, Robert (2022): Digitalisierung und Ungleichheit: Zum Potenzial digitaler Technik, soziale Ungleichheit zu verringern. In: POLIS 13(3), S.7-9 (Link)

Knabe, André; Brumme, Robert; Rühmling, Melanie (2022): Ergebnisse der wissenschaftlichen Begleitforschung zum Verkehrsversuch „Sommerstraße ‚Am Brink’“. Rostock: Rostocker Institut für Sozialforschung und gesellschaftliche Praxis (ROSIS) e.V. (Link)

Brumme, Robert (2020): Zur Entfaltung des »Digitalen« in der Welt. Strukturen, Logik und Entwicklung. Beltz Juventa (Link)

Berger, Peter A.; Brumme, Robert; Cap, Clemens (2016): Überwachung und Privatheit in der Ära nach Snowden. Ein Dialog. Universität Rostock (Link)

Berger, Peter A.; Brumme, Robert; Cap, Clemens; Otto, Danny (2014): Überwachung des digitalen Raums. Verhaltensänderung von Internetnutzern. In: Soziale Welt 65(2), S.219-243 (Link)

Brumme, Robert (2010): School Shootings - Soziologische Analysen. VS-Verlag (Link)

• 02/2025
  • Lecture on “Automation and obfuscation - The AI narrative of the end of work” at the DGS conference “Automation of/as work” at Chemnitz University (Link)
• 12/2024
  • Lecture on the topic of “A foray into sociology” as part of the Ùni taster days for pupils from regional schools
• 11/2024
  • Lecture on the topic “Artificial Intelligence and Future Interpretation - On the Connection between Narrative Structure and Future Reference” at the workshop “Digitalization as a Challenge for Sociological Theory” of the DGS working group “Times of Digitalization/Digitalized Times?” at the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (Link)
• 04/2024
  • Lecture on the topic “Artificial intelligence - the significance of interpreting machines or the interpretation of significant machines” as part of the 4. Rostocker Philosophischen Tage
• 09/2023
  • Workshop on “Digitalization against educational inequality?” at the 15. lpb annual congress on political education (together with Gudrun Heinrich)
• 07/2023
  • Lecture on “An introduction to artificial intelligence” at the Education center in Barth/Gutglück
• 06/2023
  • Lecture on the topic “Promise and Reality of the Internet: A Sociological View” at the "Digital Summer Campus Rostock 2023“ at the University of Rostock
• 05/2023
  • Lecture on the topic “From university to career” as part of the information event “Uni... and then?” organized by the SoFa student council at the University of Rostock
• 01/2023
  • Panel discussion on the topic of “Social pressure” at the Europaschule Gymnasium Teterow as part of the Philosophical Café
• 06/2022
  • Lecture on the topic “Digitality and political participation: On the Ambivalence of Technology between Enabling and Disabling.” at the Annual conference of the GPJE at the University of Trier
• 05/2022
  • Lecture on the topic “Promise and Reality of the Internet: A Sociological View” at the "Digital Summer Campus Rostock 2022“ at the University of Rostock
• 04/2022
  • Lecture on the topic “The challenges of hybrid teaching - experiences from sociology” at the "ROCinar-Series" at the University of Rostock
• 05/2021
  • Lecture on the topic “Driving forces of digitalization. On the development of the “digital”” as part of the Lecture series “Digital Practices” at the University of Giessen
• 11/2020
  • Lecture as part of the lecture series "Technology and responsibility in the digital age" on the topic of “Digital sustainability”
• 05/2015
  • Member of the organizing team of the conference: “Surveillance and Privacy in the Post-Snowden Era: A Dialogue” at the University of Rostock
• 08/2014
  • Co-organizer and lecturer at "Interdisciplinary Summer Academy Rostock with the topic: “Surveillance and Society"
• 08/2014
  • Participants in the panel discussion in the “Knowledge in Conversation” series on the topic “Surveillance knowledge - How has Edward Snowden changed our knowledge about surveillance?”
• 07/2012
  • Speaker at the lecture series “Knowledge-culture-transformation” on the topic “Digital Panoptikum - Surveillance from a sociological and technological perspective” (together with Clemens Cap and Peter A. Berger)
• 07/2011
  • Public two-person discussion with Oliver Kluck “‘Fire with me’: Violence at schools and school shootings” at the University of Rostock

• 2024
  • 2nd and 3rd place of the teaching award for the academic year 2023/24 of the Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences of the University of Rostock for the courses “Streifzug durch die Soziologie - Ein soziologisches Lektüreseminar” (WS 2023/24) and the seminar “Film und Gesellschaft” (SoSe 2024)

• 2023
  • Top 3 Teaching award for the academic year 2022/23 of the Faculty of Business, Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Rostock for the course “Sociology and Artificial Intelligence” (summer semester 2023)

• 2022
  • 1st place Teaching Award for the academic year 2021/22 of the Faculty of Economics & Social Sciences of the University of Rostock(Link) for the course “Influencer - The Ideology of Advertising Bodies” (WS 2021/22)

• 2021
  • University of Rostock Sponsorship Award for Teaching 2021 (Gesellschaft der Förderer der Universität Rostock e.V.) (Link)

• Sociology of the digital
• Artificial Intelligence
• Internet sociology
• Interpretive power
• Social Inequality
• Sociological theory
• School shootings

• Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS)
• Rostocker Institut für Sozialforschung und gesellschaftliche Praxis (ROSIS)
• Chaos Computer Club (CCC)