Anna Bauer

Research Areas

• Sociological theory and empirical research: systems theory, actor-network theory, theories of differentiation
• Sociology of digitalization: digital transformation of organizations, routines, and programs
• Sociology of professions: medical professions, physicians and nurses
• Medical sociology: palliative medicine
• Thanatosociology (sociology of death and dying)
• Health services research

Research Projects

• 03/2026 – now: Negotiating Digital Technology in Palliative Home Care (NEDIPAL), Funding: EU Horizon – 101202730, Role: Principal Investigator
• 08/2020 – 03/2022: ‚About dying well‘ – Actor Constellations, Different Perspectives, Normative Patterns, Funding: German Research Foundation – 343373350, Role: Junior Researcher
• 11/2017 – 08/2020: “What Is Good Care Practice?” – Quality of Care in Specialized Outpatient Palliative Care, Funding: Federal, Joint Committee – 01VSF16005, Role: Junior Researcher

CV

• 03/2026 – now: Senior Researcher, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels Institute for Social and Population Studies
• 11/2021 – 02/2026: Researcher, LMU Munich, General Sociology and Theory of Society
• 08/2020 – 10/2021: Researcher, LMU München, Chair of Moral Theology
• 11/2017 – 09/2020: Researcher, University of Augsburg, Sociology/Social Studies