This working paper provides an overview of the research program and profile of the Collaborative Research Center 1265 (CRC 1265). It outlines some of the central results of its first funding period as well as research objectives and approaches for its second funding period, namely the investigation of new spatial arrangements, conflicts and multiple spatialities. The text is a slightly revised English translation of key parts of the CRC’s proposal for the second phase of its funding by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The CRC 1265 focuses on the investigation of current processes of spatial reordering and societal restructuring as a refiguration of spaces. Central to its investigation is the conceptualization of sociality as an inherently spatial phenomenon. The work of the CRC thereby aims to develop an empirically grounded theory of contemporary social change as a processual, spatial-communicative refiguration. As the CRC 1265 progresses with its investigation in its second funding phase, it aspires to contribute to the field of social science research by offering a comprehensive and empirically grounded perspective on contemporary processes of social change.