Modern German Sociology

Sosyoloji Dergisi, 2011

Since the 1990s German sociology is confronted with a lost of its “supremeness of interpretation” of societal trends and processes to other academic disciplines, like biology or anthropology. This may be surprising, if one compares the situation in the 1960s and 1970s, where Sociology in Germany was a leading science, analyzing the problems and contradictions of German society and was important for the academic and intellectual socialization of a generation of young students and scholars. The aim of this article is to give a brief overview about contemporary German sociology, describe the current situation of Sociology in Germany and to give an answer for its actual problems and lost of influence.

Soziologie – Sociology in the German-Speaking World. Soziologische Revue – Special Issue, 2021

This article is an overview of relevant books in the field of the history of sociology and deals with the developments, trends, and essence of research in studies on the history of sociology in the German-speaking world since 2000. It discusses studies on the methodology of the history of sociology, publications on the institutionalization of sociology, on early and modern classics, on national and transnational historiography, and on sociology in face of National Socialism.Although the history of sociology is only rudimentarily institutionalized, especially in Germany, and there are almost no chairs or specialist journals for the history of sociology , we can nevertheless discern a spirit of optimism among younger researchers in this field. At the same time, we still lack a productive exchange with other historiographic sciences.

Sociology in Germany, 2021

In this chapter, the beginnings of sociology in Germany up until 1945 are presented. Similar to France, in Germany the genesis of sociology is closely linked to the emergence of bourgeois society, industrialization, and the perception of a social and cultural crisis. At the turn of the century, the now well-known “founding fathers,” such as Ferdinand Tönnies, Georg Simmel, and Max Weber, published their classical works. Journals and professional organizations were founded. In the interwar period, sociology became established as an academic discipline at universities. National Socialism brought sociology as an institutionalized and well-established discipline to an end. The Nazis had no interest in sociology as an independent science. But even though sociology cannot be identified as a discipline in the years 1933 to 1945, there were people who worked sociologically. It was in particular their empirical and methodological knowledge that was useful for the Nazis.

A Philosophical History of German Sociology, 2009

This work by Frederic Vandenberghe presents a rigorous and comprehensive account of the Critical Theory tradition. I have no hesitation in asserting that it is the best contribution to the subject which has been produced so far. The section on Habermas, in particular, gives a detailed and highly original interpretation of the main phases in the development of the thought of a major contemporary philosopher."

Sociology in Germany, 2021

In the 1960s, Germany was strongly marked by changes in cultural values and social concepts of order, by new developments in art, music, and film, as well as suburbanization; also, as in many other countries, in 1968 there were massive student protests in Germany. The student movement brought sociology into the limelight. The Frankfurt School and the more Marxist Marburg School in particular became closely connected with the student movement. As a subject of study, sociology gained enormously in importance, which was connected with the growing need for social reflection in all areas of life. A characteristic feature of sociology in this period was an increasing differentiation into specialized subfields. The number of academic positions for sociologists and the number of students increased, partly as a result of the founding of new universities and of reforms in higher education policy. The increasing number of non-university research institutions complemented sociological research ...

Sociologica, 2007

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There has been much discussion in recent years of sociology's "historical turn" Smith 1991;. There has been less attention, however, to the reasons for the historical turn in sociology, or for its unequal development in different parts of the world. Indeed, most of the literature has focused on the United States Adams, Clemens, and Orloff 2005], and to a lesser extent on Great Britain. This article examines the reasons for the shifting fortunes of historical sociology and for the various forms it has taken. To understand the ebb and flow of historical interest among sociologists it is necessary to pay attention to extra-scientific changes such as macrosocial crisis and stabilization, as well as intra-scientific processes such as the varying relations between history and sociology in different periods and countries and the internal hierarchies within each disciplinary field. Analysis of an international disciplinary field needs to examine patterns of domination and resistance both within fields and cross-nationally (especially the global "Americanization" of postwar social science) as well as national peculiarities and the specific channels of the international circulation of ideas and social scientists, such as the difference between forced emigration and free academic exchange [Bourdieu 1991;.

Along with the “Frankfurt School” and the circle around Helmut Schelsky, who was lecturer in Münster, the so-called “Cologne School” around René König was indisputably one of the central institutions of the sociological field in the post-war era in West-Germany. The “Cologne School” was of great significance for the whole orientation and development of West German sociology, especially with regard to empirical social research. The article analyses the specific position of René König and the Cologne School in the sociological field of post-war sociology in Western Germany.

Soziologie - Sociology in the German-Speaking World

This article dealswith the developments, trends,and essence of researchin studies on the history of sociologyi nt he German-speaking world since 2000.I tdiscusses studies on the methodologyo ft he history of sociology, publications on the institutionalization of sociology, on earlya nd modern classics, on national and transnationalh istoriography, and on sociologyi nf ace of National Socialism.A lthough the history of sociologyi sonly rudimentarilyi nstitutionalized, especiallyi n Germany, and there are almost no chairs or specialist journals for the history of sociology, we can nevertheless discern aspirit of optimism among youngerresearchers in this field.A tt he same time, we still lack ap roductive exchangew ith otherh istoriographic sciences.