Sociology in Austria Since 1945

Zusatztext 93371715 Informationen zum Autor Christian Fleck is Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, University of Graz, Austria. Klappentext Sociology in Austria has been frequently affected by political developments in the country. This first history of sociology in Austria examines the impact of the break-up of the Habsburg Empire and of two consecutive dictatorships, which destroyed academic freedom by means of forced migration and imprisonment. Even after 1945 the re-established Second Republic did not dismiss professors promoted during the Nazi period, and failed to invite exiled academics to return home. The author argues that the result has been a continuation of favouritism and conformism, with compliance to political regimes sanctioned at the expense of meritocracy and that in the light of this chequered past we should celebrate instances of de-institutionalization. Zusammenfassung Sociology in Austria has been frequently affected by political developments in the country. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Sociology in Austria: Introduction 2. A Remarkable Past 3. A decade of backwardness 4. A missed opportunity 5. Years of reforms 6. The eye of the needle in recruiting 7. Extramural social research 8. Concluding remarks on 'social impact' and 'scholarly success'

Product details

• Authors: C Fleck, C. Fleck, Christian Fleck
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2015
• EAN: 9781137435866
• ISBN: 978-1-137-43586-6
• No. of pages: 112
• Series: Sociology Transformed; Sociology Transformed
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; C, Sociology of Education, Education, Sociology, Political Sociology, Politics & government, Sociology, general, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies, higher education, Social research & statistics, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Educational sociology, Education and sociology, Ethnology—Europe, European Culture