German economic and social sciences between the national and the transnational

The Verein für Sozialpolitik, 1872–1952

Bibliographic Data

ID12732186
AuthorsSteven McClellan (University of Toronto, corresponding author)
Year2017
Volume15
Issue2
Publication date2017-02-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHistory Compass (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1478-0542 • E-ISSN: 1478-0542
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/hic3.12354
OpenAlexW2590380275
LanguageEN
References cited15

The is the preeminent organization of German‐speaking economists in the world. Aside from a brief interruption between during the Nazi period, it has been central in the development of the economic and social sciences in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland but also globally, since 1872. However, historical scholarship on the Verein has been narrowly focused on different thematic or temporal episodes that emphasize conceptual, generational, or political breaks in Germany's turbulent history. This essay gives a brief historical overview of the Verein and the historical literature. It calls for a re‐evaluation that highlights the persistence of the organization as it navigated between national and transnational developments

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