Sociology in Austria
From Gifted Amateurs to Institutional Banality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20386233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christian Fleck (0000-0001-6922-9362, University of Graz, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 83-97 |
| Publication date | 2015-05-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Journal of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0791-6035 • E-ISSN: 2050-5280 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7227/ijs.23.1.5 |
| OpenAlex | W2332927164 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper provides an overview of the history of sociology in Austria from its first appearance in the late nineteenth century until the present time. I argue that the Austrian case disproves the conventional view of professionalization leading to disciplinary improvement; Austrian sociology enjoyed a greater status prior to its institutionalization as a university-based discipline. The Austrian case, if anything, suggests the opposite, that the growth of the discipline in terms of institutional status and resources has arguably been accompanied by decline in terms of prestige, recognition, innovation and excellence
Discipline · Excellence · Historical sociology · Institutionalisation · Political science · Prestige · Professionalization · Social science · Sociology · Contemporary Sociological Theory and Practice · German Social Sciences and History · Law · Sociology and Education Studies
| Highly cited | No |
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