Ratzenhofer, Gustav (1842–1904)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7077570 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Bernd Weiler (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Pages | 1-2 |
| Publication date | 2017-09-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781405165518.wbeosr028 |
| OpenAlex | W4213200605 |
| ISBN | 9781405165518 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
The Viennese‐born Gustav Ratzenhofer is the best‐known representative of the so‐called Austrian Struggle or Conflict School, next to Ludwig Gumplowicz. After only a few years of formal schooling and an apprenticeship as a clockmaker (his father's business), Ratzenhofer entered the Austrian army in 1859. In a highly successful military career he rose to the position of a lieutenant field marshal and, a few years before his retirement, he was also appointed president of the military supreme court in Vienna. During his time in the army Ratzenhofer acquired a first‐hand knowledge of the national struggles that were increasingly besetting the Austro‐Hungarian Empire. His political worldview was marked by a tension between a commitment to the liberal ideals of the Revolution of 1848 and the conviction that a strong, centralized state was needed to counteract the centrifugal forces in the Habsburg monarchy
Ancient history · Apprenticeship · Archaeology · Battle · Economic history · Empire · Feud · Monarchy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · State (computer science · Central European national history · Classics · German Social Sciences and History · History · Law
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |