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Development of Heterodox Economics at public universities since the 1970s
[working paper]
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Universität Hamburg, Fak. Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, FB Sozialökonomie, Zentrum für Ökonomische und Soziologische Studien (ZÖSS)
Abstract This article discusses the development of 'heterodox' economics at universities in Germany since the 1970s. Based on Lakatos' concept of scientific research programmes (SRP), the article introduces a classification of economics in order to clarify the understanding of variety within economics, espec... view more
This article discusses the development of 'heterodox' economics at universities in Germany since the 1970s. Based on Lakatos' concept of scientific research programmes (SRP), the article introduces a classification of economics in order to clarify the understanding of variety within economics, especially in the case of Germany. Based on this classification and taking into account the different kinds of capital (economic, social and symbolic) available to heterodox economists, this article aims to show how heterodox economics in Germany has developed from the early 1970s until the present day. It will be shown that the heterodox schools expanded in the 1970s, but marginalisation took hold again by the 1980s and ultimately left German heterodox economics in a state of near-extinction today. From this, it follows that the history of heterodoxy in Germany is an unequal 'battle of the paradigms', and can only be told as the story of a failure.... view less
Keywords
classification; pluralism; science; reform; university; sociology of knowledge; philosophy; Federal Republic of Germany; historical development; economy; Lakatos, I.
Classification
Sociology of Science, Sociology of Technology, Research on Science and Technology
National Economy
Free Keywords
Heterodox economics
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Hamburg
Page/Pages
16 p.
Series
ZÖSS Discussion Paper, 57
ISSN
1868-4947
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications