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Sociological knowledge and Ideology in the German Democratic Republic: the institutionalization processes of a discipline
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Abstract
This article analyzes the dissemination of sociological knowledge in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) and other fields of cultural production in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), from the early postwar period to German reunification. In this regard, I investigate the relationships betwee... view more
This article analyzes the dissemination of sociological knowledge in the social sciences and humanities (SSH) and other fields of cultural production in the German Democratic Republic (GDR), from the early postwar period to German reunification. In this regard, I investigate the relationships between sociology and politics, taking into account the specific contexts of the GDR-State and the institutionalization processes of these disciplines. To prevent a deterministic understanding of political power on academic and scientific systems, I adopt the Bourdieusian concept of field (cf. Bourdieu 1966; 1984; 1985; Bourdieu and Wacquant 1992; Bourdieu and Boltanski 2008). This concept allows me to highlight how the relationship between the academic and political fields changed over time by simultaneously looking at the influences of political, cultural, social and economic transformations of GDR society on the political goals of the GDR-State and the strategies of sociologists within the broader field of production of sociological knowledge.... view less
Keywords
ideology; German Democratic Republic (GDR); GDR research; sociology; knowledge; culture; political culture
Classification
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Free Keywords
academic field; field of cultural production
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 39-72
Journal
Society Register, 3 (2019) 1
ISSN
2544-5502
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed