LEADER 04512nam 22006135 450 001 9911040922303321 005 20251110121701.0 010 $a3-032-03780-8 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-032-03780-0 035 $a(CKB)42609438200041 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-032-03780-0 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC32408431 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL32408431 035 $a(EXLCZ)9942609438200041 100 $a20251110d2025 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSociology in the Weimar Republic: Volume II /$fby Stephan Moebius 205 $a1st ed. 2025. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer Nature Switzerland :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2025. 215 $a1 online resource (XIII, 171 p. 1 illus.) 225 1 $aSocial Sciences Series 311 08$a3-032-03779-4 327 $aChapter 1: Crisis as Analytical Lens and Social Imaginary: Rival Sociological Diagnoses and Visions in the Weimar Republic -- Chapter 2: Sociology in Weimar Republic: A Brief Overview -- Chapter 3: Sociological Diagnoses and Reactions to the Crises and Problems of the Weimar Republic -- Chapter 4: Conclusion. 330 $aThis book ? a two-volume work ?reexamines the development of sociology during the Weimar Republic, characterising it as a period of remarkable theoretical, institutional, and disciplinary vitality. Contrary to conventional assumptions, sociology experienced a dynamic phase of professionalisation and differentiation during this period, establishing itself both as an academic discipline and as a practice of societal self-reflection in a time of economic, political, social, and cultural upheaval. By engaging with the crises of democracy, capitalism, new media, modernity, relativism, intellectual life, and identity, sociology came to play a crucial orienting role within Weimar society. The professional self-examination of modern society that this initiated continues to yield valuable insights into how social and historical processes unfold in modern societies. As such, studying sociology during the Weimar period is not just of interest to historians of science; it remains highly relevant to anyone seeking to understand the dynamics and structures of contemporary modern societies. Volume 2 examines how sociology in the Weimar Republic positioned itself in response to the economic, political, social, and intellectual crises of modernity. Set against a backdrop of fragmentation, relativism, and a perceived absence of normative foundations, the book traces key debates over how sociology might provide coherence and direction. One section considers the theoretical approaches developed to challenge historicism and epistemic uncertainty. Another investigates the emergence of a sociology of intellectuals, reflecting on the role of thought leaders in a society marked by polarisation and ideological upheaval. A third section explores sociological analyses of the era?s central crises?democracy under strain, capitalism in turmoil, the ambivalence of individualisation, and the longing for community and cultural meaning. Across these responses, the volume reveals sociology?s self-understanding as a science of orientation and societal reflection ? an ambition that remains as urgent today as it was in the Weimar era. Stephan Moebius is Full Professor of Sociological Theory and Intellectual History at the University of Graz, Austria, and a full member of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (ÖAW). 410 0$aSocial Sciences Series 606 $aSociology$xHistory 606 $aKnowledge, Sociology of 606 $aPolitical sociology 606 $aSociology 606 $aHistory of Sociology 606 $aSociology of Knowledge and Discourse 606 $aPolitical Sociology 606 $aSociological Theory 615 0$aSociology$xHistory. 615 0$aKnowledge, Sociology of. 615 0$aPolitical sociology. 615 0$aSociology. 615 14$aHistory of Sociology. 615 24$aSociology of Knowledge and Discourse. 615 24$aPolitical Sociology. 615 24$aSociological Theory. 676 $a301.09 700 $aMoebius$b Stephan$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01206366 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911040922303321 996 $aSociology in the Weimar Republic: Volume II$94456746 997 $aUNINA