Verteidigung des Vielvölkerstaates

Mit der Niederlage im Ersten Weltkrieg ist die multiethnische k.u.k.-Monarchie auseinandergebrochen. Gegen ihren Zerfall hatten österreichische Soziologen wissenschaftlich argumentiert, wie der Historiker und Fulbright/IFK_Junior Fellow Thomas R. Prendergast in einem Gastbeitrag schreibt.

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In Defense of Empire: Austrian Sociology and the European Nation-State, 1870-1914

07 June 2022

Just what was the Habsburg monarchy? How was it to be defined, classified? While many legal scholars around the turn of the 20th century regarded Austria as an archaic state, others advanced a more positive interpretation, using the language of sociology to critique the analytical distinction between “normal” nation-states and “abnormal” empires. Audio File of the live recording of Tom Prendergast’s lecture.

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ifk NOW 02/26

08 September 2026

ifk NOW is the print magazine of the ifk. It is published twice a year and provides information about the semester program and the ifk Fellows.