History and Sociology Complementary Methods

• Authors: Kolasa-Nowak A.
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

Sociologists show growing interest in history and historical methods. Historical sociology is quite a new and vivid discipline, which is based on complementary methods of sociology and history. Besides, the authoress tries to show that in research strategies and interests of sociologists, who are not explicit historical sociologists, there is a tendency to use historical methods and explanations. In recent years, analyses of the Polish systemic change become more historical with more references to the past. Polish transformation is seen as an element in context of Western modernization and globalization. It is a mix of Western development model with elements typical to a periphery of capitalist world system and specific local characteristics. Polish sociologists gradually recognize the role of unique, contingent, historical versions of universal processes in explaining contemporary Poland. This interest, though is still small and of minor importance, shall grow in the future, as it may contribute to better understanding of Polish society and its problems.

Keywords

EN

COMPLEMENTARY METHODS; HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY; POLISH SOCIOLOGY.; SYSTEMIC TRANSFORMATION (POLAND)

Discipline

• SOCIOLOGY: SOCIOLOGY

• Publisher: Science Studies Committee, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Zagadnienia Naukoznawstwa
• Year: 2008
• Volume: 44
• Issue: 1(175)
• Pages: 49-58
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Kolasa-Nowak A.

• A. Kolasa-Nowak, Uniwersytet Marii Curie-Sklodowskiej w Lublinie, Instytut Socjologii, pl. M. Curie- Sklodowskiej 4, 20-031 Lublin, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

08PLAAAA04729009