Ferdinand Tönnies Society
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The Ferdinand Tönnies Society (Ferdinand-Tönnies-Gesellschaft e. V., FTG) was founded in 1956 in Kiel
, Germany. Its main purpose is to further sociological research, especially on Ferdinand Tönnies
(1855–1936), the founder of German sociology
.
" technique (Ferdinand Tönnies Gesamtausgabe, 24 vols., edited by Lars Clausen
( -2010), Alexander Deichsel
, Cornelius Bickel, Rolf Fechner ( -2006,)Carsten Schlüter-Knauer, and Uwe Carstens (2006– ); Berlin and New York, Walter de Gruyter
1998- ). The FTG also publishes the bi-annual Tönnies-Forum magazine.
It also organizes publications and research conferences on sociological topics, namely the "Tönnies Symposia
", which have so far taken place in Kiel
1980, 1983, and 1987, in Klagenfurt
2004, in Kiel 2005, and in Paris 2007.
Furthermore, the FTG owns the Ferdinand-Tönnies-Haus (a student residence) in Kiel and organizes as well public lectures on academic and political topics for the public.
President is at present [2010] Alexander Deichsel.
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
, Germany. Its main purpose is to further sociological research, especially on Ferdinand Tönnies
Ferdinand Tönnies
Ferdinand Tönnies was a German sociologist. He was a major contributor to sociological theory and field studies, best known for his distinction between two types of social groups, Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft...
(1855–1936), the founder of German sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
.
Activities
The society publishes an edition of Tönnies′ complete works which has been reconstructed using the "textual criticismTextual criticism
Textual criticism is a branch of literary criticism that is concerned with the identification and removal of transcription errors in the texts of manuscripts...
" technique (Ferdinand Tönnies Gesamtausgabe, 24 vols., edited by Lars Clausen
Lars Clausen
Lars Clausen was a German sociologist and professor at the University of Kiel.-Life and work:During World War II, the family lived on the Darß...
( -2010), Alexander Deichsel
Alexander Deichsel
Alexander Deichsel is a German sociologist and professor at the University of Hamburg .Deischel completed his abitur at the Christianeum Hamburg....
, Cornelius Bickel, Rolf Fechner ( -2006,)Carsten Schlüter-Knauer, and Uwe Carstens (2006– ); Berlin and New York, Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter
Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG is a scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. Its origins date back to 1749 when it was given the right to print books by King Frederick II of Prussia. -De Gruyter Mouton:...
1998- ). The FTG also publishes the bi-annual Tönnies-Forum magazine.
It also organizes publications and research conferences on sociological topics, namely the "Tönnies Symposia
Symposium
In ancient Greece, the symposium was a drinking party. Literary works that describe or take place at a symposium include two Socratic dialogues, Plato's Symposium and Xenophon's Symposium, as well as a number of Greek poems such as the elegies of Theognis of Megara...
", which have so far taken place in Kiel
Kiel
Kiel is the capital and most populous city in the northern German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 238,049 .Kiel is approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the north of Germany, the southeast of the Jutland peninsula, and the southwestern shore of the...
1980, 1983, and 1987, in Klagenfurt
Klagenfurt
-Name:Carinthia's eminent linguists Primus Lessiak and Eberhard Kranzmayer assumed that the city's name, which literally translates as "ford of lament" or "ford of complaints", had something to do with the superstitious thought that fateful fairies or demons tend to live around treacherous waters...
2004, in Kiel 2005, and in Paris 2007.
Furthermore, the FTG owns the Ferdinand-Tönnies-Haus (a student residence) in Kiel and organizes as well public lectures on academic and political topics for the public.
President is at present [2010] Alexander Deichsel.
Further reading
- Uwe Carstens, Chronik der Ferdinand-Tönnies-Gesellschaft [in German], Kiel: FTG 1992, ISSN 0942-0843