title: Methodological antinomies of Pitirim Sorokin’s Sociology of Revolution: Toward the publication of selected German reviews of the book (1925–1929)
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metadata.value: Golovin, Nikolay A.
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metadata.value: 2023-08-28T16:40:50Z
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metadata.value: 2023-08-28T16:40:50Z
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metadata.name: dc.date.issued
metadata.value: 2023-03
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metadata.value: Golovin N. A. Methodological antinomies of Pitirim Sorokin’s Sociology of Revolution: Toward the publication of selected German reviews of the book (1925–1929). Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Sociology, 2023, vol. 16, issue 1, pp. 93–115. https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu12.2023.106 (In Russian)
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metadata.value: https://doi.org/10.21638/spbu12.2023.106
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metadata.value: Four reviews published in Russian for the first time are by H. Mauter (Cologne, 1889–1964),
  E. Jenny (Berlin, 1872–1939), N. N. Bubnoff (Heidelberg, 1880–1962), A. Meuisel (Aachen,
  1896–1960) on the book “The Sociology of Revolution” (1925, German edition, 1928) by the
  Russian-American sociologist P. A. Sorokin (1889–1968) provide a theoretical context that allows
  us to trace some significant changes in the methodology of Sorokin’s sociology from
  moderate behaviorism towards the formation of an integral logico-meaningful method of analyzing
  the dynamics of social and cultural systems and creating the conceptual foundations of
  social systems theory. They differ from the American reactions to the book by discussing fundamental
  methodological problems of social theory: stability and dynamics of social systems,
  ensuring their stability and equilibrium. The reviews contrast the behaviorist content of the
  concepts of revolution and reaction in Sorokin’s work with the significance of these concepts
  in political theory and the sociology of politics. The question of the objectivity of Sorokin’s study of revolution, taking into account his moral assessments of the behavioral phenomena
  of revolutionary events in Russia, is discussed in the context of the methodological requirement
  of German sociologist Max Weber to reject political evaluations of social processes
  and phenomena. The paper substantiates the possibility of developing a general sociological
  theory of revolution and the significance of Sorokin’s study in relation to this issue, taking
  into account the difference between sociological and historical approaches to the subject. It is
  proved that German reviews published in leading professional journals of interwar Germany
  had some influence on the change in the methodology of Sorokin’s sociology.
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metadata.value: The research was funded by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research according to the project
  no. 20-011-00451.
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metadata.value: ru
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metadata.name: dc.publisher
metadata.value: St Petersburg State University
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metadata.value: Vestnik of St Petersburg University. Sociology;Volume 16; Issue 1
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: P. A. Sorokin
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: H. Mauter
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metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: E. Jenny
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: N. N. Bubnoff
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: A. Meusel
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: sociology of revolution
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: social systems theory
metadata.lang: en_GB
metadata.name: dc.subject
metadata.value: sociology methodology
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metadata.name: dc.title
metadata.value: Methodological antinomies of Pitirim Sorokin’s Sociology of Revolution: Toward the publication of selected German reviews of the book (1925–1929)
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metadata.value: Article
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