A Historical Account of Danish Sociology

in the 1990s. The author does not reduce the crises of Danish sociology to American influence, but his book shows the disproportionate impact of a handful of American sociologists on the balance of power in the sociological and wider scientific and academic spheres in Denmark. The book reconstructs the strategies, institutions, and research methods that emerged in response to disciplinary crisis, and traces sociologists' efforts to navigate the polarization between autonomous and applied social science." - George Steinmetz, University of Michigan, USA

"It's a shame but true: In the world of science small countries do not play a role. Therefore foreigners do not know anything at all about what's going on in these nations and their academia. Kristoffer Kropp offers a concise analysis of Danish sociology, points to the connection between the welfare state and the fate of sociology and tells the story about the ups and downs of Danish sociologists." - Christian Fleck, University of Graz, Austria