Deploys historical-sociological analyses to shed light on the ways in which complex social structures define the kinds of sociological knowledge that are valued
Considers the factors that differentiate the history of sociology in Belgium from other national histories
Traces broader patterns which demonstrate what this history owes to transnational exchanges and developments
Aims to internationalize the history of sociology in Belgium

Autorentext
Raf Vanderstraeten is Professor and Director of the Center for Social Theory at Ghent University, Belgium. He is also affiliated with the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Finland, and the Department of Sociology of the University of Chicago, USA.
Kaat Louckx is Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Sociology and the Morris Fishbein Center for the History of Science and Medicine, both at the University of Chicago, USA. She is also Postdoctoral Researcher in the Center for Social Theory at Ghent University, Belgium.hejhfwoidiowoiwudlwndjwjndkjl

Inhalt
Prologue.- 1: Sociology in Belgium.- 2: Religion.- 3: Language.- 4: Publications.- 5: Epilogue. <p