Andreas Anton
Andreas Anton (born November 13, 1983 in Villingen-Schwenningen ) is a German sociologist .
Life
Andreas Anton studied sociology, history and cognitive science at the Albert-Ludwigs-University in Freiburg . He received his doctorate as Dr. phil. in the DFG project In the shadow of scientism. For dealing with heterodox knowledge, experiences and practices in the GDR . Since 2017 he has been a research assistant at the Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Hygiene .
His areas of work are: knowledge , media , culture and health sociology , methods of qualitative and quantitative social research .
Current research interests are: Sociological and historical questions on topics of parapsychology and anomalies / emergence, dissemination and social significance of heterodox knowledge, experiences and forms of practice / social patterns of interpretation of extraordinary experiences / social and cultural-scientific aspects of SETI research.
Anton is a member of the FDP . From 2011 to 2015 he was district chairman of the Young Liberals in South Baden. Since 2017 he has been chairman of the FDP local association in Trossingen .
family
Andreas Anton is a grandson of the writer Herbert Walz . The saxophonist Matthias Anton is his older brother.
Fonts
- Unreal realities. On the sociology of knowledge of conspiracy theories. (Series: PeriLog. Freiburg contributions to cultural and social research). Logos, Berlin 2011
- with Michael Schetsche (ed.): This side of the thinking prohibitions. Building blocks for reflective UFO research. Lit-Verlag, Berlin 2013, ISBN 978-3-643-12039-7
- with Michael Schetsche and Michael K. Walter (eds.): Konspiration. Sociology of Conspiracy Thinking. Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2013, ISBN 978-3-531-19323-6
- The paranormal in socialism. For dealing with heterodox knowledge, experiences and practices in the GDR. Logos, Berlin 2018
- with Michael Schetsche: The society of extraterrestrials. Introduction to exosociology. Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2019, ISBN 978-3-658-21864-5 .
- with Michael Schetsche: You are there. How first contact with aliens could change our society - a thought experiment . Complete Media, Munich 2020, ISBN 978-3-8312-0550-9 .
Memberships
- Free Democratic Party
- German Society for Sociology (Section Sociology of Knowledge)
- Society for Anomalies eV (board member)
- Scientific Society for the Promotion of Parapsychology eV (board member)
- Society for Research into the UFO Phenomenon
- Parapsychological Association
- Network of knowledge-sociological discourse analysis
- Co-initiator of the research network extraterrestrial intelligence
- Member of the Free Academy eV
- German Astrobiological Society
Web links
- Literature by and about Andreas Anton in the catalog of the German National Library
- Institute for Frontier Areas of Psychology and Mental Hygiene
Individual evidence
- ↑ BMV brings some changes to the board , Julis Südbaden, entry from December 14, 2015
- ^ New elections for the local association , FDP Trossingen, June 28, 2017
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Anton, Andreas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 13, 1983 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Villingen |