Christian Fleck
Christian Fleck (born March 18, 1954 in Graz ) is an Austrian sociologist .
Fleck completed his habilitation in 1989 at the University of Vienna for the history of sociology and qualitative social research . In 1993/1994 he was a Schumpeter Fellow at Harvard University (USA). Since 1997 he has been associate professor for sociology at the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz . In addition, he has been a member of the board of directors of the Institute for Legal and Criminal Sociology in Vienna since 2003 . Fleck was President of the Austrian Society for Sociology (ÖGS) from 2005 to 2009 .
Fleck became known to a wider public in 2005 and 2006 when he published critical statements on the prohibition law during the trial of the Holocaust denier David Irving, describing it as an unjustified restriction of freedom of expression . According to Fleck, it is disproportionate to forbid Irving's (false) views while at the same time some Nazi war criminals are still living unmolested in Austria from prosecution. The resulting debate also received attention in international media.
Fonts (selection)
- Koralm partisans. On different careers of politically motivated resistance fighters , Vienna, Cologne: Böhlau, 1986, ISBN 3-205-07078-X
- The Brandweiner case . University in the Cold War , Vienna: Publishing House for Social Criticism, 1987, ISBN 3-900351-81-3
- All around “Marienthal”. From the beginnings of sociology in Austria to its expulsion , Vienna: Verlag für Gesellschaftskritik. 1990, ISBN 3-85115-127-5
- Transatlantic Enrichments. On the invention of empirical social research , Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 2007, ISBN 978-3-518-29423-9 .
- Establishing in a foreign country. Expelled scientists in the USA after 1933 , Frankfurt / Main: Campus, 2015, ISBN 978-3593501734 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Christian Fleck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Personal homepage at the University of Graz with a list of publications and downloads
Individual evidence
- ↑ Let the Irving talk! Der Standard , November 22, 2005
- ^ Irving tests Europe's free speech BBC News, Feb.20, 2006
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fleck, Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graz |