Georg Elwert

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Georg Elwert (born June 1, 1947 in Munich ; † March 31, 2005 in Berlin ) was a German ethnologist and sociologist who was one of the leading representatives of German development sociology .

Career and focus of work

Elwert studied ethnology and sociology at the University of Mainz and the University of Heidelberg , where he received his doctorate in 1973. From the beginning he combined sociology with ethnology in the tradition of Richard Thurnwald and Wilhelm Emil Mühlmann . In 1980 he completed his habilitation at Bielefeld University , where he taught as a private lecturer and then at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris and at Yale University in New Haven. Since 1985 he has been a professor of ethnology and social anthropology at the Free University of Berlin .

In his work on development cooperation, Elwert criticized the common reference to mere cultural differences that conceal deeper socio-economic and political inequalities. In later works he dealt with corruption in post-colonial states and developed the concept of the “command state”. From his preoccupation with ethnicity and ethnic conflicts, the analysis of violent conflicts developed into a broad new field of work with close connections to the sociology of conflict , where he coined the term violent markets .

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His grave is in the Grunewald cemetery .

Fonts (selection)

  • Dissertation: Economy and rule of 'Dãxomε' (Dahomey) in the 18th [eighteenth] century. Economy d. Slave robbery u. Corporate structure 1724–1818; combined with research on the use and definition of the terms class, power and religion in this context . Renner, Munich 1973.
  • As editor with Roland Fett: Africa between subsistence economy and imperialism . Campus, Frankfurt am Main 1982, ISBN 3-593-32842-9 .
  • Habilitation thesis: Farmers and the State in West Africa. The interweaving of socio-economic sectors using the example of Bénin . Campus, Frankfurt am Main 1983, ISBN 3-593-33206-X .
  • As editor: Over time. Ethnographic studies on the social construction of ages . Breitenbach, Saarbrücken; Fort Lauderdale 1990, ISBN 3-88156-469-1 .
  • As editor: Dynamics of violence. Processes of escalation and de-escalation in violent group conflicts . Duncker and Humblot, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-428-09957-5 .
  • Field research. Orientation knowledge and cross-perspective analysis . Schiller, Berlin 2003, ISBN 3-89930-092-0 .

literature

  • Julia M. Eckert (Ed.): Anthropology of Conflicts. Georg Elwert's conflict theory theses in discussion . Tanscript, Bielefeld 2010, ISBN 3-89942-271-6 .

Web links

Commons : Georg Elwert  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Information on career and work are based on: Dieter Neubert, Obituary for Georg Elwert in the Cologne journal for sociology and social psychology .
personal data
SURNAME Elwert, Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ethnosociologist
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 2005
Place of death Berlin