Vytváranie dejín: Sociológia a transformácia strednej a východnej Európy
History in the Making: Sociology and the Transformation of Eastern and Central Europe

Summary/Abstract: History in the Making: Sociology and the Transformation of Eastern and Cental Europe. This article provides an overview of the history of sociology in Eastern and Central Europe from the post World War II period to the beginnings of perestroika and glasnost in 1989. Sociology ceased to exist as an autonomous discipline after 1948, having been displaced by the reigning ideology of Marxism/Leninism. It only began the long an slow process of rebuilding with Khrushchev's thaw in 1956. This redevelopment was uneven across the region and was largely influenced by the strength of the national traditions that had been in place prior to the Communist take-over. Nonetheless, through a variety of strategies, including the sociologization of other disciplines, taking refuge in scientific and empirical methodologies, and avoidance of politically sensitive issues, sociology in Eastern and Central Europe managed to maintain itself as a viable and vibrant discourse. Sociológia 2000, Vol. 32 (No. 3: 227-240)

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