JAKA SOCJOLOGIA HISTORYCZNA W POLSCE? POMIĘDZY TRADYCJĄ SOCJOLOGII OBYWATELSKIEJ A UMIĘDZYNARODOWIENIEM
WHAT KIND OF HISTORICAL SOCIOLOGY? BETWEEN THE TRADITION OF CIVIL SOCIOLOGY AND INTERNATIONALISATION

Summary/Abstract: The article analyses the prospects for the development of historical sociology in Poland as a separate sub-discipline, and in particular the opportunities for building an academic career within it, from the perspective of the sociology of science. History is an important resource in the symbolic battles fought in public debate in Poland. Tackling historical topics brings sociologists closer to participating in this debate and opens up non-academic areas of activity. At the same time historical analyses enable them to bring Polish topics of research to an international academic audience, and contribute to discussions on global social phenomena. These two aspects combine and condition each other, because projects in which sociologists research the past aim at providing new interpretations of Polish history, which are simultaneously in tune with growing trends in world science, such as the themes of history of empires and global history. The findings of in- -depth interviews conducted with Polish sociologists in 2020 constitute the basis of this analysis.

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