‘Patient Denied Hospitalization’ or ‘In Defence of Sociology’
After spending many years in the field of professional and international sociology I have a strong feeling that in today’s world the future of sociology is seriously endangered. Its destiny is more uncertain and our professional ranks more dispersed than ever before. I will try to rationalize my inner feelings and intuitions. “Do we really need to defend sociology? From whom? Why now?” I often ask myself these questions regarding both Russia...