The History of Sociology in Poland. Assessing the Current State of Affairs [transl. by Marek Placiński]

Abstract

Considering Polish historiography as its example, the article shows the contingent status of the history of sociology. Apart from institutional restrictions (e.g. organization of scientific work, curricula), obstacles of a methodological and theoretical nature were also emphasized to exist. Finally, some basic parameters of the theoretical discussion between presentism and contextualism were adduced.