Sociology in Greece

1 An Incubation Era: 1900-1944.- Sociology as Social Reform: Alexandros Papanastasiou and 'the Sociologists'.- The Sociological Society.- The Sociologists' Theoretical Aspirations.- 'Protosociologists' Avrotelis Eleftheropoulos (1869-1963), Panagiotis Kanellopoulos (1902-1986)and Evangelos Lembesis (1904-1968).- Avrotelis Eleftheropoulos: Extolling Individualism.- The Heidelberg Circle and Kanellopoulos' Idea of Sociology.-Evangelos Lembesis: Sociologist of 'Ressentiment'.- References.- 2 From Academic Uncertainty to the Birth of Empirical Research: 1944-1974.-From Social Welfare to Sociology: 1945-1962.- The Emergence of Social Research and Greek Modernization.- The Athens Social Sciences Centre: 1959-1967.-The National Centre of Social Research: 1968-1974.- References.- 3 Institutionalization and Re-politicization Amid Modernization and Dependency: 1974-1990.- The Debate on the Greek Social Formation After 1974: The Turn to Dependency and Underdevelopment.- International Capitalism as the Decisive Element in Underdevelopment: Vergopoulos and Poulantzas.-Vassilis Filias: Social Classes in Underdevelopment.- Constantinos Tsoukalas: Periphery and Underdevelopment- From Class Structure to Class Relations.- Nicos Mouzelis and the Capitalist Mode of Production as an Enclave Form.-Institutional Developments: 1974-1990.- References.- 4 Boundary Challenges from Abroad and from Neighbouring Disciplines.-'Sociology in Greece': Prolegomena on Re-classification Issues.- Cornelius Castoriadis: Sociological Contribution and Legacy in Greece.- The1944 Writings.- The Imaginary Institution of Society (1975).- Influence and Presence in Greece.- Nicos Poulantzas: Sociological Contribution and Legacy in Greece.- The 'Miliband-Poulantzas' Debate.- The 1966 'Class and the State' Lectures/Seminars and the 1976-1977 Lectures at Panteion University.-The 'Poulantzas-Castoriadis' Polemic.- Sociological Theory Input from Neighbouring Disciplines and Scholars.- Panagiotis Kondylis.-Kondylis'

Spiros Gangas is Associate Professor of Sociology at Deree - The American College of Greece. His major research focuses on classical and contemporary sociological theory, capability approach and value-theory.

Georgia Lagoumitzi is Full-time Lecturer II in Sociology at Deree - The American College of Greece. Her current research interests include areas like globalization, modern Greek diasporas and collective memory.