Academic Dependency and Semi-Peripheries of European Sociology

This paper analyses peculiarities of academic dependency in sociology, with a specific focus on the European context. It argues that the conventional geographical frameworks used to study academic dependency needs reconsideration since this dependency transcends the Global North - Global South framework and exists inside the European academia as well. This system of dependency is rooted in hierarchical distinctions between “large” and “small” countries, as well as historical divisions created by the "Iron Curtain". Key characteristics of this dependency are the growing dominance of the English language in the national sociologies of smaller European countries, unequal distribution of resources and opportunities, reliance on publications in English-speaking journals, and adherence to standard research topics.