The Genesis of Sociology and the Relationship to Its Sibling Disciplines

Sweden’s first chair in sociology in 1903, contemporary with Durkheim’s chair at the Sorbonne in 1902, was established as a chair in economics and sociology. From 1929 to 1947 there were no departments of sociology in Sweden. Still sociology was taught at the philosophical departments. The first professor of sociology of the oldest still active sociological department in Sweden, had been a professor of philosophy. What are the relations of economics, philosophy, and other disciplines to sociology in different countries during the first formation wave of sociology, from the 1890’s to World War II? The focus is on sociology contextualized in the field of the new social sciences during the formation period. This session invites contributions, both case studies and more general discussions, on individual researchers moving from other disciplines to sociology, on organizational matters such as shared chairs, or on content matters such as concepts coming to sociology from other disciplines during this formation period.