Development of heterodox economics at public German universities since the 1970s

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This article discusses the development of 'heterodox' economics at universities in Germany since the 1970s. Based on Lakatos' concept of scientific research programmes (SRP), the article introduces a classification of economics in order to clarify the understanding of variety within economics, especially in the case of Germany. Based on this classification and taking into account the different kinds of capital (economic, social and symbolic) available to heterodox economists, this article aims to show how heterodox economics in Germany has developed from the early 1970s until the present day. It will be shown that the heterodox schools expanded in the 1970s, but marginalisation took hold again by the 1980s and ultimately left German heterodox economics in a state of near-extinction today. From this, it follows that the history of heterodoxy in Germany is an unequal 'battle of the paradigms', and can only be told as the story of a failure.

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• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: ZÖSS Discussion Paper ; No. 57

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Role of Economics; Role of Economists; Market for Economists ; History of Economic Thought since 1925: General ; Current Heterodox Approaches: General
• Subject: heterodox economics ; pluralisation ; philosophy of science ; sociology of science ; Germany

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Thieme, Sebastian ; Heise, Arne
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Universität Hamburg, Zentrum für Ökonomische und Soziologische Studien (ZÖSS)
• (where): Hamburg
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/146949