Militante Demokratie: Reden zur Re-Education

PD Dr. Oliver Neun; Karl Mannheim

doi:10.5771/9783465147503

Summary

Karl Mannheim (1893–1947) is known for his sociology of intellectuals and knowledge; together with Karl Loewenstein, he is also regarded as a co-founder of the concept of ‘militant’ or ‘defensive democracy’. In view of the current threat to democracy posed by the rise of far-right movements and the debate surrounding the possible banning of political parties, this idea is once again rendered topical. Mannheim is usually only briefly mentioned in the context of this discussion, but not examined in any detail. Mannheim had already developed this idea of ‘militant democracy’ in his book "Diagnosis of Our Time". However, the German version of the work has not been republished since 1952, and in it the central concept of ‘militant democracy’ was given as ‘militant democracy’. It is also largely unknown that, shortly after the end of the war, Mannheim gave radio lectures for the BBC’s German Service, in which proposals for the practical implementation of his (educational) ideas for a ‘militant democracy’ can be found. This volume makes key excerpts from ‘Diagnosis of Our Time’ available once more in a new translation, as well as publishing these radio lectures, delivered in German, for the first time. They are a striking example of Mannheim’s work as a “public sociologist”.

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Edition: 1/2026
Copyright Year: 2026
ISBN-Print: 978-3-465-04750-6
ISBN-Online: 978-3-465-14750-3
Publisher: Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main
Series: Klostermann Rote Reihe
Volume: 172
Language: German
Pages: 100
Product Type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 1 - 6
1. 1. Mannheims Konzept der „militanten Demokratie“ und seine Reden zur Re-Education No access
2. 2. Die Entwicklung der Idee der „militanten Demokratie“ bei Mannheim und die Diskussion mit Lord Lindsay No access
3. 3. Mannheims Konzept der „militanten Demokratie“ in Diagnosis of Our Time. War-Time Essays of a Sociologist (1943) No access
4. 4. Mannheims deutschsprachige BBC-Vorträge für die Reihe „Lebendiges Abendland“ („Talks to Germany“) und das Problem der „Re-Education“ No access
5. 5. Bedeutung und Wirkung der Überlegungen Mannheims zur „militanten Demokratie“ und zur Re-Education No access
6. 6. Karl Mannheims Theorie und Kurt Lewins Konzept der „militanten Demokratie“ No access
7. 7. Aktualität von Mannheims Konzeption der „militanten Demokratie“ und das Verhältnis zu Karl Loewenstein No access
8. Literaturverzeichnis No access
1. I. Die Bedeutung der neuen Sozialtechniken No access
2. II. Der dritte Weg: Eine militante Demokratie No access
3. III. Die strategische Lage No access
1. IV. Die Rolle der Soziologie in einer militanten Demokratie No access
3. Kapitel: Das Problem der Neuerziehung (Talks to Germany No. 3) No access Pages 73 - 78
4. Kapitel: Wie ist Neuerziehung möglich? (Talks to Germany No. 4) No access Pages 79 - 86
5. Kapitel: Die Rolle der Universitäten No access Pages 87 - 94
6. Kapitel: Die Zukunft der Erwachsenenbildung No access Pages 95 - 99