Globale Modernisierung : ein "American Dream"?
Global modernization : an "American Dream"?
- Daniel Lerner’s „The Passing of Traditional Society“ of 1958 is still one of the most famous American studies in the field of modernization research. This article gives a deeper insight into the background of the emergence of the study. The author describes Lerner’s theoretical and empirical work and its connection to the policy of his time. A classic today in modernization theory, Lerner’s study was initially merely a request for the Voice of America to investigate the use of media in the Middle Eastern region –modernization or development did not yet play a significant role. The article shows how the direction of the study changed from its original intention into a political opinion research and thus into a political propaganda tool.
Author details: | Günter C. BehrmannGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-47174 |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | German |
Publication year: | 2004 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2010/09/15 |
Tag: | Modernisierung; Modernisierungstheorie; Naher Osten Middle East; Modernization; modernization theory |
Source: | WeltTrends - Zeitschrift für Internationale Politik, 44 (2004), S. 86 - 99 |
Organizational units: | Extern / WeltTrends e.V. Potsdam |
DDC classification: | 3 Sozialwissenschaften / 32 Politikwissenschaft / 320 Politikwissenschaft |
Collection(s): | Universität Potsdam / Zeitschriften / WeltTrends : Zeitschrift für internationale Politik, ISSN 0944-8101 / Modernisierung und Islam 44 (2004) |
License (German): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |
External remark: | In Printform erschienen bei WeltTrends e.V.: Modernisierung und Islam. - Potsdam : Welt-Trends, 2004. - 189 S. - (Welttrends; 12.2004, 44) ISSN 0944-8101 ISBN 3-937786-16-3 --> bestellen |