History of Social Theory

Pre-requisites: Prerequisite for this course is a minimum of one course exam passed on history of thought/ideas at an undergraduate or graduate level.

Course objectives: The objective of this course is for students to further their knowledge of methodology of historical ideas in general, specifically in the area of sociology.

Course description: The framework for this course is to critically re-examine theoretical-cognitive and methodological problems from classical social theory and literature.

Learning Outcomes: Doctoral candidates will be able to creatively employ a legacy of sociological ideas in their future theoretical work.

Literature/Reading:

• Peter Baehr, Founders, Classics, Canons. Modern Disputes over the Origins and Appraisal of Sociology’s Heritage, Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, N. J., 2002.
• Vojin Milić, Prilozi istoriji sociologije, Veselin Masleša, Sarajevo, 1989.
• Aljoša Mimica, prir., Tekst i kontekst. Ogledi o istoriji sociologije, Zavod za udžbenike i nastavna sredstva, Beograd, 1999.
• Rade Kalanj, Suvremenost klasične sociologije, Politička kultura, Zagreb, 2005.