The benefit of broad horizons intellectual and institutional preconditions for a global social science: festschrift for Björn Wittrock on the occasion of his 65th birthday

More than perhaps anybody else in the world, the Swedish political scientist and sociologist Björn Wittrock has contributed - both on the intellectual and institutional level - to making a truly global social science possible. This volume contains contributions from twenty-six world-renowned scholars who address different aspects of his ambitious research program as well as current trends in the institutionalization of the social and human sciences. The essays in this volume focus on such topics as: the role of the state; the reintegration of history and the social sciences; the importance of civilizational studies and the comparison of civilizations; the interaction of cultural and social dynamics; the analysis of trends in higher education and the institutionalization of social-scientific research. International ComparativeSocial Studies 3 CONTENTS 7 INTRODUCTION Hans Joas and Barbro Klein 10 WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF BROAD HORIZONS? Peter Gärdenfors 14 PART ONE The State and the Political 22 THE RECONSTITUTION OF THE REALM OF THE POLITICALAND THE PROBLEMATIQUE OF MODERN REGIMESS .N. Eisenstadt 23 THE STRANGE HYBRID OF THE EARLY AMERICAN STATE Max M. Edling 35 POLICY METRICS UNDER SCRUTINY: THE LEGACY OF NEWPUBLIC MANAGEMENT Daniel Tarschys 53 PART TWO History and the Social Sciences 71 HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCES TODAY Jürgen Kocka 72 THE PRESENT POSITION AND PROSPECTS OFSOCIAL AND POLITICAL THEORY Dietrich Rueschemeyer 87 THE CONTINGENCY OF SECULARIZATION: REFLECTIONS ON THE PROBLEM OF SECULARIZATIONIN THE WORK OF REINHART KOSELLECK Hans Joas 105 THE MISSING SENTENCE: THE VISUAL ARTS AND THESOCIAL SCIENCES IN MID-NINETEENTH -CENTURY PARIS Wolf Lepenies 123 POLITICAL ECONOMY IN HISTORICAL CONTEXT: THE CASE OF MALTHUS AND SWEDEN Lars Magnusson 143 PROFESSIONALISM AS IDEOLOGY Rolf Torstendahl 161 PART THREE Civilizational Studiesand the Comparison of Civilizations 183 INTERPRETING HISTORY AND UNDERSTANDING CIVILIZATIONS Johann P. Arnason 184 COMPARISON WITHOUT HEGEMONY Sheldon Pollock 202 DEVELOPMENTAL PATTERNS AND PROCESSESIN ISLAMICATE CIVILIZATION ANDTHE IMPACT OF MODERNIZATION Said A. Arjomand 222 TOWARDS A WORLD SOCIOLOGY OF MODERNITY Peter Wagner 244 PART FOUR Cultural and Social Dynamics 257 “THE FIRST DRAFT OF HISTORY”: NOTES ON EVENTS AND CULTURAL TURBULENCE Ulf Hannerz 258 CULTURAL LOSS AND CULTURAL RESCUE: LILLIZICKERMAN, OTTILIA ADELBORG, AND THE PROMISES OFTHE SWEDISH HOMECRAFT MOVEMENT1 Barbro Klein 275 THE BUDDHIST CONNECTION BETWEENCHINA AND ANCIENT CAMBODIA: ŚRAMANA MANDRA’S VISIT TO JIANKANG1 Wang Bangwei 295 AUTOCHTHONOUS CHINESE CONCEPTUAL HISTORYIN A JOCULAR NARRATIVE KEY: THE EMOTIONAL ENGAGEMENT QÍNG Christoph Harbsmeier 306 ON THE CONTAGIOUSNESS OFNON-CONTAGIOUS BEHAVIOR: THE CASE OFTAX AVOIDANCE AND TAX EVASION Peter Hedström and Rebeca Ibarra 327 PART FIVE Universities and the Dilemmas of Higher Education 349 VIEWS FROM THE ACROPOLIS AND THE AGORA:CLARK KERR’S INDUSTRIAL SOCIETY Sheldon Rothblatt 350 THE GROWING CONFUSION BETWEEN “PRIVATE” AND“PUBLIC” IN AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION Neil J. Smelser 365 THE UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES OF QUANTITATIVE MEASURES IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SCIENCE Peter Weingart 380 THE COMPRESSION OF RESEARCH TIME AND THETEMPORALIZATION OF THE FUTURE Helga Nowotny 395 Coda 404 BETTER TO BE THAN NOT TO BE? Gustaf Arrhenius and Wlodek Rabinowicz 405 NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS 421 TABULA GRATULATORIA 428 INDEX 434 Introduction, Hans Joas and Barbro KleinWhat are the Benefits of Broad Horizons?, Peter GardenforsPART ONE: THE STATE AND THE POLITICALThe Reconstitution of the Realm of the Political as the Problematique of Modern Regimes, S.N. EisenstadtThe Strange Hybrid of the Early American State, Max EdlingPolicy Metrics under Scrutiny: The Legacy of New Public Management, Daniel Tarschys PART TWO: HISTORY AND THE SOCIAL SCIENCESHistory and the Social Sciences Today, Jurgen Kocka The Present Position and Prospects of Social and Political Theory, Dietrich RueschemeyerThe Contingency of Secularization: Reflections on the Problem of Secularization in the Work of Reinhart Koselleck, Hans JoasThe Missing Sentence: The Visual Arts and the Social Sciences in Mid-Nineteenth Century Paris, Wolf LepeniesPolitical Economy in A Historical Context: The Case of Malthus and Sweden, Lars MagnussonProfessionalism as Ideology, Rolf TorstendahlPART THREE: CIVILIZATIONAL STUDIES AND COMPARISONS OF CIVILIZATIONS Interpreting History and Understanding Civilizations, Johann P. ArnasonComparison without Hegemony, Sheldon PollockDevelopmental Patterns and Processes in Islamicate Civilization and the Impact of Modernization, Said ArjomandTowards a World Sociology of Modernity, Peter WagnerPART FOUR: CULTURAL AND SOCIAL DYNAMICS"The First Draft of History": Notes on Events and Cultural Turbulence, Ulf HannerzCultural loss and Cultural Rescue: Lilli Zickerman, Ottilia Adelborg, and the Promises of the Swedish Homecraft Movement, Barbro KleinBuddhist connections between China and Ancient Cambodia: Srama a Mandra's visit to Jiankang, Wang BangweiAutochtonous Chinese Conceptual History in a Jocular Narrative Key: The Emotional Engagement Qing, Christoph HarbsmeierOn the Contagiousness of Non-Contagious Behavior: The Case of Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion, Peter Hedstroem and Rebeca IbarraPART FIVE: UNIVERSITIES AND THE DILEMMAS OF HIGHER EDUCATIONViews from the Acropolis and the Agora: Clark Kerr's Industrial Society, Sheldon RothblattThe Growing Confusion Between "Private" and "Public" in American Higher Education, Neil SmelserThe Unintended Consequences of Quantitative Measures in the Management of Science, Peter Weingart The Compression of Research Time and the Temporalization of the Future, Helga NowotnyCODABetter to Be Than Not to Be?, Gustaf Arrhenius and Wlodek RabinowitzTabula GratulatoriaIndex What are the benefits of broad horizons? / Hans Joas and Barbro Klein The reconstitution of the realm of the political and the problematique of modern regimes / S.N. Eisenstadt The strange hybrid of the early American state / Max Edling Policy metrics under scrutiny : the legacy of new public management / Daniel Tarschys History and the social sciences today / Jurgen Kocka The present position and prospects of social and political theory / Dietrich Rueschemeyer The contingency of secularization : reflections on the problem of secularization in the work of Reinhart Koselleck / Hans Joas The missing sentence : the visual arts and the social sciences in mid-nineteenth century Paris / Wolf Lepenies Political economy in a historical context : the case of Malthus and Sweden / Lars Magnusson Professionalism as ideology / Rolf Torstendahl Interpreting history and understanding civilizations / Johann P. Arnason Comparison without hegemony / Sheldon Pollock Developmental patterns and processes in Islamicate civilization and the impact of modernization / Said Arjomand Towards a world sociology of modernity / Peter Wagner "The first draft of history" : notes on events and cultural turbulence / Ulf Hannerz Cultural loss and cultural rescue : Lilli Zickerman, Ottilia Adelborg, and the promises of the Swedish homecraft movement / Barbro Klein Buddhist connections between China and ancient Cambodia : Srama a Mandra's visit to Jiankang / Wang Bangwei Autochtonous Chinese conceptual history in a jocular narrative key : the emotional engagement Qing / Christoph Harbsmeier On the contagiousness of non-contagious behavior : the case of tax avoidance and tax evasion / Peter Hedstrom and Rebeca Ibarra Views from the Acropolis and the Agora : Clark Kerr's Industrial society / Sheldon Rothblatt The growing confusion between "private" and "public" in American higher education / Neil Smelser The unintended consequences of quantitative measures in the management of science / Peter Weingart The compression of research time and the temporalization of the future / Helga Nowotny Better to be than not to be? / Gustaf Arrhenius and Wlodek Rabinowitz. More than perhaps anybody else in the world, the Swedish social scientist Bjoern Wittrock has contributed - both on the intellectual and institutional level - to making a truly global science possible. This book is devoted to an appreciation of his contributions. More than perhaps anybody else in the world, the Swedish social scientist Björn Wittrock has contributed - both on the intellectual and institutional level - to making a truly global science possible. This book is devoted to an appreciation of his contributions.