Article ID: CBB809518784

Intersecting aims, divergent paths: The Allensbach Institute, the Institute for Social Research, and the making of public opinion research in 1950s West Germany (2021)

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After 1945, both the Western Allies in Germany and some German social scientists embraced empirical public opinion research. This article examines the rhetoric, practices, and collaborative professional efforts of two of the most significant institutions conducting opinion research in West Germany in the 1950s: the Allensbach Institute and the Institute for Social Research in Frankfurt. Although the political stances of these institutions differed, they were motivated to apply empirical research methods associated with Anglo‐American social research to the West German population by shared concerns about the fragility of democracy, faith in the empirical sciences as an antidote to Nazi‐era thought patterns, and the need to form a united front against doubters within West Germany. Even while declaring their desire to incorporate the latest empirical advances from the United States, however, they sought to articulate the meaning of their methods and findings in terms of the specific challenges faced by West Germany.

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Authors & Contributors
Abelev, G. I.
Albrecht, Helmuth
Alkon, Ava
Almeida, Mike
Bauer, Martin W.
Di Giandomenico, Mauro
Journals
European Physical Journal H
Agricultural History
Berichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte
East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal
Estudios Interdisciplinarios de America Latina y el Caribe
History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences
Publishers
University of Pennsylvania
Columbia University
Concepts
Research institutes; research stations
Social sciences
Universities and colleges
Science and politics
Societies; institutions; academies
Physics
People
Butenandt, Adolf
Lazarsfeld, Paul F.
Simon, Herbert A.
Time Periods
20th century, late
21st century
20th century
20th century, early
Places
Germany
United States
Argentina
West Germany
Africa
Great Britain
Institutions
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Instituten
Carnegie Institute of Technology
Rhodes-Livingstone Institute
Seminario di Storia della scienza
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