Apocalyptic movements and their influence on the alteration of knowledge systems using the example of the 2012-movement.

Applicant Professor Dr. Clemens Albrecht
Subject Area Sociological Theory
Empirical Social Research
Religious Studies and Jewish Studies
History of Science
Term from 2012 to 2019
Project identifier Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 228502347
 

Project Description

Using the example of the contemporary 2012-movement, the project examines the question, whether apocalyptic movements also in present time are able, beyond the interest of a broad public in esoteric or para-scientific questions, to lead to adjustments in and structural modifications of the knowledge system, i. e. the acceptance of cultures of knowledge as reliable parts of established research.
DFG Programme Research Grants