Jürgen Kocka
Jürgen Kocka (born 19 April 1941 in Haindorf, Sudetenland) is a German historian.
Professor Emeritus Jürgen Kocka | |
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Kocka pictured in 2011 | |
| Born | April 19, 1941 Haindorf, Sudetenland, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | Free University of Berlin (PhD, 1968)
Honorary doctorate M.A. |
| Years active | 1968-present |
| Employer | Free University of Berlin |
| Notable work | Capitalism: A Short History
Facing Total War: German Society, 1914-1918 Hitler Should Not Be Repressed By Stalin and Pol Pot |
| Movement | Bielefeld School Critical Sonderweg thesis |
| Awards | List of awards received by Kocka |
A university professor and former president of the Social Science Research Center Berlin (2001–2007), Kocka is a major figure in the new Social History, especially as represented by the Bielefeld School. He has focused his research on the history of employees in large German and American businesses, and on the history of European bourgeoisie.
Inspired by the methods of Ernest Labrousse, he attempts to analyze social processes of German society from the perspective of modernisation, industrialization, and the creation of modern Europe.
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