A Public in Process: The Frankfurt School, The Allensbach Institute, and The Pursuit of "Public Opinion" in 1950s West Germany

This project examines attempts to study and define public opinion in postwar Germany by two institutions: the Frankfurt School and the Allensbach Institute. I show how opinion researchers responded to theoretical frameworks developed during World War II and the empirical work begun by occupation aut...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ostrow, Sonja Gammeltoft
Other Authors: Helmut Walser Smith
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2012
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-12262012-134406/