Richard G. Braungart
Born
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
EducationB.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Alma materUniversity of Maryland, Pennsylvania State University

Richard G. Braungart is an American sociologist and political scientist, who is professor emeritus in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. His major work is in the fields of political sociology and youth movements and generational politics.[1][2][3]

In political sociology, he was a Founding Member of the Political Sociology Section in the American Sociological Association (ASA). He was also the founder and first Series Editor for Research in Political Sociology, published in cooperation with the Political Sociology Section of the ASA. He served as the President of the Committee on Political Sociology (CPS), jointly affiliated with both the International Sociological Association and the International Political Science Association.[4][5]

Research Interest

Braungart received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the Pennsylvania State University in 1969. His research on student activism began at Penn State with a term paper he wrote for a political sociology class during the 1960s campus protests.[6]

His term paper was co-authored with his course professor (David L. Westby) and published in the American Sociological Review. He subsequently received a grant from Penn State to survey over 1200 political left, right, and moderate student activist groups at Penn State and other colleges and universities.[7] The research findings from his 1969 doctoral dissertation—"Family Status, Socialization, and Student Politics: A Multivariate Analysis"—were published in numerous sociology journals.[8] including the American Journal of Sociology, and the Sociology of Education.[9]

His research on youth movements and generational politics has continued for more than 55 years. From the 1980s on, he identified and assessed historical patterns of youth movement activity around the world from the 19th to the 21st centuries. He and Margaret developed the new interdisciplinary area of study called "Life Course and Generational Politics." In 2023, they co-edited Youth Movements and Generational Politics, 19th–21st Centuries (Anthem Press), which is a collection of their previously published articles and an assessment of youth movements around the world in the early 21st century.

Academic career

Braungart's first faculty appointment was at the Pennsylvania State University as instructor of sociology (1966–1969). After receiving his Ph.D., he was on the faculty in the Department of Sociology at the University of Maryland (1969–1972). He then joined the faculty at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University, where he held joint appointments in the Departments of Sociology, Political Science, and International Relations (1972–2002). In 2000, he received the Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award from the Syracuse University Alumni Association.[10]

Braungart was a Book Review Editor, Political Sociology Guest Editor, and member of the Editorial Boards of sociology and political science journals. Throughout his professional career, Braungart formed alliances, consulted, lectured, and contributed to youth research centers in the United States,[11] Canada, Mexico, Germany, Russia, Bulgaria,[6] Poland, India, China, South Africa, South Korea, Norway, and the United Nations.[12] He served as a member and delegate for the Coalition for National Service, Washington, D.C. (1986–1995).[13][14]

Selected publications

Richard Braungart has had an active research and publishing career. His academic publications include over 200 books, journal articles, chapters, and reviews, many of which have been reprinted or translated into other languages.[15][16]

Books

  • Society and Politics: Readings in Political Sociology, Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1976.[17]
  • Family Status, Socialization and Student Politics, Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Press. Published for the Department of Sociology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, 1979.
  • Life Course and Generational Politics, co-edited with Margaret M. Braungart, Lanham, MD: UPA Press, 1984, 1993.[18]
  • Research in Political Sociology, Volumes 1–4, co-edited with Margaret M. Braungart, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1985–1989.[19]
  • The Political Sociology of the State: Essays on the Origins, Structure, and Impact of the Modern State, co edited with Margaret M. Braungart, Greenwich, CT: JAI Press, 1990, 1991, 1996.
  • Youth Movements and Generational Politics, 19th–21st Centuries, co-authored and edited with Margaret M. Braungart, London, UK: Anthem Press, 2023. An anthology of our work.[20]

Journals and Book Chapters

  • "Black and White South African University Students' Perception of Self and Country," (with Margaret M. Braungart), South African Journal of Sociology, Volume 26, (Number 3, 1995), pp. 77–87.
  • "Why Youth in Youth Movements," (with Margaret M. Braungart), Mind and Human Interaction, Volume 8, (Number 3, Fall 1997): pp. 148–171.
  • "At Century's End: Globalization, Paradoxes, and a New Political Agenda," (with Margaret M. Braungart), Journal of Political and Military Sociology, Volume 25, (Number 2, Winter, 1997):343–351.
  • "International Political Sociology," (with Margaret M. Braungart), in Stella Quah and Arnaud Sales (eds.), International Handbook of Sociology, London: SAGE Publications, 2000, pp. 197–217.
  • "Generational Conflict," (with Margaret M. Braungart), in Lonnie R. Sherrod, Constance A.Flanagan, and Ron Kassimir (eds.), Youth Activism: An International Encyclopedia, Volume 1, Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006, pp. 272–282.
  • "Youth Movements," in Richard A. Shweder (Editor in Chief), The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion, Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 2009, pp. 1052–1053.
  • "Political Generation," in David A. Snow, Donatella della Porta, Bert Klandermans, and Doug McAdam (eds), The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements, 2nd Edition, Volumes 1–5, Oxford, UK: Wiley-Blackwell Publishers, 2023, pp. 1589–1593.[21]

References

  1. ↑ "INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY" (PDF). Langat Singh College.
  2. ↑ "Richard G. Braungart Papers An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives". library.syracuse.edu.
  3. ↑ "Richard G. Braungart". www.aminer.org.
  4. ↑ Braungart, Richard G.; Braungart, Margaret M. (1974). "Protest Attitudes and Behavior Among College Youth: A Case Study". Youth and Society. doi:10.1177/0044118X7400600205. S2CID 142514098.
  5. ↑ "International Handbook of Sociology" (PDF). nus.edu.sg.
  6. ↑ "Richard G. Braungart, Professor Emeritus". Maxwell School.
  7. ↑ Der Ansatz Richard Braungarts" in Lothar Müller, "Student Unrest" Analyse und Bewertung durch die US- Soziologie in der Folgezeit (in German). Pfaffenweiler, Germany. 1992. pp. 113–115.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. ↑ Keniston, Kenneth; Kay, Mary; Martinik, Sharon (1973). Annotated Bibliography of Empirical Research on Campus Unrest: "Braungart, Richard G.". Radical Militants, Lexington: MA: D. C. Heath and Company. pp. 30–35.
  9. ↑ "Collection: Richard G. Braungart papers | Penn State University Libraries Archival Collections". aspace.libraries.psu.edu.
  10. ↑ "Research in political sociology. Volume 3, 1987 | WorldCat.org". search.worldcat.org.
  11. ↑ Joël Colton; La Jeunesse (1992). Contributor and Consultant, National Research Report on Youth and Youth Movements. Paris. pp. 345–358.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  12. ↑ "The global situation of youth 1999". cyc-net.org.
  13. ↑ Kick, Edward L. (1987). "Mini Reviews: Political Sociology". Journal of Political & Military Sociology. 15 (1): 133–138. JSTOR 45371766.
  14. ↑ Braungart, Richard G. (September 1979). "Social Change and Political Participation in Turkey. Ergun Ozbudun". American Journal of Sociology. 85 (2): 461–464. doi:10.1086/227034.
  15. ↑ "Richard G. Braungart". Researchgate.
  16. ↑ "Books by Richard G. Braungart (Author of Society and politics)". www.goodreads.com.
  17. ↑ "Society and Politics: Readings in Political Sociology edited by Richard G. Braungart (Book Review) - ProQuest". www.proquest.com.
  18. ↑ Braungart, Margaret M. (August 1986). "Life-Course and Generational Politics". Annual Review of Sociology. 12: 205–231. doi:10.1146/annurev.so.12.080186.001225.
  19. ↑ "Society and politics: Readings in political sociology". Goodreads.
  20. ↑ Youth Movements and Generational Politics, 19th–21st Centuries by Richard G. Braungart, Margaret M. Braungart - Ebook | Everand. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  21. ↑ The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements. Wiley. 5 April 2013. doi:10.1002/9780470674871.wbespm157.pub2.
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