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About the Conference
The Department of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen, in conjunction with the Research Institute of Irish-Scottish Studies, is organizing a one-day conference on Friday 18th May 2007 to mark the centenary of the appointment of Robert Morrison MacIver to the University, with whom the teaching of sociology begins in Aberdeen.
Robert Morrison MacIver
Born in Stornoway, Isle of Lewis, in 1882, MacIver was appointed as lecturer in political philosophy at the University of Aberdeen in 1907 and began teaching sociology at the University from 1911. He went on to develop an international reputation in sociology, teaching the subject at Toronto, Columbia and the New School of Social Research. He was a former President of the American Sociological Association and author of several major texts in sociology. He died in 1970 and has since been largely forgotten. The conference is intended to mark the centenary of his appointment at the University of Aberdeen.
The conference will assess MacIver’s writings on community, politics and methodology, as well as address the state of British sociology during his time, as well as the impact of his Scottish upbringing on his sociology.
- Click here to read Robert MacIver's obituary (external site).
Speakers are:
- John Brewer (University of Aberdeen),
- David McCrone (University of Edinburgh),
- Geoff Payne (Professor Emeritus at University of Plymouth),
- John Scott (University of Essex) and
- Malcolm Williams (University of Plymouth).
The School of Social Science
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