Richard G. Braungart

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Richard G. Braungart
Born
Baltimore, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
Education B.A., M.A., Ph.D.
Alma mater University of Maryland, Pennsylvania State University
Known forPolitical Sociology, Youth Movements and Generations, Life Course and Generational Politics
SpouseMargaret Mitchell (m. 1964)
Children3
AwardsSyracuse University Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award (2000)

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]

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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] He developed a political sociology paradigm focusing on the social roots of politics, the politics of politics, and the effects of politics on society. [5]

Early life and education

Richard Gottfried Braungart was born on April 21, 1935 in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother, Jean Mary (née Stanton) Braungart, grew up in East Baltimore, and his father, Paul P. Braungart, emigrated from Frankfurt, Germany to the United States in 1928. He attended Catholic schools, graduating from Mount Saint Joseph High School in 1954. After graduation, he was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to West Germany, where he served on active duty in the Medical Corps with the 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division. [2]

After completing military service, Braungart attended the University of Maryland, where he received his undergraduate degree in Sociology (1961) and his master's degree (1963). [6]

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

Journals and Book Chapters

Personal life

In 1964, he married Margaret (née Mitchell) Braungart, who later received her Ph.D. in Psychology at Syracuse University. Richard and Margaret have collaborated productively on numerous research and writing projects throughout their marriage. They have three daughters and nine grandchildren. [20]

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  2. 1 2 "Richard G. Braungart Papers An inventory of his papers at the Syracuse University Archives". library.syracuse.edu.
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  4. ↑ Braungart, Richard G.; Braungart, Margaret M. (December 1974). "Protest Attitudes and Behavior Among College Youth: A U.S. Case Study". Youth & Society. 6 (2): 219–248. doi:10.1177/0044118X7400600205. S2CID   142514098.
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  6. 1 2 "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)
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  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.
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  19. ↑ Braungart, Richard G. (1976). Society and Politics: Readings in Political Sociology. Prentice-Hall. ISBN   978-0-13-820555-3.[ page needed ][ non-primary source needed ]
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