Literature yields substantial potential for sociological inquiry. Two examples, one on the work of Franz Kafka, the other on a famous and infamous 19th century German children’s book are these:
In the early 1990s and following years, inspired by the radical changes in Eastern Europe, I wrote a few pieces on socialist law and the transition from state socialism to democracy. Several publications can be found in my CV.
- Joachim J. Savelsberg. 2011. “Franz Kafka: Bureaucracy, Law and Abuses of the ‘Iron Cage’.” Pp. 45-53 in: Sociological Insights of Great Thinkers, edited by Ch. Edling & J. Rydgren. Santa Barbara, et al.: Praeger.
- Joachim J. Savelsberg. 1996. "Struwwelpeter at One Hundred and Fifty: Norms, Control, and Discipline in the Civilizing Process." The Lion and the Unicorn , Vol. 20, No. 2, pp. 181-200.
In the early 1990s and following years, inspired by the radical changes in Eastern Europe, I wrote a few pieces on socialist law and the transition from state socialism to democracy. Several publications can be found in my CV.
