Rüdiger Lautmann (born 22 December 1935) is a German professor of sociology and one of the most prominent LGBT scholars in Germany.

Biography

Born in

Koblenz Koblenz (; Moselle Franconian language, Moselle Franconian: ''Kowelenz''), spelled Coblenz before 1926, is a German city on the banks of the Rhine and the Moselle, a multi-nation tributary. Koblenz was established as a Roman Empire, Roman mili ...

, Lautmann lived during his childhood in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in th ...

, where he went to school. He first studied German law. After he finished his law studies, he started a second study in

sociology Sociology is a social science that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of Interpersonal ties, social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life. It uses various methods of Empirical ...

. Lautmann worked after university studies first in

Münster Münster (; nds, Mönster) is an independent city (''Kreisfreie Stadt'') in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also a state distr ...

and then in

Bielefeld Bielefeld () is a city in the Ostwestfalen-Lippe Region in the north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. With a population of 341,755, it is also the most populous city in the administrative region (''Regierungsbezirk'') of Detmold and the ...

(for

Niklas Luhmann Niklas Luhmann (; ; December 8, 1927 – November 6, 1998) was a German sociologist, philosopher of social science, and a prominent thinker in systems theory. Biography Luhmann was born in Lüneburg, Free State of Prussia, where his father's fa ...

). In 1971 he became then professor in sociology at

University of Bremen The University of Bremen (German: ''Universität Bremen'') is a public university in Bremen, Germany, with approximately 23,500 people from 115 countries. It is one of 11 institutions which were successful in the category "Institutional Strategi ...

. In 2001 Lautmann retired as professor. In 2005 Lautmann married his boyfriend in

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. There he leads the ''Institut für Sicherheits- und Präventionsforschung''. In 2009 he moved to

Berlin Berlin ( , ) is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its 3.7 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constitue ...

Controversy

His 1994 book, ''Die Lust am Kind'', is often touted by pro-pedophile activists; he has since distanced himself from this book in response to public criticism in Germany.

Works by Lautmann in German

* ''Die Funktion des Rechts in der modernen Gesellschaft'' (together with Werner Maihofer and Helmut Schelsky): Jahrbuch für Rechtssoziologie und Rechtstheorie, First Ed., Bielefeld: Bertelsmann. 1970. * ''Die Polizei. Soziologische Studien und Forschungsberichte'' (together with Johannes Feest): Opladen. 1971. * ''Justiz – die stille Gewalt. Teilnehmende Beobachtung und entscheidungssoziologische Analyse''. Frankfurt/Main 1972. * ''Lexikon zur Soziologie'' (together with

Werner Fuchs Werner Fuchs (25 October 1948 – 11 May 1999) was a German football player and coach. Playing career Fuchs was born in Kaiserslautern. A centre forward, he began his professional career in 1967 with a professional contract at 1. FC Kais ...

). Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag. 1973; 3. Ed. 1994. ; 4. Ed. 2002/2003. * ''Sozialwissenschaftliche Studien zur Homosexualität''. Berlin: Verlag rosa Winkel. 1980 to 1997. * ''Der Zwang zur Tugend. Die gesellschaftliche Kontrolle der Sexualitäten''. Frankfurt/Main: Suhrkamp. 1984. * ''Das pornographierte Begehren'' (with Michael Schetsche). Frankfurt/New York 1990. * ''Homosexualität. Handbuch der Theorie- und Forschungsgeschichte'', Frankfurt/Main: Campus. 1993. * ''Die Lust am Kind. Portrait des Pädophilen'', Hamburg: Ingrid Klein Verlag GmbH. 1994. * ''Nationalsozialistischer Terror gegen Homosexuelle. Verdrängt und ungesühnt'' (together with Burkhard Jellonnek): Paderborn: Schöningh. 2002.

References

External links

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German National Library The German National Library (DNB; german: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek) is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany. It is one of the largest libraries in the world. Its task is to colle ...

Official Website by Rüdiger Lautmann

Website of ''Institut für Sicherheits- und Präventionsforschung''
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