West Germany
West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German reunification through the accession of East Germany on 3 O ...
) is a German sociologist. He is Professor of Sociology at the Center for Research on Antisemitism at the Technical University of Berlin.
Bergmann's work focuses on sociology and history of anti-Semitism and related areas, including racism and right-wing extremism. His has published on the theory of social movements, forms of collective violence (pogroms, genocides) and on prejudice.
In their 1997 book, ''Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia in Germany after Unification,'' Berkman and Erd put forward the idea of secondary antisemitism, a privately held antisemitic world view common among post-War citizens of West Germany that remained latent but increased in strength because it was denied a public expression.
Selected publications
* '' The time structures of social systems, a system-theoretical analysis ''. Duncker und Humblot, Berlin 1981, (= ''Soziologische Schriften'', Band 33, zugleich DissertationUni Hamburg, Fachbereich Philosophie und Sozialwissenschaften, 1981).
* Duncker and Humblot, Berlin 1981, (= '' Sociological writings '', Volume 33, at the same time dissertation
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg (german: link=no, Universität Hamburg, also referred to as UHH) is a public research university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by combining the previous General Lecture System ('' Allgemeines Vo ...
, Department of Philosophy and Social Sciences, 1981).
* mit Rainer Erb: ''Die Nachtseite der Judenemanzipation''.
* Rainer Erb: '' The Dark Side of Jewish emancipation''.
* ''Der Widerstand gegen die Integration der Juden in Deutschland 1780–1860,'' Metropol, Berlin 1989, (= ''Antisemitismus und jüdische Geschichte,'' 1989, Band 1).
* ''The resistance to the integration of Jews in Germany 1780-1860, '' Metropol, Berlin 1989, (= '' anti-Semitism and Jewish history, '' 1989, Volume 1 ).
* als Herausgeber mit Rainer Erb: ''Antisemitismus in der politischen Kultur seit 1945'', Westdeutscher Verlag, Opladen 1990, .
* As editor with Rainer Erb: '' anti-Semitism in the political culture since 1945 '', West German publishing house, Opladen 1990, .
* als Herausgeber miz Rainer Erb: ''Neonazismus und rechte Subkultur'' (=
Technische Universität Berlin
The Technical University of Berlin (official name both in English and german: link=no, Technische Universität Berlin, also known as TU Berlin and Berlin Institute of Technology) is a public research university located in Berlin, Germany. It was ...
. Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung: ''Reihe Dokumente, Texte, Materialien'', Band 15), Metropol, Berlin 1994, .
* As editor miz Rainer Erb: '' neo-Nazism and right subculture '' (=
University of Berlin
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Center for Research on Antisemitism
The Center for Research on Antisemitism (''Zentrum für Antisemitismusforschung'', ZfA) at the Technical University, Berlin is a research centre dedicated to "researching and combating anti-Semitism."Freien Universität Berlin 1995/96 unter dem Titel: ''Öffentliche Konflikte und kollektive Lernprozesse''). Collective learning in the political culture of the Federal Republic 1949-1989 (= '' Series of the Center for Research on Antisemitism Berlin '', Volume 4), Campus, Frankfurt am Main 1997, (habilitation thesis at the Free University Berlin 1995/96 under the title: '' Public conflicts and collective learning processes '').
* ''Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia in Germany after Unification'', mit Rainer Erb (Hrsg.), Oxford University Press, Oxford 1997, (englisch).
* '' Anti-Semitism and Xenophobia in Germany after Unification '', with Rainer Erb (ed.), Oxford University Press, Oxford 1997, (English).
* mit Rainer Erb: ''Antisemitismus in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1996'', in:
Richard Alba
Richard D. Alba (born December 22, 1942) is an American sociologist, who is a Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is known for developing assimilation theory to fit the contemporary, multi-racial era of immigration, with stud ...
, Peter Schmidt, Martina Wasmer (Hrsg.): Deutsche und Ausländer: Freunde, Fremde oder Feinde
* Rainer Erb: '' anti-Semitism in the Federal Republic of Germany in 1996 '', in:
Richard Alba
Richard D. Alba (born December 22, 1942) is an American sociologist, who is a Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center, CUNY. He is known for developing assimilation theory to fit the contemporary, multi-racial era of immigration, with stud ...
, Peter Schmidt, Martina Wasmer (ed.): '' German and foreign Friends, strangers or enemies? Empirische Befunde und theoretische Erklärungen'' (= ''Blickpunkt Gesellschaft'', Band 5), Westdeutscher Verlag, Opladen / Wiesbaden 2000, S. 401-438, . Empirical findings and theoretical explanations' '(=' 'viewpoint society', Volume 5), West German publishing house, Opladen / Wiesbaden 2000, pp 401–438, .
* '' Exclusionary Violence. Antisemitic Riots in Modern German History (1819-1938)'', Ann Arbor 2002, ed. zus. mit Christhard Hoffmann und HW Smith
* ''Geschichte des Antisemitismus'', CH Beck, München 2002, (2. Auflage 2004, 3. Auflage 2006). zus. with Christhard Hoffmann and HW Smith
* als Herausgeber mit Mona Körte: ''Antisemitismusforschung in den Wissenschaften'', Tagungsband, Metropol, Berlin 2004, .
* as editor with Mona Körte: '' anti-Semitism research in the sciences '', Proceedings, Metropol, Berlin 2004, .