Franz Neumann (political scientist)

Franz Neumann
Born
Franz Leopold Neumann

(1900-05-23)May 23, 1900
Katowice, Silesia, German Empire
DiedSeptember 2, 1954(1954-09-02) (aged 54)
Visp, Switzerland
Nationality
  • German
  • American
SpouseInge Werner
Children
Academic background
Alma materLondon School of Economics
ThesisThe Governance of the Rule of Law[1] (1936)
Doctoral advisor
Influences
Academic work
Discipline
School or tradition
Institutions
Doctoral students
Notable worksBehemoth (1942)
Influenced

Franz Leopold Neumann (23 May 1900 – 2 September 1954) was a German political activist, Western Marxist theorist and labor lawyer, who became a political scientist in exile and is best known for his theoretical analyses of Nazism. He studied in Germany and the United Kingdom, and spent the last phase of his career in the United States, where he worked for the Office of Strategic Services from 1943 to 1945. During the Second World War, Neumann spied for the Soviet Union under the code-name "Ruff". Together with Ernst Fraenkel and Arnold Bergstraesser, Neumann is considered to be among the founders of modern political science in the Federal Republic of Germany.

  1. ^ Neumann, Franz (1936). The Governance of the Rule of Law: An Investigation into the Relationship Between the Political Theories, the Legal System, and the Social Background in the Competitive Society (PhD thesis). London: London School of Economics. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
  2. ^ Hirst, Paul Q. (1993). "Introduction". In Hirst, Paul Q. (ed.). The Pluralist Theory of the State: Selected Writings of G.D.H. Cole, J.N. Figgis, and H.J. Laski. London: Routledge. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-134-96723-0.
  3. ^ a b Fuchs, Christian (2017). "The Relevance of Franz L. Neumann's Critical Theory in 2017: Anxiety and Politics in the New Age of Authoritarian Capitalism". TripleC. 15 (2): 637. doi:10.31269/triplec.v15i2.903. ISSN 1726-670X.
  4. ^ a b c Wiggershaus, Rolf (1995) [1994]. The Frankfurt School: Its History, Theories, and Political Significance. Translated by Robertson, Michael. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-0-262-73113-3.
  5. ^ Tooze, Adam [@adam_tooze] (21 April 2017). "I'm curious. How do I come across as a critic of the brilliant Neumann? Stats and the German State is hugely influenced by Behemoth!" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 May 2019 – via Twitter.