THE UNKNOWN MICHAEL CERNEA AT 90
Abstract: This paper is written for Professor Michael Cernea’ 90th birthday. However, I did not perform an in-depth analysis of his work as a sociologist of development because his contributions are worldwide known. What is less known is his activity before his employment at the World Bank, in 1974. He did his studies during a period when sociology was banned in Romania. Despite this, he became one of the pioneers of the process of rehabilitation of sociological field research in Romania. First, he dealt with industrial and urban sociology. Then, under the influence of interwar sociological traditions, he turned to rural sociology. The activity after 1974 cannot be fully understood without knowing the Romanian background of this sociologist who has recently turned 90.
Keywords: Michael Cernea, Dimitrie Gusti, population resettlement, applied anthropology, rehabilitation of sociology, sociology of agricultural cooperation, industrial sociology
Citation suggestion: Rostás, Zoltan. “The Unknown Michael Cernea at 90.” Transilvania, no. 11-12 (2021): 91-98.
https://doi.org/10.51391/trva.2021.11-12.14.
