Ferdinand Tönnies Society

Ferdinand Tönnies - Gesellschaft eV ( FTG ) was founded in 1956 in Kiel, at the initiative of the archivist William Kähler. It is a non-profit association. Under the Articles, the Company encourages students and working youth and civic education. As a scientific society, they also dedicated to the Articles of Association dealing with the work of the sociologist and philosopher Ferdinand Tönnies (1855-1936), one of the founders of German sociology. Its president since 2010 Alexander pedestrian, who was elected as the successor of the late Lars Clausen, Hans -Werner Prahl serves as Vice President. CEO is Uwe Carstens.

On behalf of the FTG appears the text-critical edition of his printed oeuvre that. Ferdinand Tönnies complete edition in 24 volumes since 1998 The FTG also publishes the semi-annual magazine Tönnies forum and the publication series of Ferdinand Tönnies - Gesellschaft. It organizes lectures and conferences such as the (previously eight) Tönnies Symposia ( 1980 Kiel, Kiel 1983 Kiel, 1987, Klagenfurt 2004, Kiel 2005, Paris 2007 and Husum, 2011 and 2013).

At their home in Kiel- Schreventeich it operates a student residence, the Ferdinand Tönnies house.