The ritual celebration of a text after a century is always open to criticism. As Hinnerk Bruhns points out in this Special Issue, these important events become part of a sociological calendar and are built into an academic praxis that from time to time takes one back to these ‘classical texts’ in social and political theory. Yet, in the case of Weber’s brief lecture on ‘The Profession and Vocation of Politics’, as the contemporary translation of Politik als Beruf has it (Weber 1994), the centenary publication after 1919 is not the only reason that makes this text of continuing relevance. In recent years, the world seems to have gone awry. Neo-liberal restrictive policies for welfare systems, the financial and Euro crisis as well as subsequent austerity policies have resulted in rising economic and social inequality. Growing and uncontrolled migration flows, greater cultural and religious diversity and a crisis of traditional identities fuel feelings of uncertainty and anxiety. The deferral of political decisions, so placing them beyond the reach of democratically elected parliaments at European or other intergovernmental levels, restricts citizens’ participation in political processes and stimulates a widespread impression that democracy has become substantially hollowed out. Citizenship is a much contested category of membership. The beneficiaries of this multi-dimensional crisis, referred to in the public arena under the heading of ‘populism’, are above all the political entrepreneurs, who claim to represent ‘the people’ against the elite. While the ‘left-behind’ suffer the consequences of globalization and austerity, those who live off and not for politics know how to exploit the diffuse uncertainty by trading off fear and resentment. Accordingly, they can make political capital out of allegations against ‘corrupt elites’ and the ‘external enemies’ of the nation. At the same time, there are no obvious or practical solutions for the ongoing crises of global warming, economic development, social injustice, migrant integration and the larger creeping crisis of democracy. 851341 JCS0010.1177/1468795X19851341Journal of Classical SociologyEditorial editorial2019

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引言：从职业政治到职业政治

一个世纪后对文本的仪式庆祝总是受到批评。正如 Hinnerk Bruhns 在本期特刊中指出的那样，这些重要事件成为社会学日历的一部分，并被纳入学术实践，不时将人们带回社会和政治理论中的这些“经典文本”。然而，在韦伯关于“政治的职业和职业”的简短演讲中，正如 Politik als Beruf 的当代译本（韦伯，1994 年），1919 年之后的百年出版并不是使这本书继续下去的唯一原因。关联。近年来，这个世界似乎出了差错。新自由主义对福利制度的限制性政策、金融和欧元危机以及随后的紧缩政策导致经济和社会不平等加剧。不断增长且不受控制的移民潮、更大的文化和宗教多样性以及传统身份的危机加剧了不确定性和焦虑感。推迟政治决定，使它们超出欧洲或其他政府间级别的民主选举议会的范围，限制了公民对政治进程的参与，并激发了一种普遍的印象，即民主已被实质上掏空。公民身份是一个备受争议的成员资格类别。在公共舞台上以“民粹主义”为标题的这场多维危机的受益者首先是声称代表“人民”反对精英的政治企业家。当“留守者”遭受全球化和紧缩的后果时，那些不为政治谋生的人知道如何通过权衡恐惧和怨恨来利用弥漫的不确定性。因此，他们可以从对国家“腐败精英”和“外部敌人”的指控中获得政治资本。与此同时，全球变暖、经济发展、社会不公、移民融合和更大的民主危机等持续危机没有明显或切实可行的解决方案。851341 JCS0010.1177/1468795X19851341Journal of Classical Sociology 社论2019 对于全球变暖、经济发展、社会不公正、移民融合和更大的民主危机等持续危机，没有明显或实际的解决办法。851341 JCS0010.1177/1468795X19851341Journal of Classical Sociology 社论2019 对于全球变暖、经济发展、社会不公正、移民融合和更大的民主危机等持续危机，没有明显或实际的解决办法。851341 JCS0010.1177/1468795X19851341Journal of Classical Sociology 社论2019