Ana Petrov scrutinises Max Weber‘s concept of rationalisation in music. Ana Petrov argues that Max Weber‘s allegedly ‘neutral’ concepts were anything but innocent and ideology-free, but rather an outcome of his social and intellectual background. The implications of Weber‘s concept of rationalisation in music can be grasped by discussing the correlations between the concepts of evolution and rationalisation as well as the paradigm of cultural imperialism.

Ana Petrov scrutinises Max Weber‘s concept of rationalisation in music. Ana Petrov argues that Max Weber‘s allegedly ‘neutral’ concepts were anything but innocent and ideology-free, but rather an outcome of his social and intellectual background. The implications of Weber‘s concept of rationalisation in music can be grasped by discussing the correlations between the concepts of evolution and rationalisation as well as the paradigm of cultural imperialism.

Ana Petrov scrutinises Max Weber‘s concept of rationalisation in music. Ana Petrov argues that Max Weber‘s allegedly ‘neutral’ concepts were anything but innocent and ideology-free, but rather an outcome of his social and intellectual background. The implications of Weber‘s concept of rationalisation in music can be grasped by discussing the correlations between the concepts of evolution and rationalisation as well as the paradigm of cultural imperialism.