<p>Vexillology is the study of flags. At least since the 1960's, practitioners of vexillology have worked to apply modern historical techniques and research methods to the field. Scholarly publications and conferences have professionalized a study once approached through narrative and anecdotal methods. It has long been recognized that vexillology is a useful auxiliary to history, political science, sociology, semiology, and design among other fields of study. But is vexillology a social science of its own rather than a mere adjunct to more traditional fields? Many years of scholarly debate have not settled this question. In this excerpt from his PhD thesis at the University of Zagreb in Croatia, made available for the first time in English by the Flag Heritage Foundation, Dr. Zeljko Heimer reviews the arguments and evidence and offers a reasoned conclusion in support of vexillology as a social science.</p>

Vexillology As a Social Science

Lt. Col. Zeljko Heimer, PHD

Edward B. Kaye, Editor

Flag Heritage Foundation

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Vexillology As a Social Science