His research fields were sociology of knowledge, class analysis, the military-industrial complex, peace and conflict research, media sociology and "Power Structure Research". Krysmanski ("Krys") was especially interested in "the connections between the rich and powerful and their arrangements" (Bernd Drücke). As human rights activist he was active following the Pinochet-coup in Chile on 11 September 1973. He was author of several TV contributions, trying to introduce sociological expertise into the broadcasting of political topics. From 1996 to 2000 he coordinated European Popular Science (EPS), a research project of the European Commission.