Scholars in exile and dictatorships of the 20th century

0360733 - ÚSD 2012 RIV eng U - Conference, Workshop Arrangement
Štrbáňová, Soňa - Kostlán, Antonín - Hermann, Tomáš - Josefovičová, Milena - Lorencová, I. - Nytrová, Zuzana - Olšáková, Doubravka - Šimůnek, Michal V.
Scholars in exile and dictatorships of the 20th century.
[Praha, 24.05.2011-26.05.2011, (K-WRD 76/40)]
R&D Projects: GA AV ČR IAAX00630801
Institutional research plan: CEZ:AV0Z80630520; CEZ:AV0Z80770509
Keywords : history of science * Czechoslovak history (1918-1989) * exile and emigration
Subject RIV: AB - History

Issues concerning scientists in exile have attracted attention especially in relation to the large emigration wave that hit Europe facing the Nazi regime. Still, other émigré and exile waves in 20th century Europe have so far escaped more detailed attention, like those that were evoked by European and non-European authoritarian regimes and dictatorships or other malignant political developments. Insufficiently explored as yet is the effect of the Communist regimes that came into power in first in the Soviet Union and later in several European countries on escapes of scholars (both the average and top ones) to outside their spheres of influence. This process retained in all these countries its significant specific features and took its particular time course depending on the acuteness of the local political pressure. Attention seeking are also the problems concerning intellectuals and scholars expelled from their home countries by several other authoritarian regimes, some of which have been active up to the present day. The Conference approached these questions from two angles – partly from the all- European perspective and partly considering the Czech developments.
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