Die Akademien der Wissenschaften in Zentraleuropa im Kalten Krieg

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In 2013, the Academy commemorates the 75th anniversary of the “Anschluss” by presenting an exhibition and catalog that explore its responses to the Nazi takeover, its role in the Nazi regime, and the subsequent effects on the postwar period. New research provides deep insights into the Academy's personnel, institutional structure, and scientific focus during the Nazi era. The volume also addresses the Cold War, highlighting the rivalry between East and West in the field of scholarship. It examines the Academies of Sciences in Central Europe, including those in Socialist states—such as Slovenia, Romania, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia, and Slovakia—as well as academies in divided Germany and the Austrian Academy of Sciences. This work offers a comparative perspective on these institutions during the Cold War, focusing on continuities and ruptures within the academies, as well as the similarities and differences between the ‘Western’ and Socialist models. Socialist academies evolved into comprehensive entities for science and scholarship, while Western academies remained societies of scholars. The Austrian Academy occupies a middle ground. Many findings on East Central European academies during this period are presented in a Western European language for the first time, paving the way for future research through an innovative transnational comparison.