- Tytuł:
- “Winning the Hearts and Minds”: The Intellectual Cold War and the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations’ Exchange Programs in Eastern Europe
- Autorzy:
- Nowaczewska, Renata
- Powiązania:
- https://bibliotekanauki.pl/articles/27312183.pdf
- Data publikacji:
- 2023
- Wydawca:
- Uniwersytet Komisji Edukacji Narodowej w Krakowie
- Tematy:
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Philanthropy
Rockefeller Foundation
Ford Foundation
exchange programs
Eastern Europe
Cold War
filantropia
Fundacja Rockefellera
Fundacja Forda
programy wymiany
Europa Wschodnia
Zimna Wojna - Opis:
- At the end of World War II, American private foundations hoped to restore the pre-war relations with the research institutes, universities, and individual scholars in Europe. The Iron Curtain that divided the continent prevented a further expansion of their programs. Planned for the betterment of humankind, to improve health and education, advance scientific research, and facilitate worldwide scientific cooperation, the foundations’ exchange programs aimed at breaking barriers, overcoming differences, and leading to international understanding. However, in the new geopolitical circumstances, they served other purposes. By providing access to knowledge and different perspectives on ideas and values, the exchange programs contributed to the formation of the elite intellectual networks that undermined and finally brought Communism down. This article provides an insight into the reasons for the two foundations’ early involvement in Eastern Europe and their distinct methods and compares these to the public diplomacy efforts. It also discusses the radically different reception of activities undertaken by public and private organizations that strengthened the plea for the “hearts and minds” of the people behind the Iron Curtain.
- Źródło:
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Res Gestae. Czasopismo Historyczne; 2023, 15; 165-181
2450-4475 - Pojawia się w:
- Res Gestae. Czasopismo Historyczne
- Dostawca treści:
- Biblioteka Nauki