John Krige Livres

This volume studies the links between politics and science during the 20th century, based on the example of the large US foundations. If the 20th century can be regarded in many ways as the »American Century«, then the large US foundations such as Carnegie, Rockefeller and Ford played a major role in this development. And yet they weren´t simply stooges for official US power politics. The circumstances surrounding their actions were much more complicated and made great demands of the philanthropy of the day. This volume with articles in English and German shows the course of US philanthropy in Europe in the time between the world wars and following World War II; it demonstrates how Europe became the setting for continually new versions of the postwar political and scientific landscape.

How the United States used its position as the world's leading scientific and technological power to rebuild European scientific practices and institutions and align them with American interests during the first two decades of the Cold War.

The book examines the evolution of US "deemed export" regulations, which govern the dissemination of sensitive unclassified technical information, particularly regarding foreign scientists from perceived adversarial nations. Authors Mario Daniels and John Krige argue that these export controls have significantly influenced American national security, foreign policy, and trade discussions since 1945. They highlight the growing involvement of universities and research institutions in these regulations, emphasizing that classification is just one of several critical tools developed in the post-war period to manage knowledge flow.

How America used its technological leadership in the 1950s and the 1960s to foster European collaboration and curb nuclear proliferation, with varying degrees of success.