The Coproduction of Neutral Science and Neutral State in Cold War Europe: Switzerland and International Scientific Cooperation, 1951�69

• Autores: Bruno J. Strasser
• Localización: Osiris, ISSN 0369-7827, Año 24, 2009, págs. 165-187
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Neither science nor state has ever been transcendentally �neutral,� but they have sometimes been made neutral, together, as this paper shows in the context of cold war Europe. The paper explores how the Swiss government tried to �depoliticize� and �demilitarize� new international research institutions in the fields of high-energy physics (CERN), space research (ESRO and ELDO), and molecular biology (EMBL) in order to make science neutral. Conversely, this paper investigates how participation in �neutralized� scientific institutions supported Switzerland�s neutrality policy and strengthened this essential element of its national identity. It thus addresses symmetrically the coproduction of neutral science and neutral state.