Swiss Science, African Decolonization and the Rise of Global Health, 1940-2010: 186 (Basler Beitrage Zur Geschichtswissenschaft) - Softcover

Meier, Lukas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3796533477 ISBN 13: 9783796533471

Publisher: Schwabe, 2014

Synopsis

Wissenschaftliche Neugierde ist grenzenlos. Auch in der Schweiz. Das Schweizerische Tropeninstitut errichtete bereits in den fruhen 1950er Jahren zwei Forschungslaboratorien in Afrika: das Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques (CSRS) an der Cote d'Ivoire sowie das Swiss Tropical Institute Field Laboratory (STIFL) in Tansania. Das Buch erzahlt die Geschichte der Schweizer Wissenschaft an diesen Schauplatzen. Es beschreibt den Wandel von einer auf die Schweiz bezogenen Wissenschaft zu einer aktiven Forschungspartnerschaft. After World War II, and especially during the decolonization era, Switzerland became more closely involved in African affairs. Swiss research institutions were established in both West and East Africa - the Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques at Cote d'Ivoire and the Swiss Tropical Institute Field Laboratory in Tanganyika. Playing a key role in exchanges of individuals, ideas and objects between Switzerland and Africa, these institutions evolved into scientific hotspots, ultimately led by African scientists and deeply embedded within the local scientific systems. This volume analyzes the successive transformations and paradigm shifts of Swiss science in Africa - from the study of nature and collection of specimens, through development aspirations, to more recent research partnerships. By tracing this history from late colonialism to the period of development aid and structural adjustment, the work aims to contribute to a better understanding of the burgeoning field of global health.

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About the Author

Lukas Meier is a scientific collaborator at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute. He studied History and Political Sciences at the Universities of Basel, Bern and Wisconsin Madison, receiving his PhD from the University of Basel in 2012. His research interests include African history and the history of science.

Edition details

• Publisher: Schwabe
• Publication date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3796533477
• ISBN 13: 9783796533471
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 323