Skandinaviske studier og geopolitik: IASS og den kolde krig

The foundation stone for the creation of IASS was laid at First International Conference on Scandinavian Studies which took place University Cambridge, England, in July 1956. Few months later, world woke up to news Soviet invasion Budapest November 4th, a defining moment history Cold War, sent political shock waves and flow nearly quarter-million Hungarian refugees Western Europe. But how did this tense situation affect emerging field international studies? Drawing vast literature published proceedings from conferences personal interviews with members organization, article examines War geopolitical conflict between communist East capitalist West left its imprint activities period 1956 until Fall Berlin Wall dissolution Union 1989/1991.