Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period
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Resumo: | This article enables an understanding of scientific practice and funding in a peripheral country ruled by a dictatorship in the interwar period, and thus provides the basis for comparison with studies of other non-democratic regimes. We examine the work of Portugal’s Junta de Educação Nacional (National Education Board), which administered and provided funding for science from 1929 to 1936. Our findings show that this public body encouraged the participation of the Portuguese academic community in international science networks. This scenario contrasts with the dominant historiographical thesis that between the wars the Portuguese academic community did not play a role in international networks, and that it lacked state support. Also in contrast with the dominant historiography, whose ideological bias meant that a simplified picture was portrayed, whereas the reality is shown to be complex, this study demonstrates that the Portuguese dictatorial state sought to foster scientific progress through the Junta, but that resentment among academics and the resistance of universities to innovation meant that this objective was only partially achieved. Finally, the memory of a number of scientists has been rescued from oblivion, as we show how their political stance during the dictatorship led to their being ignored by historiographers when democracy prevailed. |
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Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar periodHistory of ScienceCirculation of knowledgeResistanceThis article enables an understanding of scientific practice and funding in a peripheral country ruled by a dictatorship in the interwar period, and thus provides the basis for comparison with studies of other non-democratic regimes. We examine the work of Portugal’s Junta de Educação Nacional (National Education Board), which administered and provided funding for science from 1929 to 1936. Our findings show that this public body encouraged the participation of the Portuguese academic community in international science networks. This scenario contrasts with the dominant historiographical thesis that between the wars the Portuguese academic community did not play a role in international networks, and that it lacked state support. Also in contrast with the dominant historiography, whose ideological bias meant that a simplified picture was portrayed, whereas the reality is shown to be complex, this study demonstrates that the Portuguese dictatorial state sought to foster scientific progress through the Junta, but that resentment among academics and the resistance of universities to innovation meant that this objective was only partially achieved. Finally, the memory of a number of scientists has been rescued from oblivion, as we show how their political stance during the dictatorship led to their being ignored by historiographers when democracy prevailed.IHC - Pólo da UE. FCT.Notes and Records: the Royal Society journal of the history of science2021-12-07T15:54:38Z2021-12-072021-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://hdl.handle.net/10174/30447http://hdl.handle.net/10174/30447engLOPES, Quintino; PEREIRA, Elisabete (2021), “Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period” in Notes and Records: the Royal Society journal of the history of science, 0037, pp. 1-21. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsnr.2021.0037https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsnr.2021.0037quintinolopes1@gmail.comelisabetejspereira@gmail.com734Lopes, QuintinoPereira, Elisabeteinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-01-03T19:28:00Zoai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/30447Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T01:19:42.219479Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period |
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Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period |
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Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period Lopes, Quintino History of Science Circulation of knowledge Resistance |
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Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period |
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Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period |
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Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period |
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Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period |
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Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period |
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Lopes, Quintino |
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Lopes, Quintino Pereira, Elisabete |
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Pereira, Elisabete |
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Lopes, Quintino Pereira, Elisabete |
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History of Science Circulation of knowledge Resistance |
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History of Science Circulation of knowledge Resistance |
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This article enables an understanding of scientific practice and funding in a peripheral country ruled by a dictatorship in the interwar period, and thus provides the basis for comparison with studies of other non-democratic regimes. We examine the work of Portugal’s Junta de Educação Nacional (National Education Board), which administered and provided funding for science from 1929 to 1936. Our findings show that this public body encouraged the participation of the Portuguese academic community in international science networks. This scenario contrasts with the dominant historiographical thesis that between the wars the Portuguese academic community did not play a role in international networks, and that it lacked state support. Also in contrast with the dominant historiography, whose ideological bias meant that a simplified picture was portrayed, whereas the reality is shown to be complex, this study demonstrates that the Portuguese dictatorial state sought to foster scientific progress through the Junta, but that resentment among academics and the resistance of universities to innovation meant that this objective was only partially achieved. Finally, the memory of a number of scientists has been rescued from oblivion, as we show how their political stance during the dictatorship led to their being ignored by historiographers when democracy prevailed. |
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LOPES, Quintino; PEREIRA, Elisabete (2021), “Science funding under an authoritarian regime: Portugal’s National Education Board and the European ‘academic landscape’ in the interwar period” in Notes and Records: the Royal Society journal of the history of science, 0037, pp. 1-21. https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsnr.2021.0037 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsnr.2021.0037 quintinolopes1@gmail.com elisabetejspereira@gmail.com 734 |
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