By F. Mark Latimer
For a few devout musicians, there was sheer luck in escaping. Others foresaw the impending danger and were able to escape Nazi Germany with the help of friends and family. Many underestimated the growing hate and anti-semitism that was coming their way, including Strauss himself, who saw the Nazi party as yet another potentially failed attempt at government, like those he witnessed before...
A dedicated scholar and author of many books, Dr. Boyer is the recipient of numerous accolades from the Austrian government, including the Cross of Honor for Science and Art, First Class (2004), in recognition of his work on the history of the Habsburg Empire, and the Austrian State Prize for Modern History (2006). In addition, his leadership at the University of Chicago has shaped a generation of historians who focus on Austria...
By Duncan Bare
While much is already known about what US intelligence did in Austria between 1945 and 1955, relatively little has been written to date about their structure(s) or personnel, except to add ‘flavor’ and depth to stories of their operational exploits or specific projects. In some way, the task I set myself was to write organizational ‘biographies’ of OSS, SSU, and CIG in Austria. To accomplish this as accurately and comprehensively as possible, I would also need to reconstruct their organizational ‘family trees’, with branches stretching back to Washington...
“American Agents in Austria – After 1918, After 1945” is a two-day conference devoted to an exploration of the strategies of Austria and the successor states to develop their state capacities and to provide basic public goods with the support of American experts on different levels of administration....
This lecture will engage with the theory and practice of the Austrian neutrality concept in light of the contemporary international setting. Since its inception in 1955, the concept of neutrality appears to exist in a challenging realm, positioned ambiguously between serving as a model and transitioning into a phase-out model...
Two mountain rescue organizations—one near Seattle, Washington, the other in Tyrol, Austria—are linked by a surprising historic connection. Take a journey with historian Mark S. Weiner from America to Austria as he considers the origins and meaning of their work. Both groups have grown from a strong sense of place—because before you can save a stranger, you first must love your home.
By Dóra Fedeles-Czeferner
Rosika Schwimmer is probably the most established Hungarian women’s movement activist from the first half of the 20th century. In November 1918, she even stepped onto the international political stage when the government of Count Mihály Károlyi (1875, Fót, Hungary-1955, Vence, France) made her Hungarian envoy to Switzerland.
The Austrian Studies Program at the UC Berkeley Institute of European Studies is pleased to welcome faculty applications for the position of Visiting Professor, to teach the newly created Botstiber Compact Seminar in Austrian Studies, established with the generous support of the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies (BIAAS)...
On Friday, October 6th, the Botstiber Institute for Austrian-American Studies, in partnership with Columbia University’s Department of History and the Harriman Institute, will hold the conference, “Celebrating István Deák: Historian, Teacher, Provocateur” in honor of Hungarian-American historian István Deák (1926-2023).
Our sincerest congratulations to the 18 individuals and their affiliated institutions who will be supported by BIAAS funding for their upcoming projects and events. We are excited to see what they accomplish, and we are happy to present the titles of their diverse projects
