The Western Institute in Poznań (Polish: Instytut Zachodni, German West-Institut, French: L'Institut Occidental) is a scientific research society focusing on the Western provinces of Poland - Kresy Zachodnie (including Greater Poland, Silesia, Pomerania), history, economy and politics of Germany, and the Polish-German relations in history and today.
The Western Institute was founded in 1944 and became the flagship of the Polish Research of the West.[1]
Missionedit
The mission of the Institute is to conduct research projects within fields of political science, sociology, history, economics and law-especially focusing on Polish-German issues as well as European politics. It has been founded by a group of Poznań University professor in 1944, and incorporated with Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992[2]
Praiseedit
Professor Władysław Bartoszewski, Polish survivor of Auschwitz, and renowned figure of Polish-Jewish and Polish-German reconciliation praised the work of the institute:
I often used the archives of the Western Institute, when writing my works on the Nazi terror. They reliably researched Nazi atrocities. The series "Documenta Occupationis"-a collection of original documents concerning German policy in occupied Poland is a canon position. Many American, Israeli and German scholars use them to this day without reservations. They are part of scholarly literature and this is the greatest contribution of the Institute during its early years of existence[3]
Criticismedit
The work of the Institute carried out while Poland was a communist country has been criticised by American historian Richard Blanke as having anti-German bias[4] Other criticism of work from this period have included allegations of propaganda and dullness while admitting that the Institute produced "some good works on political sciences and legal systems"[5]
German historian Gregor Thum has written that the premise of the research concept of the Western Institute in the first decades was the idea of an eternal German-Polish antagonism and thus the Institute's research, like its German counterpart, the Ostforschung, was based on explicit political objectives, active support of the territorial claims of the state and the distribution of research results by popular science.[6]
After the fall of communism, the Institute has been one of the leading institutions in joint Polish-German scholarship and cooperation.[citation needed]
^Dla swoich pobudką, dla wrogów przestrogą - portret Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego, Magdalena Grochowska, Gazeta Wyborcza, 2005
^Richard Blanke, The American Historical Review, Vol. 97, No. 2. Apr., 1992, pp. 580-582. Review of: Włodzimierz Jastrzębski,Der Bromberger Blutsonntag: Legende und Wirklichkeit. and Andrzej Brożek, Niemcy zagraniczni w polityce kolonizacji pruskich prowincji wschodnich (1886-1918)
^Faraldo, José M. (2008). Europe, Nationalism, Communism. Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften. p. 46. ISBN978-3-631-56762-3.
^Thum, Gregor (2011). Uprooted: How Breslau became Wroclaw during the century of expulsions. Princeton University Press. pp. 195, 196. ISBN978-0-691-14024-7.
^"Wydania". Instytut Zachodni. Retrieved March 3, 2018.
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For the Western Institute in Melbourne see Victoria University Australia This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Western Institute news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2011 Learn how and when to remove this message The Western Institute in Poznan Polish Instytut Zachodni German West Institut French L Institut Occidental is a scientific research society focusing on the Western provinces of Poland Kresy Zachodnie including Greater Poland Silesia Pomerania history economy and politics of Germany and the Polish German relations in history and today Seat of Western Institute Established by professor Zygmunt Wojciechowski in 1944 in Warsaw since 1945 based in Poznan There were branches in Warsaw 1945 53 Wroclaw 1948 49 and scientific posts in Krakow and Olsztyn Full name Instytut Zachodni Instytut Naukowo Badawczy im Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu Contents 1 History 2 Mission 3 Praise 4 Criticism 5 The directors 6 Main publications 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksHistory editThe Western Institute was founded in 1944 and became the flagship of the Polish Research of the West 1 Mission editThe mission of the Institute is to conduct research projects within fields of political science sociology history economics and law especially focusing on Polish German issues as well as European politics It has been founded by a group of Poznan University professor in 1944 and incorporated with Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1992 2 Praise editProfessor Wladyslaw Bartoszewski Polish survivor of Auschwitz and renowned figure of Polish Jewish and Polish German reconciliation praised the work of the institute I often used the archives of the Western Institute when writing my works on the Nazi terror They reliably researched Nazi atrocities The series Documenta Occupationis a collection of original documents concerning German policy in occupied Poland is a canon position Many American Israeli and German scholars use them to this day without reservations They are part of scholarly literature and this is the greatest contribution of the Institute during its early years of existence 3 Criticism editThe work of the Institute carried out while Poland was a communist country has been criticised by American historian Richard Blanke as having anti German bias 4 Other criticism of work from this period have included allegations of propaganda and dullness while admitting that the Institute produced some good works on political sciences and legal systems 5 German historian Gregor Thum has written that the premise of the research concept of the Western Institute in the first decades was the idea of an eternal German Polish antagonism and thus the Institute s research like its German counterpart the Ostforschung was based on explicit political objectives active support of the territorial claims of the state and the distribution of research results by popular science 6 After the fall of communism the Institute has been one of the leading institutions in joint Polish German scholarship and cooperation citation needed The directors edit1945 1955 prof Zygmunt Wojciechowski 1956 1958 prof Kazimierz Piwarski 1959 1961 prof Gerard Labuda 1961 1964 prof Michal Sczaniecki 1964 1965 prof Zdzislaw Kaczmarczyk 1966 1973 prof Wladyslaw Markiewicz 1974 1978 prof Lech Trzeciakowski 1978 1990 prof Antoni Czubinski 1990 2004 prof Anna Wolff Poweska since 2004 prof Andrzej SaksonMain publications editThe Western Review Przeglad Zachodni 7 Polish Western Affairs La Pologne et les Affaires OccidentalesSee also editGovernment Delegate s Office at HomeReferences edit Gregor Thum Die fremde Stadt Breslau nach 1945 2006 pp 276 ISBN 3 570 55017 6 ISBN 978 3 570 55017 5 Historia Instytutu Zachodniego Dla swoich pobudka dla wrogow przestroga portret Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego Magdalena Grochowska Gazeta Wyborcza 2005 Richard Blanke The American Historical Review Vol 97 No 2 Apr 1992 pp 580 582 Review of Wlodzimierz Jastrzebski Der Bromberger Blutsonntag Legende und Wirklichkeit and Andrzej Brozek Niemcy zagraniczni w polityce kolonizacji pruskich prowincji wschodnich 1886 1918 Faraldo Jose M 2008 Europe Nationalism Communism Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften p 46 ISBN 978 3 631 56762 3 Thum Gregor 2011 Uprooted How Breslau became Wroclaw during the century of expulsions Princeton University Press pp 195 196 ISBN 978 0 691 14024 7 Wydania Instytut Zachodni Retrieved March 3 2018 External links edithttp www iz poznan pl Instytut Zachodni official site in English and Polish Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Western Institute amp oldid 1179774852, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
