The researcher is influenced by political changes, especially if they are within the immediate vicinity.
In Poland, in social sciences and humanities, situation is very simple: in some political circumstances, i.e. under rule of new party/parties with clear, strictly defined agenda, some topics are no-go area, others are welcome. More, because universities are founded by the state, faculty usually has been trying to conform rules
Please let me know if the reference below is useful to you.
Reference:
Title: The Politics of Scientific Knowledge
Author: Elizabeth Suhay
Subject:
Communication and Technology, Health and Risk Communication, Political Communication
Online Publication Date:
Jan 2017
DOI:
10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.013.107
http://communication.oxfordre.com/view/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228613.001.0001/acrefore-9780190228613-e-107.
Dennis
Dennis Mazur
Hi Hisham, of course political change affects scientific research!
Ii is very naïve to think otherwise!
It has been shown over and over again through history. Look up Copernicus, Bruno, Lysenko, purging of Jewish scientists from Nazi Germany, Mengele, etc.
Whenever a populist dictator gains power by the will of ignorant populations, then first thing they do is to get rid of the educated classes. That includes Scientists!
But fanatic fundamentalist believers are the worst. They will stop at nothing to destroy past knowledge and stifle any further discoveries.
Guess who they will target first? The educated classes, museums, libraries and scientists!
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