The Centers for Austrian Studies, founded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research since the 1970s play an important role for the Austrian and international scientific community. Their tasks are to promote studies on Austria and Central Europe in their host nations as well as to give Austrian students the possibility to conduct research abroad and to get in touch with the local scientific community. This volume contains reports on the activities of these Institutions in the academic year 20 11/2012 and working papers of some of their most promising PhD students. Their...

Since the 1970s, the Centers for Austrian Studies, which were founded by the Austrian Federal Ministry for Science and Research, have played an important role for the Austrian and international scientific community. Their tasks are to promote studies on Austria and Central Europe through their host nations, as well as to give Austrian students the possibility to conduct research abroad and to get in touch with the local scientific community. This volume contains reports on the activities of these institutions in the academic year 2012/2013, as well as working papers of some their most...

The Centers for Austrian and Central European Studies, founded by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Sciences and Research since the 1970s, play an important role for the Austrian and international scientific community. Their tasks are to promote studies on Austrian and Central Europe in their host nations, as well as to offer Austrian and Central European students the opportunity to conduct research abroad and to get in touch with the local scientific community. This anthology contains reports on the activities of the Centers in the academic year 2013/2014 and papers of their most promising...

During the 1970s the Austrian Federal Ministry of Science, Research and Economy supported the founding of the Center for Austrian Studies at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and the Austrian Chair at Stanford University in California. These foundings were the initial incentives for the world wide 'spreading' of similar institutions; currently eight Centers for Austrian and Central European Studies exist in seven states on three continents. The financial funding of the Ministry enabled these, to connect senior with young scholars, to help the latter, to participate and benefit from...