The Second International Workshop on Lysenkoism

本奖项颁发给将于2012年6月21日至23日在维也纳大学举行的李森科主义国际研讨会。研讨会将汇集来自世界各地的科学家和历史学家，展示他们对20世纪生物学史上最重要的争议之一——李森科事件（Lysenko Affair）的研究。1948年，苏联农学家T.D.李森科（T.D. Lysenko）在约瑟夫·斯大林（Joseph Stalin）和共产党中央委员会的支持下，在苏联禁止遗传学，这项法令很快在整个共产主义集团得到了执行。该研讨会将有助于在历史和科学哲学、环境史和冷战等领域进行的研究。它将汇集各个层次和跨学科的学者，并加强与在相关研究领域工作的学者的关系。研讨会参与者将讨论各种相关主题，如李森科主义在各种国际背景下的影响和反应，达尔文主义和拉马克主义在李森科争议中的作用，以及李森科主义与冷战科学史、生物学史和其他科学学科历史中其他主题之间的关系。潜在的广泛影响本次研讨会将是维也纳大学研究生项目“历史、哲学和文化背景下的科学”系列活动的一部分。与欧洲大学合作将大大扩大研究范围，并促进该领域的国际联系。讲习班的结果将予以公布。

IntroductionThis award is for an International Workshop on Lysenkoism that will be held 21-23 June 2012 at the University of Vienna. The workshop will bring together scientists and historians from around the world to present their research on one of the most important controversies in the history of Twentieth Century biology, the Lysenko Affair: In 1948 the Soviet agronomist T.D. Lysenko received the support of Joseph Stalin and the Central Committee of the Communist Party to ban genetics in the Soviet Union, an edict soon enforced throughout the Communist Bloc.Intellectual MeritThe workshop will contribute to ongoing research in the fields of history and philosophy of science, environmental history, and the Cold War. It will bring together scholars at every level and across disciplines and strengthen relationships with scholars working in related areas of research. Workshop participants will address a variety of pertinent topics such as the impact and reaction to Lysenkoism in various international contexts, the role of Darwinism and Lamarckism in the Lysenko controversy, and the relationship between Lysenkoism and other topics in the history of Cold War science, the history of biology, and the histories of other scientific disciplines.Potential Broader ImpactsThe workshop will be part of a series of activities inaugurating the University of Vienna's graduate program, titled "The Sciences in Historical, Philosophical and Cultural Context." Partnering with a European university will significantly expand the scope of research and foster international ties in the field. The results of the workshop are to be published.