ABSTRACT

This article analyses two secondary school competitions – the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) and the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) – as platforms for early elite fostering in science between the years 1967 and 1984. It argues that the two arrangements can be understood as one of many Cold War arenas of the time period. The article further discusses how participation in the competitions in its various forms – the pre-selection, the preparations, the scientific exams, the celebratory activities, the more leisure-adjusted parts – contributed to form practices of distinction that separated the contestants from other same-aged individuals of their generation. The identities and self-images that the pupils were encouraged to develop came from a multilayered blend of both national and international discourses. Consequently, a certain kind of Cold War-specific elite fostering took place that reflected the interwoven character of science, education and politics during the second half of the conflict.

摘要

本文分析了 1967 年至 1984 年间作为早期科学精英培养平台的两项中学竞赛——国际物理奥林匹克竞赛 (IPhO) 和国际化学奥林匹克竞赛 (IChO)。它认为这两种安排可以理解为一个这一时期的许多冷战舞台。文章进一步讨论了参加各种形式的比赛——预选、准备、科学考试、庆祝活动、更休闲的部分——如何有助于形成区别于其他选手的区分实践。 -他们那一代的老年人。鼓励学生发展的身份和自我形象来自国家和国际话语的多层次融合。最后，