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Post-War Eugenics, Reproductive Choices and Population Policies in Greece, 1950s–1980s

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This chapter analyses the international contacts of Greek eugenicists. As is shown, foreign cooperations were instrumental in shaping the post-war Greek eugenics movement. Central to this was the network among Greek, British and American eugenicists which pulled the strings of eugenics dissemination in the country. The chapter focuses mainly on the collaboration with the International Planned Parenthood Federation and Dr. Clarence Gamble. The agency of both helped the Greeks to establish their presence in the local and the international scene. In this context, the chapter responds to the following significant questions: Who participated in the network of eugenicists? How they related with each other? What were their achievements?

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Barmpouti, A. (2019). The International Network. In: Post-War Eugenics, Reproductive Choices and Population Policies in Greece, 1950s–1980s. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-03568-6_4

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