Exile intensified hierarchy and dependency within the Institute.

Evidence

In the conditions of exile, Horkheimer’s dominant position was stronger than ever, the dependency of his associates greater than ever, and the attractiveness of the Institute as an independent, left-wing intellectual community more than ever unparalleled. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School, 589

Categorization

  • XREF: Connects to the broader theme of academic dependency and patronage seen in how Horkheimer’s associates depended on institutional security. — connects to: Humiliated staff stayed because the Institute was exile’s only bastion for theoretical work — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1096; Horkheimer’s inner conflicts shaped the Institute’s patriarchal enclave structure. — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 589; Institutional disintegration resulted partly from the scattering of exiled scholars — Rolf Wiggershaus, The Frankfurt School: Its History,…, 1029 (+4 more)

Broader Connections