Global entanglements of Eastern Bloc Parapsychology during the Cold War

This panel examines the global entanglements of Eastern Bloc parapsychology during the Cold War. It focuses on the Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, and Poland, exploring how occult ideas and scientific methodologies interacted under socialist regimes, as well as the transnational networks linking researchers across the Eastern Bloc and the West. The panel highlights the intersections of science, politics, intelligence, and occultism in Cold War parapsychological research.