In the first case, persons can become «outsiders» as a consequence of political circumstances beyond their control, but remain members of a single human civilization. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
These artists pursued creatively diverse paths to personal artistic freedom under the harsh political circumstances of the time. (museumpublicity.com)
Part of this is because political circumstances change and the different methods have different impacts. (ukpollingreport.co.uk)