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Activism Across Borders: Causes, Campaigns and Conflicts in Europe since 1870
The fellowship is dedicated to the preparation of a book that examines different strands of transnational activism since the late nineteenth century. As a whole, the project asks several interrelated questions: how exactly did individuals, groups and organisations foster bonds as part of their quest for political and social change? To what extent was their activism hampered by national or ideological boundaries? What were the limitations of specific alliances and methods? The book project addresses such questions by analysing political movements whose internationalism was a conspicuous feature – from feminism and socialism to anti-war campaigns and green politics. The focus is on Europe, yet the outlook is global: the project examines groups and individuals that expressed far-reaching ambitions and operated within either imperial or post-colonial settings. In adopting a broad chronological perspective, the study seeks to trace shifting alliances, to identify ideological and rhetorical continuities and to highlight the importance of geopolitical contexts in shaping campaigners’ agendas and actions.
Biographical Note
Daniel Laqua is Associate Professor of European History at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. In exploring the dynamics and tensions of transnational activism, his work covers a variety of international movements and organisations. He is the author of The Age of Internationalism and Belgium, 1880–1930: Peace, Progress and Prestige (Manchester, 2013) and has edited or co-edited a variety of themed journal issues and edited volumes, including Internationalism Reconfigured: Transnational Ideas and Movements between the World Wars (London, 2011) and International Organizations and Global Civil Society: Histories of the Union of International Associations (London, 2019). His work has appeared in journals such as The English Historical Review, The Historical Journal and History Workshop Journal. His current research addresses the role of internationalism within university settings between the 1920s and the 1960s.