This paper revisits the political thought of propagandist Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi (1894-1972), revisiting
his idea of a Pan-European Union in the light of past and present crises of European identity. Looking at his
changing conceptions of Europe’s frontiers, this article argues that Coudenhove’s case offers many insights
to those who seek to understand the cultural prehistory of the Cold War frontiers. His movement constitutes
an example of what Michael Freeden has called a ‘thin-centred ideology’, and the article proceeds by
contextualising Coudenhove’s activities in the light of this paradigm. The article also reviews how historians’
interest in his work has been shaped by present crises in European integration. The history of Pan-Europa
also offers a contextualisation of such phenomena as the rise of populism and the emergence of global panmovements
in the wake of political crises.
Coudenhove-Kalerg Pan-Europa European identity Early Cold War European ideologies European civilization
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Bölüm | Makaleler |
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Yayımlanma Tarihi | 26 Mart 2019 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2018 Cilt: 38 Sayı: 2 |