National Minorities as Peacebuilders? How Three Baltic Germans Responded to the First World War
Year: 2018
Type: article
Abstract: Many members of Europe's national minorities had particularly terrible experiences during the First World War. This article examines how three ethnic German minority activists from the Baltic region responded to those dreadful years by, subsequently, presenting themselves as peace campaigners promoting a novel model for multiethnic society. They promoted ideas such as the “a‐national state” and “cultural autonomy” at both national and international levels, not least in the hope of influencing the League of Nations. To what extent should they be accepted as early peacebuilders?
Source: Peace & Change
DOI: 10.1111/pech.12272
Author: Martyn Housden
Institution: University of Bradford
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2763545523