| ID | 120420 |
| Title Proper | Decolonisation and the federal moment |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Collins, Michael |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Post-1945 decolonisation involved the universal acceptance of nation-statehood as the alternative to imperialism. Nationalism vanquished its transnational competitors, notably imperialism and Marxism. Alternatives to imperial rule that avoided sovereign states on national lines, such as federations in the later 1940s and 1950s, have received less attention from historians. Federations involved alternative ways of thinking about sovereignty, territoriality, and political economy. British interest in creating federations, for example the Central African Federation (CAF) in 1953, offers some new perspectives on the strength of imperial ideology and the determination to continue a missionary imperialism after the Second World War. Federal thinking and practice was prominent at this time in other European empires too, notably the French and Dutch ones. The federal idea was also an aspect of the emerging European community. This is suggestive of a wider "federal moment" that points to the importance of linking international, trans-national, imperial, and world historical approaches. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 24, No.1; Mar 2013: p.21-40 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 24, No.1; Mar 2013: p.21-40 |
| Key Words | Decolonisation ; Imperialism ; Nationalism ; Marxism ; Sovereign States ; Political Economy ; European Community |