Transnational Political Spaces

From a decidedly multidisciplinary perspective, the articles in Transnational Political Spaces address the notion that political space is no longer fully congruent with national borders. Instead there are areas called transnational political spaces—caused by factors such as migration and social transformation—where policy occurs oblivious to national pressure. Organized into three sections—transnational actors, transnational spaces, and critical encounters—this volume explains how these spaces are formed and defined and how they can be traced and conceptualized.Aus interdisziplinärer Perspektive gehen die Beiträge der Frage nach, wie transnationale politische Räume hervorgebracht und gestaltet werden. Dabei sind diese nicht rein territorial definiert: Einbezogen werden Identitäten und Interaktionen, die nationale Grenzen überschreiten – wie sie etwa durch Migration entstehen.

ContentsIntroduction: The Communicative Construction of Transnational Political SpacesMathias Albert, Gesa Bluhm, Jan Helmig, Andreas Leutzsch, Jochen WalterPart I: AgentsThe World Revolution of 20xxChristopher Chase-Dunn and Richard NiemeyerIntellectual Cooperation in Transnational Networks: The League of Nations and the Globalization of Intellectual Property RightsIsabella LöhrThe Internationalization of Community Conflicts and the Construction of Transnational SolidaritiesThe Northern Irish Case in a Comparative PerspectiveElise Féron and Brigitte Beauzamy"Living the Brand"Nationality, Globality and the Identity Strategies of Nation Branding ConsultantsMelissa AronczykPart II: StructuresNational Communications for a Transnational CommunityItaly's Promotion of italianità among Emigrants, 1870-1920Mark I. Choate145Political Communication at the World ExhibitionsTransnational Negotiation of Social and Education Policy, 1889-1904Wolfram Kaiser and Klaus Dittrich162Finance as Transnational Space and the Memory of the Gold StandardOliver Kessler185The Imagination of Europe in Twin Town Activities: Rethinking Political Culture in the European UnionAndreas Langenohl212Part III: EncountersUndermining Methodological NationalismHistoire croisée of Concepts as Transnational HistoryJani MarjanenConceptual Adaptation: Bridging Spatial and Temporal Relations through Cognitive WormholesHayo SiemsenNations as TimesThe national construction of political space in the planetary history of Eugen Rosenstock-HuessyKnut Martin StünkelNotes on ContributorsAcknowledgements