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.



Mathias Albert ist Professor für Politikwissenschaft an der Universität Bielefeld. Gesa Bluhm, Andreas Leutzsch, Dr. phil., Jan Helmig, Dr. phil., und Jochen Walter, Dr. phil., promovieren bzw. promovierten dort in Politik- bzw. Geschichtswissenschaft.



Contents



Introduction: The Communicative Construction of Transnational Political Spaces

Mathias Albert, Gesa Bluhm, Jan Helmig, Andreas Leutzsch, Jochen Walter





Part I: Agents



The World Revolution of 20xx

Christopher Chase-Dunn and Richard Niemeyer



Intellectual Cooperation in Transnational Networks: The League of Nations and the Globalization of Intellectual Property Rights

Isabella Löhr



The Internationalization of Community Conflicts and the Construction of Transnational Solidarities

The Northern Irish Case in a Comparative Perspective

Elise Féron and Brigitte Beauzamy



"Living the Brand"

Nationality, Globality and the Identity Strategies of Nation Branding Consultants

Melissa Aronczyk





Part II: Structures



National Communications for a Transnational Community

Italy's Promotion of italianità among Emigrants, 1870-1920

Mark I. Choate145



Political Communication at the World Exhibitions

Transnational Negotiation of Social and Education Policy, 1889-1904

Wolfram Kaiser and Klaus Dittrich162



Finance as Transnational Space and the Memory of the Gold Standard

Oliver Kessler185



The Imagination of Europe in Twin Town Activities: Rethinking Political Culture in the European Union

Andreas Langenohl212





Part III: Encounters



Undermining Methodological Nationalism

Histoire croisée of Concepts as Transnational History

Jani Marjanen



Conceptual Adaptation: Bridging Spatial and Temporal Relations through Cognitive Wormholes

Hayo Siemsen



Nations as Times

The national construction of political space in the planetary history of Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

Knut Martin Stünkel





Notes on Contributors



Acknowledgements