Christian Democrat Internationalism : Its Action in Europe and Worldwide from post World War II until the 1990s. Volume II. The Development (1945-1979). The Role of Parties, Movements, People.
Title:
Christian Democrat Internationalism : Its Action in Europe and Worldwide from post World War II until the 1990s. Volume II. The Development (1945-1979). The Role of Parties, Movements, People.
Author:
Durand, Jean-Dominique.
ISBN:
9783035263817
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (302 pages)
Series:
Euroclio ; v.80
Euroclio
Contents:
Cover -- Table of Contents -- Part I. Parties, Movements and Internationalism -- Session I. Social Actors and Organisations Preparing International Society -- Opening remarks (Kari Tapiola) -- Union Experience through International Labour Organisation (Aurélien Zaragori) -- Christian Trade Unionists in the International Labour Office -- A Better but still Minority Representation in the ILO Bodies -- A Claim for a Constitutional Reform -- A Christian and Trade Unionist Contribution to ILO Work -- Freedom of Association, Regionalisation, Tripartism: a Struggle for Principles -- IFCTU's Disappointments and Growing Criticism -- Complex Relations with the other Trade Union International Confederations -- Conclusion -- Religion and International Labour. The Roman Catholic Church, the ILO and the Search for Social Justice (Charles R. Gallagher, S.J.) -- The Holy See and the International Labour Organisation. The Origins of a Special Relationship (Liliosa Azara) -- International Labour Organisation, International Christian Unions and the Catholic Church. Research Tracks and Case Studies (Carlo Felice Casula) -- Session II. International Experiences -- From the Female European Union to the European People's Party. The Women's Movement of the Christian Democrats in Christian Democrat Inter-Party Organisations (Tiziana Di Maio) -- Impossible Internationalism. Interrupted Experiences of Christian Democracy beyond the Iron Curtain (Dmitry Shmelev) -- Bibliography -- Documents -- Research -- My Experience in Christian Democrat Internationalism. A Testimony (Bryan Palmer) -- Pre-political years -- First steps in politics -- The Terra Years -- The 1966 Lima Conference -- A Call from Rome -- The Roman years: 1975-1995 -- The French exception -- From Caracas to Santiago de Chile: Divergent inspirations? -- Two different ways.
The Latin American Tour with UMDC President Mariano Rumor -- Christian Democrats in the creation of PARLACEN -- The existential crisis of politics -- Session III. European Parties that Moved Internationalism -- In the Line of Catholic Internationalism. The Italian Christian Democracy (DC) to the Origins of the Formation of the International Christian Democracy (Alfredo Canavero) -- Italian Catholicism and internationalism: the origins -- Between the Two World Wars -- Italian Catholicism and internationalism: the DC and its participation to NEI -- Italian DC in the NEI -- The role of Fanfani -- "We are the Guardians of Freedom!" Basic Ideas of the CDU's European Policy Prior to the First Direct Elections to the European Parliament (Jürgen Nielsen-Sikora) -- Parties as a Driving Force of Integration -- The Roots of the CDU and the Way to Common Politics -- Guardians of Freedom. The Political Situation in Germany in the 1970s -- The Meaning of the EUCD -- Making Europe more Popular -- Changing the Community into a Union -- The Option of the Belgian and Dutch Christian Democrats for an Internationalism with Christian and Social Accents (1945-1979) (Emiel Lamberts) -- The (Historical) Characteristics of Christian Democrat Parties in Belgium and the Netherlands -- The Nouvelles Équipes Internationales (NEI) (1948-1965) -- The European Union of Christian Democrats (EUCD) (1965-1975) -- The European People's Party (1976-) -- The MRP and the Other Christian Democrat Formations, between Hegemony and National Interests (Laurent Ducerf) -- The Pre-Eminence of National Interests -- A Natural Imperialism -- An Endemic Distrust against Christian Democrat Internationalism -- The Fractious Foundation of the European People's Party (Steven Van Hecke) -- Christian Democrat Cooperation… -- ...and European Integration -- Founding a New Party -- What's in a Name?.
With or without the Conservatives? -- The Fruit of Initial Discord -- Whither Christian Democrat Cooperation in Europe? -- Bibliography -- Part II. People of Christian Democrat Internationalism -- The Italian Presence in the Christian Democrat International. Aspects and Personalities (Francesco Malgeri) -- Adenauer's Ideas on Europe and Western European Integration Policy within the Context of Private and Political Networks (Michael Gehler) -- Preliminary Remarks -- Biography, Mayor of Cologne, and His Early Behaviour towards Issues of Europe (1876-1949) -- The Phases of Adenauer's Policy on Europe and European Integration within the Context of Private and Political Networks -- Orientation and Establishment: Openness towards Options with a Subsequent Fixation upon the Western State Solution and His Commitment to the West within the Network of the "Geneva Circle" (1945-1947 to 1949) -- Federalism or Supranationality? Adenauer, Hallstein, McCloy, and Monnet and the Preparations and Negotiations for the Schuman and Pleven Plans (1950-1954) -- Europe Policy and Integration Policy between Pragmatism and Realism (1955-1958) -- Continued Struggles for a Political Union: Cooperation in the Monnet-de Gaulle Alliance and the Triumph of Gaullism with Exclusive Bilateralism (1958-1963) -- Final Results. The Consequences and the Legacy of Adenauer's Policy towards Europe and Integration -- Mediators, Conciliators, Initiators. The Role of Christian Democrats of Some 'Centre' Countries in the Christian Democrat Internationalism (Godfried Kwanten) -- Two Forms of Polish Christian Democracy: 1945-1979 under Communistic Regime and towards International Cooperation. Karol Popiel, Konstanty Turowski, Janusz Zablocki, Konrad Sieniewicz (Jaroslaw Rabiński) -- A Few Preliminary Remarks -- Konstanty Turowski and Janusz Zabłocki -- Karol Popiel and Konrad Sieniewicz.
Closing Remarks -- Latin America. Rafael Caldera, Eduardo Frei, Napoleon Duarte (Gianni La Bella) -- Biographies -- Index -- Euroclio - Published Books.
Abstract:
From September 2011 to December 2013 the Luigi Sturzo Institute in Rome along with the Centre of European Studies planned a series of international scientific meetings to study one highly important political subject: the commitment of Christian Democrats on an international level. This project has been organised thanks to the support of the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, and the International Labour Organisation. Internationalism is a Key Element for the Christian Democrat Identity. In fact, CD is a political movement of thought and action whose roots lie in a specific ideology: to use the German word Weltanschauung, it is based on a particular framework of ideas and beliefs that leads the party to interpret the relationship between men and nations from an international point of view, ensuring the human being a central place in every social policy. The Chancellor of Germany, Angela Merkel, wrote in a Message to these Meetings: We can consider ourselves very lucky that 50 years ago forward-thinking personalities founded the World Union of Christian Democrats. From then on, the world, through globalisation, has been deeply changed. Events that take place in other continents immediately impact on our lives. We will be able to protect ourselves from terrorism, achieve economic and social security, and defend our environment only through common global action. This is the task of our generation: to overcome these global challenges. [...] Our parties and our political organisations share a common Christian ideal of man. This ideal, grounded on the inalienability of human dignity, is at the core of one important value: to this man has linked a social and economic model that combines economic success and social responsibility. Her message clearly shows the need to use historical knowledge, to return to and explore a rich and challenging past as well as to
develop a reflection on and a course of action for the present and the future.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Genre:
Electronic Access:
Click to View