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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0).
Copyright © The Author(s), 2024. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of the Royal Historical Society. This collectively authored article argues for a regional turn in the historical study of transnational activism. By considering not only pan-regional movements but also examples of borderland contexts, transregional connections and diasporic understandings of 'region', our discussion identifies fresh possibilities for investigating the evolution and functioning of transnational activism. Based on a Royal Historical Society-funded workshop held at and supported by Northumbria University, the article brings together insights from diverse locations and arenas of contestation. The first part considers literatures on three macro-regional settings - South Asia, Western Europe and Latin America - to illustrate the importance of distinctive regional contexts and constructs in shaping transnational activism and its goals. The second part turns to case studies of transnational activism in and beyond Eastern Europe, West Africa, the Caribbean and East Asia. In doing so, it explores very different notions of the regional to identify how transnational activism has both shaped and been shaped by these ideas. Taken together, the two parts highlight the role of regional identities and projects in challenging inequalities and external domination. Our analysis and examples indicate the possibilities of a regionally rooted approach for writing histories of transnational activism.
Author(s): Davies T, Laqua D, Framke M, Richard A-I, Oliart P, Skinner K, Requejo De Lamo P, Kramm R, Alston C, Hurst M
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Transactions of the Royal Historical Society
Year: 2024
Pages: Epub ahead of print
Online publication date: 08/01/2024
Acceptance date: 17/11/2023
Date deposited: 28/02/2024
ISSN (print): 0080-4401
ISSN (electronic): 1474-0648
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
URL: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0080440123000294
DOI: 10.1017/S0080440123000294
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