This thesis explores the "sending down" of radical university students to work in factories and their subsequent effects on the radical organizations which sent them there.
A nation’s identity builds on a common past and traditions. After the Second World War, the newborn government of the GDR had to make a concerted effort to create such traditions, building on the...Show moreA nation’s identity builds on a common past and traditions. After the Second World War, the newborn government of the GDR had to make a concerted effort to create such traditions, building on the history of the German working class and their leading historical figures. Among them: Clara Zetkin. A dedicated and respected politician in her time, she was made an icon in the GDR, as she was portrayed as an ideal socialist role model and heroine throughout the public sphere, by means of the memory politics of the SED. The biographies, newspaper articles, films, and museums focused on Zetkin, as well as the street signs, statues, banknotes, and awards bearing her name in the GDR created a particular image of the historical figure: a model socialist heroine. This image differs from the historical figure of Zetkin, as some parts have been emphasized, others downplayed, or left out entirely.Show less
Decolonisation and independence in Africa resulted in new beginnings, as well as imagined futures. For a number of postcolonial African nation-states, these imagined futures were rooted in a new...Show moreDecolonisation and independence in Africa resulted in new beginnings, as well as imagined futures. For a number of postcolonial African nation-states, these imagined futures were rooted in a new political ideology – African Socialism. In an attempt by a number of African leaders to find a postcolonial identity, African Socialism was thought to satisfy the demands of newly independent African nation-states.Show less
In the period surrounding the Amsterdam (1904) and Stuttgart (1907) congresses of the Second International, immigration became a subject of socialist debate. On the international as well as the...Show moreIn the period surrounding the Amsterdam (1904) and Stuttgart (1907) congresses of the Second International, immigration became a subject of socialist debate. On the international as well as the national level, socialist organisations and prominent socialists had to shape their positions. This thesis examines the connection between reformist, nationalist, and anti-immigration sentiments within the Second International by comparing the views of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Socialist Party of America (SPA) on the issue of immigration.Show less
In deze scriptie wordt het uiteenvallen van de Sociaal-Democratische Bond (SDB) geanalyseerd door gebruik te maken van een transnationaal perspectief. Onderzocht wordt hoe contacten met en...Show moreIn deze scriptie wordt het uiteenvallen van de Sociaal-Democratische Bond (SDB) geanalyseerd door gebruik te maken van een transnationaal perspectief. Onderzocht wordt hoe contacten met en beeldvorming over socialisme in Frankrijk en Duitsland van invloed zijn geweest op de ontwikkeling die de SDB tussen 1883 en 1894 doormaakte. De studie gaat ook in op de nationalisering van arbeidersbewegingen en sluit daarmee aan bij eerdere literatuur over dit onderwerp.Show less
The thesis deals with the political decisions of three members of the British labour movement in the period 1911-1923: John Maclean, Will Thorne and Ben Tillett. In particular, whether and why they...Show moreThe thesis deals with the political decisions of three members of the British labour movement in the period 1911-1923: John Maclean, Will Thorne and Ben Tillett. In particular, whether and why they chose to accept the existing British political structures during those years. The focus is on the constant re-assessment of the value of those institutions in times of crisis, and on which types of motivations played a part in the decisions that resulted from those perceptions and interpretations. The conclusion is that this constant re-assessment of their attitudes serves as a better overall explanation of the Labour Party's course during these years than ideological, structural or individual explanations - or at least adds to those.Show less
Master thesis | Cultural Anthropology and Development Sociology (MSc)
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This thesis illustrates how political decisions can have a major impact on multiple aspects of social life in societies in transition. This thesis shows how political decision making on national...Show moreThis thesis illustrates how political decisions can have a major impact on multiple aspects of social life in societies in transition. This thesis shows how political decision making on national scale can influence everyday life, expected and unexpected; from the visibility of wealth in the streets of Hanoi to the sexual behavior of unmarried couples in their bedrooms.Show less
