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Danish visions of the Scandinavian union (1809–1810): a genealogy of the rhetoric and pragmatics of justification
Scandinavian Journal of History, Apr 27, 2021
ABSTRACT Although nation and empire – as well as the organicist and universalist visions mirrorin... more ABSTRACT Although nation and empire – as well as the organicist and universalist visions mirroring them – are usually put in opposition to each other, this article argues that the two can create synergistic alliances. The attempt of the Danish dynastic union proposal to Sweden in 1810 sheds light on the repertoire of rhetoric and arguments the state could harness to substantiate its potential to rule over diverse populations. First, the paper demonstrates how the trope of Scandinavian kinship was formulated in the Danish public debate during the transitional period, or what Koselleck calls Sattelzeit. Then, the article shows how this language was embedded into power relations and configured to reinforce the imperial aspirations of the Nordic amalgamation, meaning the fusion of the Scandinavian nations. The core sources I consult are the pamphlets published to advertise union-building and the documents stored in the folders of the Royal Archive in Copenhagen (Rigsarkivet).
Routledge eBooks, May 23, 2023
Grasping a moving target, 1840-1864 This chapter has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND lice... more Grasping a moving target, 1840-1864 This chapter has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND license.
Routledge eBooks, May 23, 2023
Russian émigré in exile, offer an interesting case for studying Scandinavianism and pan-nationali... more Russian émigré in exile, offer an interesting case for studying Scandinavianism and pan-nationalism in a transnational perspective. Since historical research has often focused on studies within national borders, transnational networks and their links with each other have not been in focus. As Rasmus Glenthøj and Morten Nordhagen Ottosen have stated, many sources on Scandinavianism have been found elsewhere than in Scandinavia itself. 1 This chapter focuses on two non-Scandinavian protagonists with links to different pan-national movements in Northern Europe. As authors and political activists, von Qvanten was engaged in Scandinavianist and Finnish national activities, whereas Bakunin was more focused on a regime change in the Russian sphere. Both met each other in Sweden and had hopes for larger cooperation, but the whole transnational project as such ended in mistrust and failure. Although the outcome of their contacts did not lead to eventual Finnish-Russian-Polish cooperation at the time, the considerable correspondence they have left demonstrates initial willingness from both von Qvanten and Bakunin to engage in revolutionary activities with pannational elements. As a result of the feelings arisen in connection to the Polish January uprising, which around the early 1860s stirred unrest and hopes among Finnish, Russian and Polish dissidents abroad, a genuine belief in a future revolution in one area that could spark further liberal prospects emerged. In the history of Scandinavianism in Finland, Emil von Qvanten undoubtedly plays a prominent role. Von Qvanten's activities have tended to be neglected, however, because he has not been considered as one of the "Founding Fathers" in the nation-building project. In general, historical studies on Finland and Scandinavianism have not received major attention, with the exceptions of Runar Johansson's study in 1930, Hugo Pipping's in 1921 and Mikko Juva's article in 1957. 2 In Finland, the topic has fitted neither in a nation-building
Danish visions of the Scandinavian union (1809–1810): a genealogy of the rhetoric and pragmatics of justification
Scandinavian Journal of History, 2021
Books by Evgenii Egorov
This study focuses on the history of the Russian empire’s long acquaintance with a project that p... more This study focuses on the history of the Russian empire’s long acquaintance with a project that proposed alternative organization of political and cultural geography of the Northern Europe. Scandinavianism, nurtured by organicist rhetoric of Romanticism together with historical and philological investigations that dealt with kinship status of the Scandinavian languages at the beginning of the 19th century, proposed a supranational vision that primarily implied different forms of consolidation – from the intensification of the cultural ties to bold political designs of Scandinavian union-federation – primarily between Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Scandinavianism as a project that challenged contemporary, legally recognized state borders was hardly unique for mid-19th century Europe. It emerged during tectonic shifts that took place across the European intellectual landscape around the 1840s, when similar tendencies surfaced in German Confederation and Italian states. The political and cultural context of the Northern Europe, however, provided Scandinavianism with its distinct features.
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Danish visions of the Scandinavian union (1809–1810): a genealogy of the rhetoric and pragmatics of justification
Scandinavian Journal of History, Apr 27, 2021
ABSTRACT Although nation and empire – as well as the organicist and universalist visions mirrorin... more ABSTRACT Although nation and empire – as well as the organicist and universalist visions mirroring them – are usually put in opposition to each other, this article argues that the two can create synergistic alliances. The attempt of the Danish dynastic union proposal to Sweden in 1810 sheds light on the repertoire of rhetoric and arguments the state could harness to substantiate its potential to rule over diverse populations. First, the paper demonstrates how the trope of Scandinavian kinship was formulated in the Danish public debate during the transitional period, or what Koselleck calls Sattelzeit. Then, the article shows how this language was embedded into power relations and configured to reinforce the imperial aspirations of the Nordic amalgamation, meaning the fusion of the Scandinavian nations. The core sources I consult are the pamphlets published to advertise union-building and the documents stored in the folders of the Royal Archive in Copenhagen (Rigsarkivet).
Routledge eBooks, May 23, 2023
Grasping a moving target, 1840-1864 This chapter has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND lice... more Grasping a moving target, 1840-1864 This chapter has been made available under a CC-BY-NC-ND license.
Routledge eBooks, May 23, 2023
Russian émigré in exile, offer an interesting case for studying Scandinavianism and pan-nationali... more Russian émigré in exile, offer an interesting case for studying Scandinavianism and pan-nationalism in a transnational perspective. Since historical research has often focused on studies within national borders, transnational networks and their links with each other have not been in focus. As Rasmus Glenthøj and Morten Nordhagen Ottosen have stated, many sources on Scandinavianism have been found elsewhere than in Scandinavia itself. 1 This chapter focuses on two non-Scandinavian protagonists with links to different pan-national movements in Northern Europe. As authors and political activists, von Qvanten was engaged in Scandinavianist and Finnish national activities, whereas Bakunin was more focused on a regime change in the Russian sphere. Both met each other in Sweden and had hopes for larger cooperation, but the whole transnational project as such ended in mistrust and failure. Although the outcome of their contacts did not lead to eventual Finnish-Russian-Polish cooperation at the time, the considerable correspondence they have left demonstrates initial willingness from both von Qvanten and Bakunin to engage in revolutionary activities with pannational elements. As a result of the feelings arisen in connection to the Polish January uprising, which around the early 1860s stirred unrest and hopes among Finnish, Russian and Polish dissidents abroad, a genuine belief in a future revolution in one area that could spark further liberal prospects emerged. In the history of Scandinavianism in Finland, Emil von Qvanten undoubtedly plays a prominent role. Von Qvanten's activities have tended to be neglected, however, because he has not been considered as one of the "Founding Fathers" in the nation-building project. In general, historical studies on Finland and Scandinavianism have not received major attention, with the exceptions of Runar Johansson's study in 1930, Hugo Pipping's in 1921 and Mikko Juva's article in 1957. 2 In Finland, the topic has fitted neither in a nation-building
Danish visions of the Scandinavian union (1809–1810): a genealogy of the rhetoric and pragmatics of justification
Scandinavian Journal of History, 2021
This study focuses on the history of the Russian empire’s long acquaintance with a project that p... more This study focuses on the history of the Russian empire’s long acquaintance with a project that proposed alternative organization of political and cultural geography of the Northern Europe. Scandinavianism, nurtured by organicist rhetoric of Romanticism together with historical and philological investigations that dealt with kinship status of the Scandinavian languages at the beginning of the 19th century, proposed a supranational vision that primarily implied different forms of consolidation – from the intensification of the cultural ties to bold political designs of Scandinavian union-federation – primarily between Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. Scandinavianism as a project that challenged contemporary, legally recognized state borders was hardly unique for mid-19th century Europe. It emerged during tectonic shifts that took place across the European intellectual landscape around the 1840s, when similar tendencies surfaced in German Confederation and Italian states. The political and cultural context of the Northern Europe, however, provided Scandinavianism with its distinct features.