Lecture Imperial Exceptionalism or Co-Imperialism? Ideas about imperialism as a collective European endeavour, 1929-1939 Add to calendar 2026-10-29 16:00 2026-10-29 18:00 Europe/Rome Imperial Exceptionalism or Co-Imperialism? Ideas about imperialism as a collective European endeavour, 1929-1939 Sala dei Levrieri Villa Salviati - Castle YYYY-MM-DD Print Share: Share on Facebook Share on BlueSky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email Scheduled dates Oct 29 2026 16:00 - 18:00 CET Sala dei Levrieri, Villa Salviati - Castle Organised by Department of History Lecture hosted by the diplomatic and international history working group In the interwar years, new ideas about Europe and attempts to facilitate cooperation between Europe's empires developed side by side. In his research, Nuri Kurnaz (University of Amsterdam) examines to what extent imperialism as a European endeavour was supported as a master frame idea for European integration within the ranks of the League of Nations and Pan-European Union. With the concepts of imperial exceptionalism and co-imperialism, he explores three case studies: the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, debates about the redistribution of the colonial possessions of smaller states, and the position of Muslim subjects across different empires. His research asks whether imperialism acted as a catalyst for European integration as a shared project among white Christian Europeans, or rather as an obstacle because it reinforced competing national claims to imperial exceptionalism.Please register to get a seat or to receive the ZOOM link Register Attachments HEC Events - Privacy Statement - Sept 2021.pdf Related events Read more Lecture From 20 Oct 2026 15:00 CEST to 07 Jan 2027 16:30 CEST Sala d’Elci, Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Piazza San Lorenzo 9, 50123 Firenze Lecture Department of History Lecture series - Firenze Globale. Viaggi, scambi e conoscenze nei secoli XVI e XVII Read more Lecture 16 Nov 2026 17:00 - 18:30 CET Sala degli Stemmi, Villa Salviati - Castle Lecture Department of Economics Anthropocene History and the Question of Agency Speakers: Zoltán Boldizsár Simon (University of Bielefeld)
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