Panel Discussion

Carolien Stolte will discuss writing a history of peace advocacy in a way that is truly global. From the First World War until the height of the Cold War, actors from the decolonizing world sought to build connections with international peace movements. These efforts produced new networks and practices of solidarity while also exposing tensions over the centrality of decolonization in global struggles for peace. Specifically, new coalitions experienced moments of friction around the question of (potential) violence in struggles against Empire. Simply put, was the pursuit of sovereignty a prerequisite for world peace, or did the pursuit of world peace supersede the struggle for sovereignty?