Freitag, 19. September 2014, 09:00 - 18:00 iCal

The congress of Vienna and its Global Dimension

International congress commemorating the bicentenary of the Congress of Vienna 1814-1815

Homage to Manfred Kossok (1930-1993)

Kongresssaal Bundeskanzleramt und Universitaet Wien
Ballhausplatz 1 und Universitaetsring 1, 1010 Vienna

Tagung, Konferenz, Kongress, Symposium

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We are approaching the 200th anniversary of the Congress of Vienna when, following the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars, delegations from nearly every European state came to participate in this historical event held from September 1814 to June 1815 in the City of Vienna: Among those represented were Prussia, Russia, Great Britain, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Norway, Denmark, The Netherlands, Switzerland, the Republic of Genoa, the Papal States as well as some other 180 powers of every size and kind. Apart from the Congress' significance as the beginning of modern diplomacy, its primary objective, as pursued especially by Europe's conservative Great Powers, was to undo the Napoleonic system of states in order to restore past territorial rule and land tenures, thus creating the political and social conditions that formed the basis for European and global politics for the following century.

As the German scholar Manfred Kossok had rightly observed, these endeavours were naturally not limited to Europe itself but extended to all European colonies and beyond. Especially political change in the form of liberation and independence along with both republican and revolutionary movements throughout the Americas was considered not only a genuine “problem” but perceived also as potential threat. The repercussions were feared by many European statesmen, who devoted considerable attention to the issue and thus initiated a separate investigation of the “South American Matter” during the Congress. The fear was reflected in striking expressions such as “the revolution in the Americas is the revolution in Europe”. In this regard, the statesman Klemens von Metternich, who represented the Austrian interests during the proceedings, played an instrumental role.

As all these issues have been neglected for this long, the conference will dedicate itself to exploring the global dimension of the Congress of Vienna both at an international and transnational level. Changing from a European towards a global perspective when reflecting on this historic event is a timely undertaking 200 years after the fact and likely to yield a fertile area of research with new insights on topics such as the age of revolutions, colonialism, imperialism, conservatism, slaveries, slave trade, human rights, and international relations. This new focus should allow us better to conceive of the Congress of Vienna as the beginning of a fundamentally new era. Specifically, this conference aims to discuss as to how the Congress, its follow-up-gatherings, and the Holy Alliance have impacted the Americas, Africa, and Asia by causing changes at a global level. Likewise, the discussions will also seek to analyze the influence of extra-European developments and events on the Congress itself. Clearly, significant new insights into the history of the Congress of Vienna and its epoch are likely to be gained and new scholarly directions will be mapped out.

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Veranstalter

Association of Latin American and Caribbean Historians (ADHILAC Internacional) - Faculty of Historical and Cultural Studies, University of Vienna - Society for the Study of Continental America and the Caribbean (FGKK)

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Um Anmeldung wird gebeten

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Kosten

Teilnehmer: EUR 160,- (Members*: EUR 110,-)

Studenten: EUR 80,-

Reduzierter Preise für Studentengruppen (ab 4 Personen) auf Anfrage

Tagespass auf Anfrage

 

*ADHILAC, AEA. University of Vienna, KonaK Wien,

Kontakt

Dr. Christian Cwik
Forschungs- und Kulturverein für Kontinentalamerika und die Karibik (KonaK Wien)
Forschungsgesellschaft für Kontinentalamerika und die Karibik (FGKK)
004319410878
office@congresodeviena.at

Erstellt am Donnerstag, 24. April 2014, 04:49
Letzte Änderung am Donnerstag, 11. September 2014, 09:19