The Practice of Socialist Internationalism examines the efforts of British, French, and German socialist parties to cooperate with one another on concrete international issues. Drawing on archival research in twelve countries, it spans the years from the First World War to the early 1960s, paying particular attention to the two post-war periods (1918 to the late 1920s and 1945 to the mid-1950s), during which national and international politics were recast. During these years, European socialists operated simultaneously in national and transnational spaces, and the book explores the ways in which these two spaces overlapped. In addition to highlighting a neglected dimension of twentieth-century European socialism, it provides novel perspectives on two related subjects: the history of internationalism and the history of international politics. Scholars of internationalism focus either on state or on non-state actors (INGOs), but socialist parties constituted something of a hybrid: rooted more firmly in national politics than most INGOs, they were also more self-consciously internationalist than state actors. Just as importantly, European socialists sought to forge a new practice of international relations, one that would emerge from their collective efforts to work out ‘socialist’ approaches to pressing issues of European politics such as post-war reconstruction, European integration, and decolonization. While the extent of their success is debatable, the efforts of European socialists to identify distinct approaches act as a spotlight, illuminating obscure yet vital aspects of an issue.

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The practice of socialist internationalism : European socialists and international politics, 1918-1960

C. Talbot Imlay

Imlay, Talbot

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

OUP Oxford

Oxford University Press USA, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2017

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

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Cover 1
The Practice of Socialist Internationalism: European Socialists and International Politics, 1914–1960 4
Copyright 5
Acknowledgements 6
Contents 8
List of Abbreviations 10
Introduction: The Practice of Socialist Internationalism 16
The History of Socialism 24
The History of Internationalism 26
International History 29
Structure of The Book 31
1: International Socialism at War, 1914–1918 32
August 1914 33
Wartime Socialist Internationalism : 1914–1917 37
The STILLBORN Stockholm Conference (1917) 43
Renewed Efforts For An International Socialist Conference: 1917–1918 49
Final Efforts For An International Socialist Conference: 1918 55
Conclusion 62
Part I: The Interwar Years 64
2: Reconstituting the International, 1918–1923 66
To Berne: November 1918 to February 1919 67
The Berne Conference, February 1919 72
The Komintern and the Challenge of Comunist Internationalism 77
Developments in Britain, Germany, and France 81
Multiple Internationals 90
Initial Attempts at Unity 97
The Sfio Seizes the Initiative 101
The Failure of Tripartite Negotiations 105
The Reconstitution of the International 111
3: European Socialists and the International Order, 1918–1925 115
Before the Versailes Peace Treaty 117
Initial Reactions to the Peace Treaty 120
The Complexities of National Self-Determination: the Case of Upper Silesia 125
The Brewing International Crisis: Reparations 128
International Socialism and the Occupation of the Ruhr 131
Developments Within the British, German, and French Parties 135
European Socialists and the Dawes Plan 141
European Socialists and European Security: Initial Dificulties 146
European Socialists and European Security: Ongoing Dificulties 151
European Socialists and European Security: Differences Exacerbated 156
European Socialists and Locarno 161
4: The Quest for Disarmament, 1925–1933 166
International Socialism and Disarmament: Initial Views 168
European Socialist Parties and Disarmament 170
Disarmament Moves to the Forefront of International Politics 175
European Socialists and the Paul -Boncour Case 179
The Panzerkreuzer Affair 188
Hopes Shattered: Labour’s Minority Government 194
The Travails of Naval Disarmament 199
The Lsi’s Petition Campaign 204
Separate Paths 207
5: European Socialists and Empire between the Wars 216
The Pre-1918 Legacy 219
1918–1919: The Response to the Peace Treaties 223
The Comunist Chalenge 229
European Socialists and the Rif War 233
Questioning Colonialism 236
European Socialists and the League Against Imperialism 244
Preparations For the Lsi’s Congres 249
The Lsi’s Brussels Congres, August 1928 255
European Socialists and Colonial Appeasement 258
Entr’acte: Socialist Internationalism during the 1930s 266
Responses to Fascism 267
Developments Within the Parties 271
The Lsi’s Final Crisis 274
PART II: The Post-War Years 276
6: Reconstituting the International, 1940–1951 278
Early Wartim e Cooperati on 279
The Revival of Socialist Internationalism 284
Developments Within the Parties, 1945–1947 289
Forging an International: The Initial Steps, 1946–1947 297
Practical Cooperation: European Socialists and The Marshal Plan 307
The Development of Practical Cooperation, 1949–1950 311
Advancing Towards an International 315
The Founding of the Socialist International 321
7: Constructing Europe, 1945–1960 324
Initial Support for European Unity 326
Practical Issues I: The Ruhr 328
Practical Issues II: The Marshal Plan 333
Practical Issues III: The European Movement and The European Council 338
The Schuman Plan 346
1951–1955: From The Schuman Plan to The Rome Treaties 352
The Rome Treaties and The Common Market 362
Labour, European Socialists, and The Eec 367
8: The Cold War and European Security, 1950–1960 374
The Persistence of Third Force Thinking 377
The Pleven Plan and German Rearmament: Initial Reactions 379
Developments at The Party Level 382
The Edc and The Practice of International Socialism 392
Socialist Responses to The Paris Accords 396
The Emergence of Disengagement, 1955–1957 401
1957–1958: The Labour–Spd Axis 407
The Spd, International Socialism, and The Deutschlandplan, 1959 413
Labour and Disarmament 416
The Sfio and The End of Disarmament 419
9: The Stakes of Decolonization, 1945–1960 424
The Persistence of The Trusteeship Framewor 426
European Socialists Champion Development, 1950–1952 432
European Socialists and The Asian Socialist Conference 437
European Socialists and Minority Rights 444
International Socialism and The Algerian War 447
The Sfio, Algeria, and Socialist Internationalism 455
The Sfio, Minority Rights, and Eurafrique 459
The Asc’s Decline 461
French Socialists and Minority Rights 463
The Spd, National Rights, and Development 469
Labour, Minority Rights, and The Comonwealth 473
Conclusion 478
The Fate of Socialist Internationalism 480
The Lost Promise of Socialist Internationalism 483
List of Archives 486
Austria 486
Belgium 486
Canada 486
France 486
Germany 487
Italy 488
Netherlands 488
Norway 489
Sweden 489
Switzerland 489
United Kingdom 489
United States 490
Index 492

The Practice of Socialist Internationalism examines the efforts of the British, French, and German socialist parties to cooperate with one another on concrete international issues. Drawing on archival research from twelve countries, it spans the years from the First World War to the early 1960s, paying particular attention to the two post-war periods, during which national and international politics were recast. In addition to highlighting a neglected dimension of twentieth-century European socialism, the volume provides novel perspectives on the history of internationalism and the history of international politics. By practicing internationalism, European socialists sought to forge a new practice of international relations, one that would emerge from their collective efforts to work out 'socialist' approaches to pressing issues of international politics such as post-war reconstruction, European integration, and decolonization.
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How did the early-twentieth century socialist parties of Britain, France, and Germany cooperate with each other to create a united vision on international issues? Talbot Imlay offers a new perspective on how European socialists 'practised internationalism', addressing issues such as post-war reconstruction, European integration, and decolonization.

How did the early-20th century socialist parties of Britain, France, and Germany cooperate with each other to create a united vision on international issues? Talbot Imlay offers a new perspective on how European socialists 'practised internationalism', addressing issues such as post-war reconstruction, European integration, and decolonization

2022-07-02