Bulletin n. 2-3/2012
October 2012-February 2013
CONTENTS
  • Section A) The theory and practise of the federal states and multi-level systems of government
  • Section B) Global governance and international organizations
  • Section C) Regional integration processes
  • Section D) Federalism as a political idea
    • Patel Kiran Klaus
    William Penn und sein Essay „Towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe“ (1693). Friedensfürst, Vordenker europäischer Einigung oder Machtpolitiker?
    in Historische Zeitschrift , Volume 295, Issue 2, October 2012 ,  2012 ,  330-357
    Abstract William Penn’s „An Essay Towards the Present and Future Peace of Europe; by the Establishment of an European Dyet, Parliament, Or Estates“ of 1693 belongs to the core canon of texts envisioning European integration. Still, Penn’s work is difficult to assess, particularly if one is interested in the author’s motives for writing the essay. This article provides the first thorough analysis of these questions. It demonstrates that alongside idealistic motives Penn was reacting to very concrete political problems of his time. Moreover, it reveals that Penn was pursuing tangible private interests, as the essay was also an attempt to redeem himself after supporting the losing side in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Finally, the article contextualizes Penn’s essay with his extra-European experiences. It demonstrates that his extended stay in America left only a very indirect mark on his deliberations. All in all, Penn appears to have been more Eurocentric than existing research has it; the article shows that Penn contributed a great deal to establishing Eurocentrism in the first place.
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