Antidote to Civil War?

• Authors: Ioannis D. Stefanidis

Title variants

Antidote to Civil War?

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

PL

This paper seeks to reopen the question of legitimacy, and in particular democratic legitimacy, as an important factor affecting the course of European ‘small states’ involved in World War II. It draws attention to previously neglected or understudied but crucial aspects of wartime legitimacy, eminently the role of recognition by foreign powers, the rhetoric of the ‘Big Three’ Allies regarding post-war Europe, and the relevance of democratic legitimacy as a powerful antidote to civil conflict during the period of transition into peacetime.

Keywords

EN

small states; World War II Europe; occupation; liberation; civil conflict; legitimacy; transition

PL

małe państwa; II wojna światowa w Europie; okupacja; wyzwolenie; wojna domowa; legitymizacja; tradycja

• Publisher: Księgarnia Akademicka
• Journal: Studia Historyczne
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 61
• Issue: 2 (242)
• Pages: 77-100

Dates

published

2018-12-31

Contributors

author

Ioannis D. Stefanidis

• School of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Identifiers

DOI

10.12797/SH.61.2018.02.05