The striking emergence of ‘consumer society’ in the Low Countries during the twentieth century ca... more The striking emergence of ‘consumer society’ in the Low Countries during the twentieth century came about in two waves. The first – from around 1920 until the 1960s – saw the discovery of the individual figure of the consumer. During the second, postwar wave, the notion of a society made up of consumers took hold. Commonalities between the Low Countries and other parts of the world facilitated a transnational dialogue about the place of consumers and the shaping of a society which could accommodate them. The crucial role companies, officials and civic organisations played in shaping consumer society calls attention to the limitations of a perspective focused primarily on individual consumers. This special issue highlights how a focus on the rise of consumer society yields a fruitful integration of questions of economy, politics, and citizenship, and forces us to rethink the position the Low Countries in a transnational context.
This article analyses how the alternative food movement in the Low Countries successfully promote... more This article analyses how the alternative food movement in the Low Countries successfully promoted the ideal of small-scale production and consumption since the 1970s. This history highlights an interpretation of sustainability which addressed global problems by a return to the local. Operating on a small scale enabled the alternative food movement to bridge the gap between social and environmental concerns. Although alternative food remained marginal within the quickly expanding agricultural sector of both Belgium and the Netherlands, the movement enlarged its reach through eco-labels and cooperation with large retail chains. As a result, small-scale practices could not be maintained. In the Netherlands, the alternative food movement subsequently emphasised the environment, whereas the social dimension was more pronounced in Belgium. Small-scale production and consumption became firmly entrenched as ideals, but, in practice, the balance between social, environmental, and economic c...
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Modernisation theory has been pronounced dead as often as it has been resurrected. Because of its... more Modernisation theory has been pronounced dead as often as it has been resurrected. Because of its pivotal position in social history, a genealogy of its adaptions provides a perspective on the crisis of social history. Moreover, it highlights how historians have struggled to abandon notions of Western exceptionalism and progress. The genealogical approach also exposes the problematic interplay between scholarly and popular definitions of modernisation. This article discusses how modernisation theory has been revised to account for criticism of its vagueness, teleology, dichotomisation of tradition and modernity, Western bias, and instrumentalisation. Revised versions of the theory have at once specified modernisation to apply to certain regions, periods and processes, and generalised it to denote processes which can be universally observed. Specification and generalisation further undermine the viability of modernisation for social history. Where a specified notion of modernisation ...
By selling cane sugar, setting up 'world shops', or picketing supermarkets activists thro... more By selling cane sugar, setting up 'world shops', or picketing supermarkets activists throughout Western Europe demanded fair trading conditions for people in the global South. Since the cane sugar campaign was launched in 1968 and a world shop opened its doors in Breukelen in 1969, these activists have predominantly addressed the inequality of the global market through local activism. Local coalitions were markedly broad. Fair trade activism thus highlights the impact of the rise of a strand of activism which aimed to unite citizens across religious and ideological divides during the postwar era. Although fair trade was aimed at the local population, activists also hoped to pressure national, European, and global politics. This (trans)national perspective also impacted their own activities: a change in the global sugar market, the negotiations over the British membership in the European Economic Community or the position of the Dutch government could decisively change the sh...
Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 2021
Just as the social categories of class, gender, and religion became unstable during the “age of f... more Just as the social categories of class, gender, and religion became unstable during the “age of fracture” (Daniel Rodgers), the idea that we are all consumers was consolidated. The emergence of societies in which the consumer became a pivotal figure during the second half of the twentieth century constitutes a distinct phase in the history of consumption, which impacted the politics of consumption. This article expands the view of political consumption by looking at the institutionalization of the consumer in Dutch political system. In the course of the postwar period, an abstract notion of the consumer became widely accepted. This view was emancipatory, negating existing differences through unifying consumer policies. Focusing on the entanglement of the consumer with other social roles and categories in these negotiations, the article demonstrates that political consumption is not an anomaly, but the result of such entanglements.
The current boom of scholarship on consumer society yields new insights into how the interplay of... more The current boom of scholarship on consumer society yields new insights into how the interplay of consumers and markets has created consumer societies. This review highlights how social history and cultural history have converged to demonstrate how citizen-consumers have constituted consumer societies. The alertness to the constitutive role of citizens is visible in definitions of consumer society which stress contemporary perceptions of consumption. In the same vein, the significance of civic organizations such as consumer associations, the labor movement, co-operatives and the fair trade movement for the evolution of consumer societies has come into view. Ultimately, this new focus in the history of consumption raises innovative questions about the entangled nature of consumers and their societies, and of scholars and their subject matter.
The history of fair trade is the matter of a heated debate wrapped up in differences regarding th... more The history of fair trade is the matter of a heated debate wrapped up in differences regarding the ideals, goals and allies of a movement which has achieved highly visible successes in recent years. The emerging historiography challenges the common narrative of recent and sudden success. It draws attention to fair trade’s relation to a broader tradition of consumer activism, to the diverse means and ends employed by the movement, and to the networks of people and ideas in which it operated. A review of recent historiography reveals that by a shift in emphasis away from the purported revamp of the movement in the late 1980s to a more sober and nuanced picture, the history of fair trade yields valuable insight into the postcolonial aspect of postwar globalization. Regarded as an attempt to arrive at a postcolonial world order, the history of fair trade activism provides a unique window on how ‘postcolonial globalization’ took shape.
Examining the postcolonial entanglement of South American and European activists in the history o... more Examining the postcolonial entanglement of South American and European activists in the history of fair trade activism, this paper demonstrates how a better understanding of transnational history can be achieved by distinguishing different dimensions of entanglement.
In 1968 Dutch activists launched a campaign focused on cane sugar as a symbol of unfair trading c... more In 1968 Dutch activists launched a campaign focused on cane sugar as a symbol of unfair trading conditions for the global South. The history of the cane sugar campaign from 1968 to 1974 highlights how European integration provided hope for large-scale change and a common target. This led activists to establish European networks and campaigns. Its demise sheds new light on the new social movements’ shift from ‘grand politics’, aimed at a sudden and drastic transformation through global and European politics, towards incremental change by locally targeting specific companies and countries.
Activists throughout Western Europe joined Southern actors in demanding a reform of global trade ... more Activists throughout Western Europe joined Southern actors in demanding a reform of global trade during the 1960s. This forum focuses on the subsequent trajectories of fair trade activism: the initiatives which aimed to achieve equitable economic relations between the South and the North. The evolution of this movement is situated within larger debates about social movements since the 1960s. The forum demonstrates the importance of a transnational perspective, particularly the impact of the global South and European integration. It highlights fair trade's broad constituency and the contested development of its goals and repertoire. The movement's trajectories challenge us to reassess how activists attempted to shape a post-colonial world in which consumption had become a predominant fact of life. Regarding this strand of activism as part of crucial post-war developments provides a fresh perspective on the history of transnational civic activism.
The striking emergence of ‘consumer society’ in the Low Countries during the twentieth century ca... more The striking emergence of ‘consumer society’ in the Low Countries during the twentieth century came about in two waves. The first – from around 1920 until the 1960s – saw the discovery of the individual figure of the consumer. During the second, postwar wave, the notion of a society made up of consumers took hold. Commonalities between the Low Countries and other parts of the world facilitated a transnational dialogue about the place of consumers and the shaping of a society which could accommodate them. The crucial role companies, officials and civic organisations played in shaping consumer society calls attention to the limitations of a perspective focused primarily on individual consumers. This special issue highlights how a focus on the rise of consumer society yields a fruitful integration of questions of economy, politics, and citizenship, and forces us to rethink the position the Low Countries in a transnational context.
This article analyses how the alternative food movement in the Low Countries successfully promote... more This article analyses how the alternative food movement in the Low Countries successfully promoted the ideal of small-scale production and consumption since the 1970s. This history highlights an interpretation of sustainability which addressed global problems by a return to the local. Operating on a small scale enabled the alternative food movement to bridge the gap between social and environmental concerns. Although alternative food remained marginal within the quickly expanding agricultural sector of both Belgium and the Netherlands, the movement enlarged its reach through eco-labels and cooperation with large retail chains. As a result, small-scale practices could not be maintained. In the Netherlands, the alternative food movement subsequently emphasised the environment, whereas the social dimension was more pronounced in Belgium. Small-scale production and consumption became firmly entrenched as ideals, but, in practice, the balance between social, environmental, and economic c...
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Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material inf... more Disclaimer/Complaints regulations If you believe that digital publication of certain material infringes any of your rights or (privacy) interests, please let the Library know, stating your reasons. In case of a legitimate complaint, the Library will make the material inaccessible and/or remove it from the website. Please Ask the Library: https://uba.uva.nl/en/contact, or a letter to: Library of the University of Amsterdam, Secretariat, Singel 425, 1012 WP Amsterdam, The Netherlands. You will be contacted as soon as possible.
Modernisation theory has been pronounced dead as often as it has been resurrected. Because of its... more Modernisation theory has been pronounced dead as often as it has been resurrected. Because of its pivotal position in social history, a genealogy of its adaptions provides a perspective on the crisis of social history. Moreover, it highlights how historians have struggled to abandon notions of Western exceptionalism and progress. The genealogical approach also exposes the problematic interplay between scholarly and popular definitions of modernisation. This article discusses how modernisation theory has been revised to account for criticism of its vagueness, teleology, dichotomisation of tradition and modernity, Western bias, and instrumentalisation. Revised versions of the theory have at once specified modernisation to apply to certain regions, periods and processes, and generalised it to denote processes which can be universally observed. Specification and generalisation further undermine the viability of modernisation for social history. Where a specified notion of modernisation ...
By selling cane sugar, setting up 'world shops', or picketing supermarkets activists thro... more By selling cane sugar, setting up 'world shops', or picketing supermarkets activists throughout Western Europe demanded fair trading conditions for people in the global South. Since the cane sugar campaign was launched in 1968 and a world shop opened its doors in Breukelen in 1969, these activists have predominantly addressed the inequality of the global market through local activism. Local coalitions were markedly broad. Fair trade activism thus highlights the impact of the rise of a strand of activism which aimed to unite citizens across religious and ideological divides during the postwar era. Although fair trade was aimed at the local population, activists also hoped to pressure national, European, and global politics. This (trans)national perspective also impacted their own activities: a change in the global sugar market, the negotiations over the British membership in the European Economic Community or the position of the Dutch government could decisively change the sh...
Journal of Nonprofit & Public Sector Marketing, 2021
Just as the social categories of class, gender, and religion became unstable during the “age of f... more Just as the social categories of class, gender, and religion became unstable during the “age of fracture” (Daniel Rodgers), the idea that we are all consumers was consolidated. The emergence of societies in which the consumer became a pivotal figure during the second half of the twentieth century constitutes a distinct phase in the history of consumption, which impacted the politics of consumption. This article expands the view of political consumption by looking at the institutionalization of the consumer in Dutch political system. In the course of the postwar period, an abstract notion of the consumer became widely accepted. This view was emancipatory, negating existing differences through unifying consumer policies. Focusing on the entanglement of the consumer with other social roles and categories in these negotiations, the article demonstrates that political consumption is not an anomaly, but the result of such entanglements.
The current boom of scholarship on consumer society yields new insights into how the interplay of... more The current boom of scholarship on consumer society yields new insights into how the interplay of consumers and markets has created consumer societies. This review highlights how social history and cultural history have converged to demonstrate how citizen-consumers have constituted consumer societies. The alertness to the constitutive role of citizens is visible in definitions of consumer society which stress contemporary perceptions of consumption. In the same vein, the significance of civic organizations such as consumer associations, the labor movement, co-operatives and the fair trade movement for the evolution of consumer societies has come into view. Ultimately, this new focus in the history of consumption raises innovative questions about the entangled nature of consumers and their societies, and of scholars and their subject matter.
The history of fair trade is the matter of a heated debate wrapped up in differences regarding th... more The history of fair trade is the matter of a heated debate wrapped up in differences regarding the ideals, goals and allies of a movement which has achieved highly visible successes in recent years. The emerging historiography challenges the common narrative of recent and sudden success. It draws attention to fair trade’s relation to a broader tradition of consumer activism, to the diverse means and ends employed by the movement, and to the networks of people and ideas in which it operated. A review of recent historiography reveals that by a shift in emphasis away from the purported revamp of the movement in the late 1980s to a more sober and nuanced picture, the history of fair trade yields valuable insight into the postcolonial aspect of postwar globalization. Regarded as an attempt to arrive at a postcolonial world order, the history of fair trade activism provides a unique window on how ‘postcolonial globalization’ took shape.
Examining the postcolonial entanglement of South American and European activists in the history o... more Examining the postcolonial entanglement of South American and European activists in the history of fair trade activism, this paper demonstrates how a better understanding of transnational history can be achieved by distinguishing different dimensions of entanglement.
In 1968 Dutch activists launched a campaign focused on cane sugar as a symbol of unfair trading c... more In 1968 Dutch activists launched a campaign focused on cane sugar as a symbol of unfair trading conditions for the global South. The history of the cane sugar campaign from 1968 to 1974 highlights how European integration provided hope for large-scale change and a common target. This led activists to establish European networks and campaigns. Its demise sheds new light on the new social movements’ shift from ‘grand politics’, aimed at a sudden and drastic transformation through global and European politics, towards incremental change by locally targeting specific companies and countries.
Activists throughout Western Europe joined Southern actors in demanding a reform of global trade ... more Activists throughout Western Europe joined Southern actors in demanding a reform of global trade during the 1960s. This forum focuses on the subsequent trajectories of fair trade activism: the initiatives which aimed to achieve equitable economic relations between the South and the North. The evolution of this movement is situated within larger debates about social movements since the 1960s. The forum demonstrates the importance of a transnational perspective, particularly the impact of the global South and European integration. It highlights fair trade's broad constituency and the contested development of its goals and repertoire. The movement's trajectories challenge us to reassess how activists attempted to shape a post-colonial world in which consumption had become a predominant fact of life. Regarding this strand of activism as part of crucial post-war developments provides a fresh perspective on the history of transnational civic activism.
The movement for fair trade has been one of the most successful social movements of the postwar e... more The movement for fair trade has been one of the most successful social movements of the postwar era. It took off in the late 1960s, as activists responded to the call from the global South to reform world trade. The book focuses on the ways appeals for fair trade were translated into civic initiatives by people in the North. It tracks the learning curve of the fair trade movement, highlighting how innovations such as the establishment of world shops in the 1970s and certification in the 1980s resulted from campaigning experiences and changing circumstances. Rethinking the history of social movements, the study presents the fair trade movement as a diverse and continuously changing coalition of grassroots activism, campaigning platforms, alternative trading agencies, and certification initiatives. Its analysis provides fresh insights into the ways in which globalization transformed the world since 1945 and how people across the world tried to shape this process.
Nederland wordt vaak als een calvinistisch land bestempeld. Protestanten eisten er vanaf de zesti... more Nederland wordt vaak als een calvinistisch land bestempeld. Protestanten eisten er vanaf de zestiende eeuw een dominante positie op, terwijl ze in werkelijkheid slechts zo nu en dan in de meerderheid waren. Peter van Dam analyseert aan de hand van hun claim de geschiedenis van religie in Nederland. Hij stuit op grote religieuze verscheidenheid, waar mensen door de eeuwen heen heel verschillend mee omgingen. Een calvinistisch land? houdt vertrouwde ideeën kritisch tegen het licht en presenteert zo een vernieuwende kijk op het historische en actuele belang van religie in Nederland.
Sporten, naar school en trouwen met iemand van je eigen kerk: na de Tweede Wereldoorlog was dat t... more Sporten, naar school en trouwen met iemand van je eigen kerk: na de Tweede Wereldoorlog was dat toch de norm in Nederland? Volgens de heersende opvatting zat religie aanvankelijk in het keurslijf van de zuilen. De roerige jaren zestig betekenden automatisch het einde van religie in Nederland, een periode waarin ‘ontzuiling’ en ‘secularisatie’ godsdienst hardhandig van de kaart veegden.
Achter de zuilen rekent af met dit eenzijdige verhaal en gaat op zoek naar een genuanceerder beeld van de rol van religie in naoorlogs Nederland. Religie blijkt een veelzijdige factor, die zich niet in 'zuilen' laat vangen en in steeds weer nieuwe vormen verschijnt. Kerken en gelovigen vonden in het naoorlogse Nederland nieuwe invullingen van persoonlijk geloof en gedeelde beleving. Burgers richtten eigen organisaties op om hun overtuiging in maatschappij en politiek uit te dragen.
Wie achter de zuilen kijkt, ziet: religie bleef altijd een belangrijke bron van bezieling en conflicten. Zo biedt deze bundel een frisse kijk op de rol van religie in naoorlogs Nederland. De auteurs zijn gerenommeerde en vernieuwende wetenschappers die het belang van religie niet alleen in kerken, maar ook in maatschappelijke organisaties en in de politiek onderzoeken.
Nederland polderland, zo staat ons politieke klimaat nog altijd bekend. Maar klopt dat imago wel?... more Nederland polderland, zo staat ons politieke klimaat nog altijd bekend. Maar klopt dat imago wel? De dood van Pim Fortuyn en de aanslag op de Twin Towers leidden een periode van zichtbaar onbehagen in de samenleving in. Beleidsmakers en journalisten hadden tal van verklaringen. Van een ‘multicultureel drama’ tot globalisering en de politieke vervlechting van Europa: het eerder zo stabiele Nederland zou in korte tijd op drift zijn geraakt. De twaalf historici in deze bundel laten zien dat het ‘succesverhaal’ van onze stabiele natie eigenlijk altijd al rafelranden had. Volgens hen is conflict een centraal kenmerk van de Nederlandse politiek. Terwijl in eerdere publicaties vooral aandacht was voor de vermeende oorzaken van ‘de kwaal’ die onbehagen heet, staat in deze bundel de manier waarop Nederlanders door de jaren heen met onbehagen zijn omgesprongen centraal.
Die gesellschaftliche Stellung der Religion hat sich im 20. Jahrhundert in den Niederlanden einsc... more Die gesellschaftliche Stellung der Religion hat sich im 20. Jahrhundert in den Niederlanden einschneidend verändert. Diese Veränderung lässt sich allerdings nicht schlicht wie eine fortschreitende Säkularisierung verstehen. Die Beiträge in diesem Band zeigen, dass religiöse Positionen und die gesellschaftliche Stellung der Religion ständig neu bestimmt werden: Unter Glaubenden und in Glaubensgemeinschaften, in der Zivilgesellschaft und in der Politik. So tritt Religion als Zündstoff hervor: als Inspiration für individuelles Engagement, als Orientierungspunkt für zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen und für die Politik, aber auch als Fokus für Konflikte und Ängste. Religion bleibt in diesen verschiedenen Erscheinungsformen ein ernst zu nehmender Faktor in der niederländischen Zeitgeschichte.
Wie aan Nederlandse geschiedenis denkt, denkt aan verzuiling: vier strak opgetrokken zuilen drage... more Wie aan Nederlandse geschiedenis denkt, denkt aan verzuiling: vier strak opgetrokken zuilen dragen samen een dak. Historicus Peter van Dam laat zien dat dit een misleidende mythe is. Nederland was dynamischer en kleurrijker dan het starre beeld van de verzuiling suggereert. Ook het idee dat het een uniek Nederlands verschijnsel betreft, wordt weerlegd. Ontzuiling, aldus Van Dam, is daarmee een net zo grote mythe: er was geen radicale breuk met het verleden in de jaren zestig. In dit uitdagende betoog ontdekt de lezer waarom en hoe de verzuilingsmetafoor het beeld van het Nederlandse verleden heeft kromgetrokken. De verzuilingsmythe staat niet alleen onze geschiedschrijving in de weg, maar ook een nuchtere discussie over heden en toekomst.
Welche Rolle hat Religion in der Zivilgesellschaft in Deutschland und in den Niederlanden gespiel... more Welche Rolle hat Religion in der Zivilgesellschaft in Deutschland und in den Niederlanden gespielt? Dieser Frage geht Peter van Dam in seiner Dissertation anhand einer Fallstudie der Arbeiterbewegung in beiden Ländern nach. Dabei stellt er heraus, dass die Geschichte der Zivilgesellschaft in beiden Ländern vom Aufkommen ‚schwerer’ Gemeinschaften im 19. Jahrhundert, vom Streit über ihre Grenzen und von ihrer Transformation zu ‚leichten’ Gemeinschaften in den 1960er und 1970er Jahren geprägt ist. Die Transformation religiöser Traditionen innerhalb der Zivilgesellschaft wird damit in den Mittelpunkt gerückt. Im Zuge dieser Transformation sind religiöse Traditionen nicht aus der Zivilgesellschaft verschwunden, sondern in teilweise neuen Formen weiterhin relevant.
Daneben weist van Dam auf die Möglichkeit hin, eine gemeinsame Geschichte der Zivilgesellschaft für Deutschland und die Niederlande von der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis zur Gegenwart zu schreiben. Die Arbeit bietet somit mögliche Bausteine einer transnationalen Geschichte der Zivilgesellschaft. Sie möchte nicht nur einen Beitrag zur Debatte über das Verhältnis von Religion und Zivilgesellschaft, sondern auch zur Frage nach den Möglichkeiten transnationaler Geschichtsschreibung liefern.
The cane sugar campaign was launched in 1968 as one of the earliest instances of a fair trade ini... more The cane sugar campaign was launched in 1968 as one of the earliest instances of a fair trade initiative in Europe. The history of this transnational campaign analyses the importance of European and global perspectives for the history of civic activism at the end of the 1960s. Its eventual demise demonstrates how civic activism turned away from the 'grand politics' of European and global political regulation and accompanying attempts to set up internationally coordinated campaigns.
I will present this paper during a workshop on 'Fair trade and the legacy of 1968' in Oxford, June 23, 2017.
Should Dutch trade union members concern themselves with the fate of people in the global South? ... more Should Dutch trade union members concern themselves with the fate of people in the global South? This contribution takes stock of the wide range of initiatives to promote solidarity with the global South which converged around Dutch trade unions from the 1950s through to the 1970s. Initiatives to promote global solidarity were often welcomed by workers and employees. However, this global solidarity had its limits. Although union members acknowledged a responsibility to come to the aid of the Third World, a majority refused to regard this responsibility as similar to the obligations among national union members. Understanding globalization as histoire croisée explains the paradoxical stance of many union members: their recognition of an obligation to people in the Third World underlines the remarkable prevalence of a global frame of reference during the postwar years. Their refusal to grant this global allegiance priority over local and national frameworks points out how these had become entangled instead of replacing one another. To understand globalization we should not ask which frame of reference prevailed, but how different frames of reference were balanced against each other. In the light of these findings, I argue that transnational history transforms perspectives on national and local history. In turn, transnational history has to systematically account for the local and national frameworks.
Can global capitalism be defeated by its own means? Since their first campaigns in the late 1960s... more Can global capitalism be defeated by its own means? Since their first campaigns in the late 1960s, fair trade activists in Western Europe attempted to address global inequality by transforming the global marketplace in favor of producers in the South. Their campaigns have aimed to publicize issues of ‘fair trade’ between South and North and to directly improve the economic position of producers in the South by selling their produce. The remarkable recent visibility of fair trade has caused a heated debate about its viability, its limits, and its history.
This paper focuses on the transnational history of fair trade in the 1980s and 1990s, attempting to situate the introduction of fair trade certification within the history of the movement.
I have reworked this paper based on further research, see: 'How fair trade activists lost out to ... more I have reworked this paper based on further research, see: 'How fair trade activists lost out to Europe – the cane sugar campaign, 1968-1974'.
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Achter de zuilen rekent af met dit eenzijdige verhaal en gaat op zoek naar een genuanceerder beeld van de rol van religie in naoorlogs Nederland. Religie blijkt een veelzijdige factor, die zich niet in 'zuilen' laat vangen en in steeds weer nieuwe vormen verschijnt. Kerken en gelovigen vonden in het naoorlogse Nederland nieuwe invullingen van persoonlijk geloof en gedeelde beleving. Burgers richtten eigen organisaties op om hun overtuiging in maatschappij en politiek uit te dragen.
Wie achter de zuilen kijkt, ziet: religie bleef altijd een belangrijke bron van bezieling en conflicten. Zo biedt deze bundel een frisse kijk op de rol van religie in naoorlogs Nederland. De auteurs zijn gerenommeerde en vernieuwende wetenschappers die het belang van religie niet alleen in kerken, maar ook in maatschappelijke organisaties en in de politiek onderzoeken.
Daneben weist van Dam auf die Möglichkeit hin, eine gemeinsame Geschichte der Zivilgesellschaft für Deutschland und die Niederlande von der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts bis zur Gegenwart zu schreiben. Die Arbeit bietet somit mögliche Bausteine einer transnationalen Geschichte der Zivilgesellschaft. Sie möchte nicht nur einen Beitrag zur Debatte über das Verhältnis von Religion und Zivilgesellschaft, sondern auch zur Frage nach den Möglichkeiten transnationaler Geschichtsschreibung liefern.
I will present this paper during a workshop on 'Fair trade and the legacy of 1968' in Oxford, June 23, 2017.
This paper focuses on the transnational history of fair trade in the 1980s and 1990s, attempting to situate the introduction of fair trade certification within the history of the movement.