European Solidarity with Chile - 1970s - 1980s

The overthrow of the Chilean president Allende in 1973 and the military dictatorship of Pinochet ignited one of the largest social movements of the 20th century. This volume analyzes the impact of the Chilean crisis in Western and Eastern Europe, and offers new insights to the history of the Cold War, of transnational activism, and of human rights.

The overthrow of the democratically elected government of Salvador Allende and the coming to power of a military regime led by Augusto Pinochet on 11 September 1973 drew worldwide attention towards Chile. The political repression shook the world and ignited one of the largest social movements of the 1970s and 80s. Hundreds of solidarity committees and a gamut of human rights and justice organizations mobilized thousands of people. This volume offers a compelling insight into the exceptional impact that the Chilean crisis made in Western and Eastern Europe. In doing so, it provides a new and broader perspective into the history of the Cold War, transnational activism, and human rights.

Autorentext

Kim Christiaens is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Leuven (Belgium). Idesbald Goddeeris is an associate professor at the University of Leuven (Belgium). Magaly Rodríguez García is a postdoctoral researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium).

Inhalt
Contents: Kim Christiaens/Magaly Rodríguez Garcia/Idesbald Goddeeris: A Global Perspective on the European Mobilization for Chile (1970s-1980s) Thomas C. Wright: Chilean Political Exile in Western Europe Jan Eckel: Allende's Shadow, Leftist Furor, and Human Rights: The Pinochet Dictatorship in International Politics Kim Christiaens: The Difficult Quest for Chilean Allies: International Labor Solidarity Campaigns for Chile in the 1970s and 1980s Nuno Pereira: Switzerland: A Second Wave or the Decline of the '68 Movement? Shirin Hirsch: The United Kingdom: Competing Conceptions of Internationalism Georg Dufner: West Germany: Professions of Political Faith, the Solidarity Movement and New Left Imaginaries Nicolas Prognon: France: Welcoming Chilean Exiles, a Mark of the Resonance of the Unidad Popular in French Society? Kim Christiaens: Belgium: The Chilean Factor and the Canging Dimensions of Solidarity Activism Monica Quirico/Valentine Lomellini: Italy: The «Chilean Lesson» between the Legacy of the Struggle against Fascism and the Threat of New Authoritarian Shifts Linda Heinonen: Finland: Popularizing Chile Jadwiga E. Pieper Mooney: East Germany: Chilean Exile and the Politics of Solidarity in the Cold War James Mark/Báling Tomár: Hungary: Connecting the «Responsible Roads to Socialism»? The Rise and Fall of a Culture of Chilean Solidarity, 1965-89 Yulia Gradskova: The Soviet Union: «Chile Is in Our Hearts.» Practices of Solidarity between Propaganda, Curiosity, and Subversion.