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Wednesday 24 March 2004
16:30
E-4
MID02
State Formation, National Identity and Social History: the late Medieval Low Countries compared part II
Room E
In the Habsburg Low Countries, wars were a recurrent phenomenon. In contrast to the communis opinio amongst historians, recent research has shown that most of the troops that fought these wars were recruited locally. In this paper I shall examine to what an extent those soldiers contributed to the process ... (Show more) In the Habsburg Low Countries, wars were a recurrent phenomenon. In contrast to the communis opinio amongst historians, recent research has shown that most of the troops that fought these wars were recruited locally. In this paper I shall examine to what an extent those soldiers contributed to the process of nation building in the Low Countries. (Show less)
Raymond Fagel : State, nation, and identity: a comparison between Spain and the Low Countries (16th century) In the sixteenth century, Spain and the Low Countries were part of the same empire, ruled by the Habsburgs. At the same time, a more 'national' identity was evolving in both 'countries', besides the already existing regional and local identities. In this paper a comparison will be made between the ... (Show more) In the sixteenth century, Spain and the Low Countries were part of the same empire, ruled by the Habsburgs. At the same time, a more 'national' identity was evolving in both 'countries', besides the already existing regional and local identities. In this paper a comparison will be made between the identities of the inhabitants of Spain and the Low Countries at all those levels: local, regional, 'national', and within the Habsburg empire. (Show less)
Tim Soens : Difference and indifference. Local administration facing the rise of a central state in late medieval Flanders State-formation and national identity in the late medieval period have been focused in much of recent research on political and ideological developments of the late Middle Ages. Authors like Wim Blockmans and Marc Boone have stressed the importance of Burgundian state formation in the Low Countries for the process of ... (Show more) State-formation and national identity in the late medieval period have been focused in much of recent research on political and ideological developments of the late Middle Ages. Authors like Wim Blockmans and Marc Boone have stressed the importance of Burgundian state formation in the Low Countries for the process of unification of the various principalities. This movement has often been described as a top-down movement: the prince conquering and unifing his new territories while imposing central institutions and streamlining existing ones. This session wants to tackle some of the issues relating to this process from a bottom-up perspective. How were various social groups involved in the developments (courtiers, local elites, state officials, etc.)? What was the impact in the various principalities? They were organised politically, economically and socially often in a very different way, and the involvement of the social groups in the process of state formation could also differ greatly.
This paper will study the impact and the process of adaptation and assimilation of state formation and on the centralisation of local government and social structure. In particular continuity and recuperation of already existing groups and institutions will be focused. State formation and the creation of national identity cannot influence and change the position and strategies of local governing elites, unless political change affects the structures of the organisation of society itself. (Show less) |
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