Urban internationalism: Coventry, Kiel, reconstruction and the role of cities in British-German reconciliation, 1945-49

Laucht, Christoph and Allbeson, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7597-9087 2023. Urban internationalism: Coventry, Kiel, reconstruction and the role of cities in British-German reconciliation, 1945-49. Urban History 10.1017/S0963926823000172

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Abstract

This article addresses the beginnings of the twinning relationship between Coventry and Kiel to introduce and exemplify the idea of ‘urban internationalism’ as a new lens onto urban histories of town twinning initiatives and a contribution to the historiography of British town twinning. Focusing on paradiplomatic initiatives by municipal officials, religious dignitaries and other citizens in Coventry and Kiel, the article examines the role that cities played in British–German reconstruction and reconciliation in the period from the end of World War II until the formation of the Federal Republic of Germany in 1949.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Journalism, Media and Culture
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
ISSN:	0963-9268
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	26 January 2023
Date of Acceptance:	19 January 2023
Last Modified:	11 Oct 2023 14:09
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/156273

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