Architectural Appeasement: A Material History of Fascism and the League of Nations as told by its Palais des Nations (1926–1938)

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dc.contributor.authorQuiroga-Villamarín, Daniel R.
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-08T08:30:22Z
dc.date.available2026-01-08T08:30:22Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstract-translatedDespite the resurgence of interest in the history and practice of the League of Nations, we still know quite little of the concrete buildings in which this pioneer international organization attempted to create a shell for itself and the nascent liberal rules-based international order. As part of these efforts, the League invested heavily in the creation of its own Secretariat and Conference complex – which it inspirationally baptized the Palais des Nations (“Palace of Nations” in French). But by the late 1930s, when the building was finalized, much had changed in the climate of international relations – leading, eventually, to the collapse of international order and the return of World War. In my article, I trace a material history of the parallels between the League’s construction of its Palais and the collapse of the multilateral international order it had erected. In particular, I focus on debates surrounding (i) the exceptional participation of German architects (in a broader context marked by the so-called “spirit of Locarno”) in the League’s architectural competition, and (ii) the sanctions deployed against Italian raw materials – crucially needed for construction of the Palais itself – after the Fascist invasion of Ethiopia of 1935. In this way, I engage with the history of European and Global collective security arrangements from a rather heterodox different perspective: the League’s built environment.en
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dc.identifier.issn1804-5480
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11025/64400
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherZápadočeská univerzita v Plznics
dc.rights© Západočeská univerzita v Plznics
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dc.titleArchitectural Appeasement: A Material History of Fascism and the League of Nations as told by its Palais des Nations (1926–1938)en
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dc.typearticleen
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