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A Cosmopolitanism of Nations

Giuseppe Mazzini's Writings on Democracy, Nation Building, and International Relations

Giuseppe Mazzini

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This anthology gathers Giuseppe Mazzini's most important essays on democracy, nation building, and international relations, including some that have never before been translated into English. These neglected writings remind us why Mazzini was one of the most influential political thinkers of the nineteenth century--and why there is still great benefit to be derived from a careful analysis of what he had to say. Mazzini (1805-1872) is best known today as the inspirational leader of the Italian Risorgimento. But, as this book demonstrates, he also made a vital contribution to the development of modern democratic and liberal internationalist thought. In fact, Stefano Recchia and Nadia Urbinati make the case that Mazzini ought to be recognized as the founding figure of what has come to be known as liberal Wilsonianism.


The writings collected here show how Mazzini developed a sophisticated theory of democratic nation building--one that illustrates why democracy cannot be successfully imposed through military intervention from the outside. He also speculated, much more explicitly than Immanuel Kant, about how popular participation and self-rule within independent nation-states might result in lasting peace among democracies. In short, Mazzini believed that universal aspirations toward human freedom, equality, and international peace could best be realized through independent nation-states with homegrown democratic institutions. He thus envisioned what one might today call a genuine cosmopolitanism of nations.

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Civilization, Collective security, New Man (utopian concept), Classical liberalism, Mutual trust and confidence, Patriotism, Liberty, Self-determination, Direct democracy, What is a Nation?, Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose, Progressive education, Utopia, Secularization, Communitarianism, Representative democracy, Universal suffrage, Great power, ADAPT, Free Republic, Giuseppe Mazzini, Expansionism, On Liberty, National Democracy, Non-interventionism, Political freedom, Sovereignty, Original meaning, Multitude, Republicanism, Mr., Continental philosophy, Roman Government, Liberalism, Cosmopolitanism, Liberal democracy, Hegemony, Good government, Liberal socialism, Perpetual peace, Aristocracy, Revolution, World peace, Nationality, Democracy, Regional hegemony, Universal monarchy, Legitimacy (political), Liberal internationalism, Nation, International relations, National Pact, Pacifism, Popular sovereignty, Holy Alliance, Romantic nationalism, Political alliance, Individualism, Logical extreme, Popular education, Realism (international relations), Progressivism in the United States, Contemporary society, Democratic peace theory, Diplomacy, Participatory democracy, Age of Enlightenment, Cultural hegemony, Positive liberty, Truth and Justice