Like father, like son: Willy Brandt and Felipe González: democracy, social democracy and internationalism in motion in the late Cold War

Perez De Arcos, Marina (2023) Like father, like son: Willy Brandt and Felipe González: democracy, social democracy and internationalism in motion in the late Cold War. Contemporary European History, 32 (3). 416 - 440. ISSN 1469-2171

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Abstract

The article sheds light on the significant and understudied bond between West German Chancellor and Nobel Peace Laureate Willy Brandt and Spanish President Felipe González. It is based on interviews with senior policy makers; archival material from the Ebert Foundation in Bonn; fresh material from Austria, Spain, Sweden, Portugal and the United States, and exclusive additional private papers. Drawing on these sources, the article identifies the three key political-intellectual pillars – democracy, social democracy and internationalism – that sustained their special ‘father–son’ relationship and discusses their shared desire to project their brand of socialism across Europe and the world. In doing so, it also sheds light on how personal guidance, assistance and exchange, linked with institutional support, contributed to the expansion of democracy and social democracy in the late Cold War.

Item Type:	Article
Official URL:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/contempora...
Additional Information:	© 2022 The Author
Divisions:	International History
Subjects:	D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on J Political Science > JZ International relations
Date Deposited:	16 Nov 2021 15:03
Last Modified:	25 Apr 2024 17:09
URI:	http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/112669

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