This article concerns the conceptualization of political spaces in early twentieth-century European political thought. The main figure is the Italian geographer and political thinker Cesare Battisti (1875–1916). Drawing on his geographical knowledge of his native region of Trentino, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, Battisti envisioned an alternative political order in Central Europe. In a series of geographical surveys and political essays, he described his idea of the region as a meaningful political space, that could become an alternative to both empire and nation-state as part of a continental democratic federation. The article argues that through this new spatial conceptualization of region and federation, Battisti sought to reinterpret the political categories of authority and community. The article examines Battisti's ideas in their historical and intellectual context, arguing that he offers original insights on the evolution of European international and regional thought in the twentieth century.

本文关注 20 世纪早期欧洲政治思想中政治空间的概念化。主要人物是意大利地理学家和政治思想家切萨雷·巴蒂斯蒂（Cesare Battisti，1875-1916）。巴蒂斯蒂利用他对家乡特伦蒂诺（当时在奥匈帝国）的地理知识，设想了中欧的另一种政治秩序。在一系列地理调查和政治文章中，他将该地区描述为一个有意义的政治空间，作为大陆民主联邦的一部分，它可以成为帝国和民族国家的替代品。文章认为，通过这种新的区域和联邦空间概念化，巴蒂斯蒂试图重新解释权威和社区的政治范畴。这篇文章考察了巴蒂斯蒂