ABSTRACT

Although nation and empire – as well as the organicist and universalist visions mirroring them – are usually put in opposition to each other, this article argues that the two can create synergistic alliances. The attempt of the Danish dynastic union proposal to Sweden in 1810 sheds light on the repertoire of rhetoric and arguments the state could harness to substantiate its potential to rule over diverse populations. First, the paper demonstrates how the trope of Scandinavian kinship was formulated in the Danish public debate during the transitional period, or what Koselleck calls Sattelzeit. Then, the article shows how this language was embedded into power relations and configured to reinforce the imperial aspirations of the Nordic amalgamation, meaning the fusion of the Scandinavian nations. The core sources I consult are the pamphlets published to advertise union-building and the documents stored in the folders of the Royal Archive in Copenhagen (Rigsarkivet).

摘要

尽管国家和帝国——以及反映它们的有机主义和普遍主义愿景——通常相互对立，但本文认为两者可以建立协同联盟。1810 年丹麦向瑞典提出的王朝联盟提案的尝试揭示了国家可以用来证实其统治不同人口的潜力的言辞和论据的全部内容。首先，本文展示了斯堪的纳维亚亲属关系的比喻是如何在过渡时期的丹麦公共辩论中形成的，或者 Koselleck 所说的Sattelzeit. 然后，文章展示了这种语言如何被嵌入到权力关系中并被配置为加强北欧合并的帝国愿望，这意味着斯堪的纳维亚国家的融合。我查阅的核心资源是为宣传工会建设而出版的小册子和存放在哥本哈根皇家档案馆 ( Rigsarkivet )文件夹中的文件。