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Legality, ethnicity and violence in Austrian Galicia, 1890-1920

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Mick, Christoph (2019) Legality, ethnicity and violence in Austrian Galicia, 1890-1920. European Review of History, 26 (5). pp. 757-782. doi:10.1080/13507486.2019.1641693 ISSN 1469-8293.

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Abstract

Using the example of the Austrian crownland ‘Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria’, the essay addresses the question to what extent the imperial framework was capable of containing ethnic conflicts. In the last decades before the war, Austria-Hungary developed a culture of compromise and legality which provided a space for the development of national movements. The second and third part of the essay deal with the consequences of the war for ethnic relations and the legitimacy of imperial rule. The atrocities against civilians committed by Austro-Hungarian and Russian soldiers accustomed the population to violence and lowered the threshold for the use of force to further own interests. The last part discusses how the end of the imperial framework and the changes to the international context contributed to a downward spiral of violence and the delineation of ethnic boundaries. The demise of Austria-Hungary brought a collapse of public order and chaotic violence. It led to the Polish–Ukrainian war and antisemitic excesses. The victorious Polish authorities were no impartial arbiters and put the interests of the Polish nation and state above all else. The Entente, and later the League of Nations, were incapable of providing a political framework for a negotiated solution of the Polish–Ukrainian conflict as, unlike Austria, they lacked both the ability and the will to enforce it.

Item Type: Journal Article
Subjects: D History General and Old World > DB Austria
D History General and Old World > DK Russia. Soviet Union. Former Soviet Republics
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe)
Divisions: Faculty of Arts > History
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- Politics and government -- 19th century. , Galicia (Poland and Ukraine) -- Politics and government -- 20th century. , Austria--Politics and government--18th century, Austria--Politics and government--20th century, Ethnic conflict -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine), Antisemitism -- Galicia (Poland and Ukraine)
Journal or Publication Title: European Review of History
Publisher: Routledge
ISSN: 1469-8293
Official Date: 5 August 2019
Dates:
DateEvent
5 August 2019Published
6 July 2019Accepted
Volume: 26
Number: 5
Page Range: pp. 757-782
DOI: 10.1080/13507486.2019.1641693
Status: Peer Reviewed
Publication Status: Published
Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): “This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in European Review of History on 05/08/2019, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/13507486.2019.1641693
Access rights to Published version: Restricted or Subscription Access
Date of first compliant deposit: 5 August 2019
Date of first compliant Open Access: 5 February 2021
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