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Erlandsson, Susanna, DocentORCID iD iconorcid.org/0000-0003-3515-3237
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Erlandsson, S. (2022). A diplomat's best friend?: Non-human animals in mid-twentieth-century diplomacy. In: Astrid Wendel-Hansen; Katarina Nordström; Francisca Hoyer (Ed.), To Take Us Lands Away: Essays in Honour of Margaret R. Hunt (pp. 155-169). Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis
Open this publication in new window or tab >>A diplomat's best friend?: Non-human animals in mid-twentieth-century diplomacy
2022 (English)In: To Take Us Lands Away: Essays in Honour of Margaret R. Hunt / [ed] Astrid Wendel-Hansen; Katarina Nordström; Francisca Hoyer, Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2022, p. 155-169Chapter in book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

This essay is an exploratory study of the roles that non-human animals have played in diplomatic relations. Based on a few observations and case studies from the mid-twentieth century, it discusses how we may bridge the gap between the study of human and non-human animals in diplomatic history. It suggests that one way can be to focus on how humans have in practice used animals in diplomatic relations. In what contexts and capacities are non-human animals mentioned in diplomatic actors’ letters and diaries? In what shapes and settings do they appear in media coverage – written text and photographs – of diplomatic actors, and what significance has media ascribed to their presence? When do different sources describe non-human animals as an advantage or disadvantage for diplomatic relations? The essay surveys stories of the diplomatic use of animals ranging from the emotional effects of a diplomatic dog to the culinary consequences of keeping chickens for food.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, 2022
Series
Studia Historica Upsaliensia, ISSN 0081-6531 ; 274
National Category
History
Research subject
History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-503937 (URN)9789151315294 (ISBN)
Available from: 2023-06-09 Created: 2023-06-09 Last updated: 2023-06-19Bibliographically approved
Erlandsson, S. (2022). Att tänka fritt är stort, att tänka tillsammans är större. Historisk Tidskrift, 142(3), 305-306
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Att tänka fritt är stort, att tänka tillsammans är större
2022 (Swedish)In: Historisk Tidskrift, ISSN 0345-469X, E-ISSN 2002-4827, Vol. 142, no 3, p. 305-306Article in journal, Editorial material (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svenska Historiska Föreningen, 2022
National Category
History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-495629 (URN)000898820200001 ()
Note

Titel i Web of Science: To think freely is great, to think together is greater.

Available from: 2023-02-01 Created: 2023-02-01 Last updated: 2023-02-01Bibliographically approved
Erlandsson, S. (2022). Barn, ungdomar och samhällsnyttig historia. Historisk Tidskrift, 142(4), 531-532
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Barn, ungdomar och samhällsnyttig historia
2022 (Swedish)In: Historisk Tidskrift, ISSN 0345-469X, E-ISSN 2002-4827, Vol. 142, no 4, p. 531-532Article in journal, Editorial material (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svenska Historiska Föreningen, 2022
National Category
History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-498506 (URN)000927902300001 ()
Note

Title in English in Web of Science: Children, young people and socially useful history

Available from: 2023-03-22 Created: 2023-03-22 Last updated: 2024-08-14Bibliographically approved
Erlandsson, S. (2022). Historien och nuet. Historisk Tidskrift, 142(2), 145-148
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Historien och nuet
2022 (Swedish)In: Historisk Tidskrift, ISSN 0345-469X, E-ISSN 2002-4827, Vol. 142, no 2, p. 145-148Article in journal, Editorial material (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svenska Historiska Föreningen, 2022
National Category
History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-481141 (URN)000818025300001 ()
Note

Title in Web of Science: The editor has the floor: History and the present

Available from: 2022-08-05 Created: 2022-08-05 Last updated: 2024-08-14Bibliographically approved
Erlandsson, S. (2022). Personal Politics in the Postwar World: Western Diplomacy Behind the Scenes. London: Bloomsbury Academic
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Personal Politics in the Postwar World: Western Diplomacy Behind the Scenes
2022 (English)Book (Refereed)
Abstract [en]

Unravelling the mechanisms of daily diplomacy in the mid-20th century, this book follows one Dutch diplomatic couple, the van Kleffens, on their postings from the 1930s to the 1950s to offer a new perspective on how non-officials and personal politics shaped the postwar world.

Combining private and public source materials, Erlandsson foregrounds the political culture of diplomacy and highlights events and people which have been left off the official record. The book integrates the detailed study of behind-the-scenes diplomatic practice into the larger narrative of traditional diplomatic history, connecting social practices with political outcomes. Exploring how women's tea drinking was used to achieve post-war foreign policy and how Rosa, a Guatemalan cook, contributed to the international standing of the Netherlands, it offers a more inclusive history by recognising the diplomatic work done by actors who were not diplomats. In doing so it demonstrates the ways in which diplomacy was class-bound, gendered and racialized, and proves that historicizing gender and cultural norms is crucial to understanding political and international history.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022. p. 232
Keywords
20th century diplomacy, gender and international relations, political culture, personal politics, dinner diplomacy
National Category
History
Research subject
History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-468090 (URN)9781350150744 (ISBN)
Funder
Swedish Research Council, 2017-00264
Available from: 2022-05-06 Created: 2022-05-06 Last updated: 2022-10-20
Erlandsson, S. (2021). Första kvinnan som redaktör för Historisk tidskrift. Historisk Tidskrift, 141(4), 607-610
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Första kvinnan som redaktör för Historisk tidskrift
2021 (Swedish)In: Historisk Tidskrift, ISSN 0345-469X, E-ISSN 2002-4827, Vol. 141, no 4, p. 607-610Article in journal, Editorial material (Other academic) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svenska Historiska Föreningen, 2021
National Category
History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-464222 (URN)000734919000001 ()
Note

Title in Web of Science: First woman as an editor of Historisk tidskrift

Available from: 2022-01-13 Created: 2022-01-13 Last updated: 2024-08-14Bibliographically approved
Erlandsson, S. (2021). Kvinnor och genusperspektiv i ett splittrat forskningsfält: Modern diplomatihistoria. Historisk Tidskrift, 141(3), 553-563
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Kvinnor och genusperspektiv i ett splittrat forskningsfält: Modern diplomatihistoria
2021 (Swedish)In: Historisk Tidskrift, ISSN 0345-469X, E-ISSN 2002-4827, Vol. 141, no 3, p. 553-563Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Svenska Historiska Föreningen, 2021
National Category
History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-460198 (URN)000711574600009 ()
Note

Title in Web of Science: Women and gender perspectives in a split area of research: Modern diplomatic history

Available from: 2022-01-13 Created: 2022-01-13 Last updated: 2024-01-15Bibliographically approved
Erlandsson, S. & van der Maar, R. (2021). Trouw aan Buitenlandse Zaken: Margaret van Kleffens, Anne van Roijen, de ambassade in Washington en de betekenisvan het diplomatiek partnerschap voor de naoorlogse Nederlandse buitenlandsebetrekkingen. Tijdschrift voor geschiedenis, 134(3), 361-384
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Trouw aan Buitenlandse Zaken: Margaret van Kleffens, Anne van Roijen, de ambassade in Washington en de betekenisvan het diplomatiek partnerschap voor de naoorlogse Nederlandse buitenlandsebetrekkingen
2021 (Dutch; Flemish)In: Tijdschrift voor geschiedenis, ISSN 0040-7518, E-ISSN 2352-1163, Vol. 134, no 3, p. 361-384Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

This article argues that more attention for the role of diplomats' partners, who in the studied period were almost exclusively female, offers new insights into the daily practices of Dutch twentieth-century diplomacy. It begins with a short overview of research on diplomats' wives from other countries. The authors then examine the state of our knowledge about Dutch diplomats' wives, discussing why there is so little attention for this subject in the Netherlands. Finally, a case study highlights the activities of the wives of two central figures in Dutch diplomacy at the Washington embassy in 1947-1964: Margaret van Kleffens-Horstmann and Anne van Roijen-Snouck Hurgronje. The study shows that daily diplomatic work was in practice a job for two people, with tasks divided along gendered lines. Wives made women's networks available to male diplomats and did representative, social, and informal work that was considered crucial to diplomatic success.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
WOLTERS-NOORDHOFF B V, 2021
Keywords
Netherlands, diplomacy, gender, foreign policy, diplomatic partnership, United States
National Category
History Peace and Conflict Studies Other Social Sciences not elsewhere specified
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-467891 (URN)10.5117/TVG2021.3.002.ERLA (DOI)000747846300002 ()
Available from: 2022-02-18 Created: 2022-02-18 Last updated: 2025-02-20Bibliographically approved
Crump, L. & Erlandsson, S. (2020). Conclusion: Shedding a New Light on Cold War Europe. In: Laurien Crump & Susanna Erlandsson (Ed.), Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe: The Influence of Smaller Powers (pp. 240-250). Abingdon: Routledge
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Conclusion: Shedding a New Light on Cold War Europe
2020 (English)In: Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe: The Influence of Smaller Powers / [ed] Laurien Crump & Susanna Erlandsson, Abingdon: Routledge, 2020, p. 240-250Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Abingdon: Routledge, 2020
Keywords
Cold War, small states, Europe, East-West, neutrality, alliance, multilateralism
National Category
History
Research subject
History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-474069 (URN)9781032083780 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-05-06 Created: 2022-05-06 Last updated: 2022-05-31Bibliographically approved
Crump, L. & Erlandsson, S. (2020). Introduction: Smaller Powers in Cold War Europe (1ed.). In: Laurien Crump, Susanna Erlandsson (Ed.), Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe: The Influence of Smaller Powers (pp. 1-10). Abingdon: Routledge
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Introduction: Smaller Powers in Cold War Europe
2020 (English)In: Margins for Manoeuvre in Cold War Europe: The Influence of Smaller Powers / [ed] Laurien Crump, Susanna Erlandsson, Abingdon: Routledge, 2020, 1, p. 1-10Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Abingdon: Routledge, 2020 Edition: 1
Keywords
Cold War, small states, Europe, East-West, neutrality, alliance, multilateralism
National Category
History
Research subject
History
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-474068 (URN)10.4324/9780429425592-1 (DOI)9781032083780 (ISBN)9781138388376 (ISBN)9780429425592 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-05-06 Created: 2022-05-06 Last updated: 2024-10-23Bibliographically approved
Projects
Behind the scenes: how non-officials and personal politics helped shape the post-war world, 1940‚Äì1958 [2017-00264_VR]; Uppsala UniversityThe Downstairs of Diplomacy: A Transnational History of Servants´ Roles in Foreign Relations (c. 1935–1965) [2021-02805_VR]; Uppsala University
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