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Norman Edge,The: Identity and State Building on the Frontiers of Europe
Summary: The project addresses the historical development of political cultures in three areas on the periphery of the 'Norman world': middle Britain (northern England and southern Scotland), southern Italy, and the crusader states. Its specific focus is the relationship between medieval 'state-formation' and those political identities which crossed state frontiers as a result of individuals exploiting links which transcended local, regional and national boundaries; and how far these individuals' decisions and attachments produced distinctive local cultures within broader settings. Its approach gives new insight into the processes of medieval western European expansion, state-formation and identity-construction, and re-evaluates the political ontology of the Norman world.
Key Facts
Website: http://www.lancs.ac.uk/normanedge
Funder: AHRC
Type of Activity: Academic Research - Externally Funded
Principal Investigator: Keith Stringer
Co-investigators: Andrew Jotischky, Alex Metcalfe
Research Associate: Ewan Johnson
Dept/Research Group: History
Keywords: Crusades, History, Middle Ages, Colonialism, Diaspora, Governance, Migration, State-building
Project Description
For full details, see www.lancs.ac.uk/normanedge
Research Significance
Academic - New methodological frameworks for understanding migrations, diaspora and settlement in medieval contexts.
Purpose of Research
Academic Research - Externally Funded
Project Funder
AHRC
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