Nomination Archive


Nomination for Nobel Peace Prize
Year:1938
Number:17 - 3
 
Nominee:
Name:Karl Kautsky
Gender:M
Year, Birth:1854
Year, Death:1938
Profession:Author. Marxist theorist. One of the leaders of the German Social Democratic Party
City:Vienna
Country:AUSTRIA (AT)
 
Motivation:Kautsky was nominated for his works "Krieg und Demokratie" and "Sozialisten und Krieg". He tried to reveal the factors that caused society to go to war and to shed light upon the sociology of war. Kautsky believed that if society knew what caused war, then it would be possible both to prevent war and to establish lasting peace. He based his research on reality and actual facts, and not on some farfetched fantasy. He also fought against civil war ideology.
 
Nominator:
Name:Richard Lindström
Gender:M
Profession:Member of the Swedish parliament
City:Stockholm
Country:SWEDEN (SE)