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PoliNation

PoliNation
Two attendees of PoliNation 2012 after signing a treaty
GenreMicronational
FrequencySporadic
Inaugurated17 April 2010
Organized byMicronational governments

PoliNation is a recurring summit or conference of micronationalists held sporadically since 17 April 2010. Each summit usually has academics, authors and journalists present.

Summits

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The first summit, described as a conference, occurred at Dangar Island in Sydney on 17 April 2010. It was organised by Judy Lattas of the Department of Sociology at Macquarie University, George Cruickshank—self-stylised George II—of the Empire of Atlantium and Princess Paula of the Principality of Snake Hill.[1][2] Numerous micronations were in attendance, and the conference included a keynote session for speakers.[3][4] PoliNation 2012, held on 14 July at Chelsea Old Town Hall in Chelsea, London, was organised by Lattas and Cruickshank with assistance from Jacopo Castelletti of the Federal Republic of Saint Charlie. Several academics, authors and journalists were in attendance alongside micronationalists. The conference also included a half-hour lunch break.[5]

PoliNation 2015 commenced for two days, between 4–5 July in the Free Republic of Alcatraz, a micronation near Perugia in Umbria, Italy. 14 micronations registered to attend.[6] As with previous editions, scholars and journalists were also in attendance at the conference.[7] Topics of discussion included an intermicronational organisation similar to the United Nations, ways of conducting trade between micronations, micronational economics and the Alcatraz Environmental Treaty of 2015 regarding climate change was unveiled at the conference.[6][8]

George Cruickshank had planned another PoliNation in Australia for 2024, but this was cancelled due to a lack of interest. [9]

List

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No. Dates Location Attendance Presenters
1 17 April 2010 Australia Dangar Island, New South Wales 40 Arthur Cristian, Darryl Keam, Faye Combe, George Cruickshank, Jason Mckerra, Judy Lattas, Paula Jensen, Paul Delprat, Peter Gillies, Phillip Fish, Stephen Szabo, William Pitt
2 14 July 2012 United Kingdom London, United Kingdom 32 Alexei Monroe, Eric Lis, George Cruickshank, Jacopo Castelletti, Jorge Fernández Vidal, Judy Lattas, Petr Dvorak, Stéphane Monnerville, Stéphane-Bertin Hoffman
3 4–5 July 2015 Italy Gubbio, Italy 18 Carolyn Shelby, Christopher Roth, Elena Zanforlin, Irina Ulrike Andel, Jean-Pierre Pichon, Judy Lattas, Julien Oeuillet, Lachlan McKinnon, Mirko Sennewald, Niels Vermeersch, Olivier Touzeau, Santo Carbone, Stéphane Monnerville
3–4 October 2024 Australia Katoomba, New South Wales N/A Cancelled

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Caro, Jane (presenter); Armstrong, Amanda (producer) (15 April 2010). Micronations. Radio National (Podcast). Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  2. ^ "PoliNation: A One-Day Conference on Micronationalism". Macquarie University. n.d. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  3. ^ Squires, Nick (4 May 2010). "The world's micronations unite to demand recognition". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 22 November 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  4. ^ Mercer, Phil (19 April 2010). "Delegates make it regal at summit". The National. Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  5. ^ Fuligni, Bruno; Hanne, Isabelle (2013). Micronations. Diaphane. p. 136. ISBN 978-2-919-07719-9. Archived from the original on 24 January 2024. Retrieved 4 October 2023 – via Calaméo.
  6. ^ a b FQ (4 July 2015). "Micronazioni, conferenza ad Alcatraz (quella in Umbria) per costituire la "mini Onu"" [Micronations, conference in Alcatraz (the one in Umbria) to set up the "mini UN"]. il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian). Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  7. ^ Oeuillet, Julien (7 December 2015). "Springtime of micronations spearheaded by Belgian "Grand-Duke" Niels". The Brussels Times. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  8. ^ Hanka, Juliane (23 July 2015). "Treffen der Mikronationen in Italien: Die Lust am Spalten" [Meeting of micronations in Italy: The joy of seceding]. Die Tageszeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 29 September 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  9. ^ Martinez, Olivier (2023-06-07). "PoliNation revient enfin !". Microcosme.info (in French). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
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