Children, young people and the League of Nations in interwar Britain

Abstract

This article asks how the League of Nations, and its supporters in Britain, sought to mobilize young people c.1918–39. How did children and young people associated with the League of Nations Union engage with the League of Nations? What meanings were ascribed to this engagement? Drawing on sources from the League of Nations and local junior branches, we explore spaces for internationalist engagement from the local community to overseas travel. We conclude that children and young people emerged as a distinct group of actors in international affairs and were part of the League’s wider mission to create an informed international public opinion