The
forthcoming issue of History of Communism in Europe will focus on the
topic of Communism, Nationalism and State
Building in Post-War Europe.
The emergence of communism as praxis after the Second World War overlapped with
the need of certain nations to reinforce their claim for statehood. This gave
rise to a series of historical phenomena that reshaped post-war Europe. In this context, any research on these
transformations must address a series of questions: What is the role of
national ideology in postwar state formation? How do various ideologies (e.g.
communism and nationalism) interact in the complex processes presupposed by
state building? Is there a pattern of state formation in communist Europe in
comparison with Western Europe or elsewhere?
If so, which were the short and long term consequences of it within a
post-conflict landscape? Which narratives of identity were employed as
post-1945 Europe took shape? Which were the
incumbent tensions as a Soviet bloc of socialist nations came about?
Nevertheless, the main issue to be addressed remains that of the differences
that appeared from 1945 onwards between the institutionalization of communist
polities on the basis of national communities and the consolidation of a
supposedly unitary camp of Marxist-Leninist regimes. Moreover, at the end of
the day, the legacies of the second half of the twentieth century could be
better explained if analyzed from the point of view of the tribulations of
nationalizing nation-states (to use Rogers Brubaker’s coinage) across the East
and West divide.
The next
issue of History of Communism in Europe welcomes original
contributions that discuss and engage such general issues apparent from the
interplay of communism and nationalism in the context of state-building.
Ideally, the authors should address the topics in question from a comparative
viewpoint. The editors encourage young scholars, in particular, to make use of
historical, cultural, and political information recently available with the
gradual opening of the archives in Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia,
Bulgaria, Poland, former GDR or various states of the former Yugoslavia and the
USSR.
Senior
scholars, junior researchers and PhD students are invited to submit their
proposals on one of the following topics:
- Internationalism vs. Nationalism
- Sovietization and Empire Building in Eastern Europe
- Socialist Nations and Contemporary Theories of Nationalism
- Socialist Patriotism and Soviet Hegemony
- Nation Building in Post-war Europe
- Cultural Transfers
- Politics of Homogenization
- Narratives of Identity in Literature, Science, and the Arts
- Ethnic Minorities, Self-determination, and Socialist States
- Myths of Origins: Continuities Beyond 1945
- Communist Constitutions
- Modernity, nationalism and communism
The
contributors are kindly asked to write abstracts that do not exceed 500 words. Deadline:
April 1st, 2012.
You may
submit your proposals at: office@iiccr.ro
or marius.stan@iiccr.ro
Selected authors will be notified by April 15th. The deadline for the final draft of the paper is June 1st, 2012.
Selected authors will be notified by April 15th. The deadline for the final draft of the paper is June 1st, 2012.
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