CfP: Democracy and Authoritarianism: Rethinking the Boundary
Democracy and Authoritarianism: Rethinking the Boundary 16-17 November 2017, ENS de Lyon Deadline: 31^st March 2017 The categories of democracy and authoritarianism have been constantly reassessed since the 1960s. Research by Juan J. Linz emphasised the multiplicity of forms of authoritarian regimes, considering variables such as limited pluralism and the lack of collective mobilisations (Linz, 2000). The end of the Cold War, the...
The New Russian Nationalism
Edited By: Pål Kolstø and Helge Blakkisrud The New Russian Nationalism Imperialism, Ethnicity and Authoritarianism 2000–2015 Follows the transformation of Russian nationalist discourse in the 21st century, from imperialism to ethno-nationalism Russian nationalism, previously dominated by ‘imperial’ tendencies – pride in a large, strong and multi-ethnic state able to project its influence abroad – is increasingly focused on ethnic...
CfP: Entangled Transitions
Entangled Transitions: Between Eastern and Southern Europe 1960s-2014 Deadline: April 7, 2014 In under two decades, authoritarian political systems collapsed across Europe – in the south of the continent in the 1970s, and then in the east between 1989 and 1991. Although much work has been done on these processes in each region, and comparative work carried out on post-authoritarian transitions and memories, there has yet to be any...
