CALL FOR PAPERS

THE FAR RIGHT IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE

a special issue of the
Journal of Contemporary European Studies

The rise of far right parties in Western and, more recently, Central and Eastern Europe has received widespread attention in the media and has been the subject of much academic debate, especially among political scientists. Emmanuel Godin (University of Portsmouth), Brian Jenkins (University of Leeds) and Andrea Mammone (University of Leeds) will be guest co-editors of a special issue of the Journal of Contemporary European Studies (JCES) on the ‘Far Right in Contemporary Europe’ to be published in December 2008.

The JCES (previously Journal of European Area Studies) seeks to provide a forum for interdisciplinary debate about the theory and practice of area studies as well as for empirical studies of European societies, politics and cultures. Its coverage and readership extend broadly across the humanities and social sciences, and the journal is therefore well-placed to bring a range of different disciplinary perspectives to bear on this subject.

We therefore welcome contributions from political scientists, sociologists, historians and all scholars of European studies broadly defined. Papers from postgraduates working in the above-mentioned areas are also welcomed.

We are interested in both comparative/transnational analyses and national-based contributions that seek to break away from the exceptionalist parochialism which so often characterises the focus on individual countries. Articles will mainly cover contemporary examples, concerning all geographical areas of relevance in the development of the far right.

Topics may include but are not limited to:
• cross-border interactions and influences
• historical/historiographical perspectives on the far right
• contemporary debates over the representation(s) of the far right
• case studies of parties in local areas

Please send short proposals for papers by e-mail to the addresses below before 1 July 2007

Articles should be between 6,000 and 8,000 words in length, and may also be submitted as e-mail attachments to the addresses below. Only original works not published elsewhere will be considered, and all contributions will be peer-reviewed.

Proposals to Brian Jenkins (b.j.jenkins@leeds.ac.uk), Andrea Mammone (andreamammone@libero.it) or Emmanuel Godin (emmanuel.godin@port.ac.uk), or write to Brian Jenkins at the address below:

Department of French
University of Leeds
Woodhouse Lane
Leeds LS2 9JT
Tel: 0113 233 3476

To find out more about the JCES, please visit the journal website at: http://journalsonline.tandf.co.uk