CfP: Crossing the Lines between Marxism and Christianity in the 20th Century East-Central Europe

Transnational interactions between Marxism and Christianity that emerged outside the sacred canopy of official institutions of East-Central European socialist states had been largely overlooked in the post-1989 narratives. Yet, these contacts that spanned from the interwar years to the fall of communism offer a good insight into intellectual, cultural, and political dynamics of the 20th century East-Central Europe.

Guerre d'Espagne et socialisme international. Dernière chance pour l'ordre démocratique d'entre-deux-guerres, by Nicolas Lépine

Dans la seconde moitié des années  1930, la République espagnole fait face à un putsch soutenu par les puissances fascistes, qui a tôt fait de dégénérer en guerre civile. Au même moment, les puissances démocratiques tentent d’éviter l’escalade par un accord de non-intervention qui garrotte les républicains.

CfP: Direct Democracy Practices at the Local Level

Many studies focus on the impact of direct democracy in politics. More and more countries institutionalized tools of direct democracy in order to give stronger legitimacy to political decisions. At the same time, many governments resist the institutionalization of such procedures as if they contradicted the principles of representative government. At the local level, the situation seems to be less dramatized.