Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (JBNES)

Call for Papers

Special Issue:
One Hundred Years of the Bolshevik Revolution:
Contested Visions for International and Regional Order

The Journal of Balkan and Near Eastern Studies (JBNES) invites submissions for a special
issue of the journal on One Hundred Years of the Bolshevik Revolution: Contested Visions
for International and Regional Order that is scheduled for publication in October 2017.
JBNES is devoted to the publication of peer-reviewed articles related to Balkans and Near
Eastern region in an international context.
Deadline for submission of manuscripts is 31 December 2016.
All submissions as well as previous expression of interest - should be sent to: Professor
Mustafa Trke turkes@metu.edu.tr or Professor Dejan Jovi dejan.jovic@fpzg.hr

Special Issue Aim and Theme Description

The Bolshevik Revolution of 1917 is a matter of utmost importance for world politics. It is
difficult to understand the history of the 20th century without assessing the transformative
importance of the Bolshevik seizure of power in Russia on international and regional politics.
It provoked a confrontation between the Soviet Union and the major capitalist states and
challenged the West in the field of welfare, civic and economic reforms exposing the
inadequacies of free market capitalism to deliver social justice and equality. This
confrontation that lasted throughout the 20th century, although it took different forms and
shapes according to the states and societies in which it developed. Not only the actual
contestation had affected the lives of millions throughout the 20th century, but its demise also
made tremendous impacts on the world politics.
The primary objective of this special issue is to foster an academic debate on the Bolshevik
Revolution of 1917, shedding light on the emergence of the first open challenge to capitalist
system, its transformation into the Cold War struggle between two competing blocs and its
effects on international and regional order, with a special emphasis on the Balkans and the
Near East.

Themes of the Special Issue

Themes of the Special Issue include, but are not limited to:

Ideological and systemic challenges the Bolshevik revolution embodied at the

beginning of the 20th century, its actual contestations throughout the 20th century and
its effects transmitted to the beginning of the 21st century.
Radical populist movements in Russia and the Slavic world before 1917
Socialism vs Capitalism
The formation of Soviet Union and its impacts on diplomacy, formation of alliances
and power distribution on a global scale
Comintern and its challenge to sovereign diplomacy
Balkan Union
Communist parties in the Balkans and Near East
History of Political Ideas and Ideologies: with special emphasis on Socialism in
Europe
The issues of Self-Determination, National Question and Federalism in USSR, Eastern
Europe, Balkans and Near East
The Cold War
Soviet Union and the Third World
Other important aspects of the Bolshevik Revolution relevant to the Balkan and Near
Eastern states

Submission Information
We invite all those who are interested in submitting a paper to contact the editors by email.
The deadline for submission of manuscripts is December 31, 2016. Papers must follow
JBNES guidelines for authors. For more information, please visit
http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=cjsb20&page=instruction
s#.VrnBovmLSM8
Manuscripts will go through the regular JBNES review process. Only original papers not
currently under review or published elsewhere may be submitted.
All submissions should be sent to: Professor Mustafa Trke
Professor Dejan Jovi dejan.jovic@fpzg.hr

turkes@metu.edu.tr

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