THE NATION AND THE RADICAL LEFT – Call for papers
https://www.sns.it/it/evento/the-nation-and-the-radical-left-call-for-papers
PRACTICES AND DISCOURSES OF NATIONAL IDENTITY IN LEFT-WING POLITICS
The conference aims to explore and evaluate the intricate relationship between national identity, nationality, and nationalism and left-wing, emancipatory and radical politics welcoming both theoretical and empirical papers on the following themes:
- Left-wing populism and nationalism
- The radical left and the nationalist-globalist cleavage
- The radical left and the nationalist revival
- Imagined communities and left-wing projects
- National identity and migrant solidarity activism
- Alter-Europeanism and Euroscepticism
- Radical left and nationality in post-colonial contexts
- Transnational leftist movements beyond the nation
- Patriotism and anti-imperialism
- Internationalism and cosmopolitanism
- Internationalism and popular sovereignty
The conference intends to cover cases from different areas of the world, consequently, we welcome papers assessing European as well as non-European cases.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Benjamin De Cleen (Vrije Universiteit Brussel)
Daniel Keith (University of York)
PANEL DISCUSSANTS
Yannis Stavrakakis (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
Benoît Challand (Scuola Normale Superiore)
Manuela Caiani (Scuola Normale Superiore)
IMPORTANT DATES
25 July 2019: Deadline submission of abstracts
8 September 2019: Notification of selection
15 November 2019: Submission of papers
