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Call for Publications Theme: Reflecting on Solidarity Subtitle: An Urgent Task Publication: Eurostudia: Transatlantic Journal for European Studies Date: Special Issue Deadline: 10.11.2021 __________________________________________________ In the present context, solidarity plays a crucial role within political discourses and practices. Within the academic community, however, the notion of ‘solidarity’ remains controversial, with some considering it to be more of a rhetorical figure (Wilde 2007, 171) than a sound theoretical principle (Alexander 2014; Reynolds 2014; Scholz 2008). This is linked to the very definition of solidarity, which largely escapes attempts at its conceptual clarification (Blais 2007, 10). Scholars often confuse solidarity with the idea of ‘welfare state,’ ignoring a thorough examination of the difference between the two concepts (Kymlicka 2015, 8). Yet, the notion of ‘solidarity’ has a more extensive heuristic quality: it allows us to question the boundaries of the political community as well as the way humans tend to organize their interdependence beyond the framework of the nation-state. With this special issue, we wish to create a transatlantic dialogue in the social sciences from an interdisciplinary perspective, combining questions about the notion of ‘solidarity’ itself with reflections on the way it is enacted in specific social configurations. We understand solidarity in a broad sense here, although theoretical and political angles will be privileged for this journal issue. Deadline: November 10 Proposal length: 500 words Languages: English, French or German Proposal file must be anonymized. In a separate file, indicate your name, given name, e-mail address and a short bio-bibliographical presentation. The documents should be sent in one single e-mail to the following address: [email protected] Please read the complete call here before submitting a proposal: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DRkYhDlY21rEzKJNMMg-s-XIUODUdhxa/view?usp=sharing You can also read a French version here https://cceae.umontreal.ca/publications/revue-eurostudia/ About Eurostudia: Eurostudia is the journal of the Canadian Centre for German and European Studies at Université de Montréal (CCEAE). Its mission is to provide space for transatlantic dialogue and exchange in the humanities and social sciences between Germany/ Europe and Quebec/ Canada/ North America. Journal website: https://www.erudit.org/en/journals/euro/ __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ __________________________________________________
