{"id":55726,"date":"2026-10-09T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-09T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=55726"},"modified":"2026-10-08T23:27:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T21:27:11","slug":"cfp-nationalism-imperialism-and-world-order-back-to-the-future-forward-to-the-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/historiografija.hr\/?p=55726","title":{"rendered":"CfP: NATIONALISM, IMPERIALISM, AND WORLD ORDER: BACK TO THE FUTURE, FORWARD TO THE PAST"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>NATIONALISM, IMPERIALISM, AND WORLD ORDER:<br>BACK TO THE FUTURE, FORWARD TO THE PAST<br><br><\/strong><strong>23rd annual conference <\/strong>of the International Social Theory Consortium<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>List of potential topics:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>neo-imperialism and the new world order<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>decline of the post-WWII international order<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>paradox of the 21st century: progressive individualization vs. revitalized tribalism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>from informed educated responsible citizens towards passive flat-Earth believers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>shifts in global geopolitics: from center\/periphery towards and multi-polarity and multi-periphery<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>post-colonial and\/or neo-colonial: the view from below<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>rise of AI and decline of human cognition?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>(re)definition of political actors: democracy, technocracy, elites, and supreme individuals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>elected leaders and decline of democracy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>state of emergency and\/vs regular state of affairs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>science \u2013 religion \u2013 politics: let\u2019s go from the scratch!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>social dynamics: modernization, post-modernization, or de-modernization<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>what social theory has\/can to do with all these?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>PLUS: Submissions that focus on examples from, film, television, or documentaries as means of relaying theoretical content, insights, or messages will be welcome also, on any of the above or adjacent topics, including the option of presenters introducing, thematizing, referencing, or showing clips from relevant work(s), or their own work, e.g., a documentary as an occasion for related discussion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>University of Zagreb<br>Croatia&nbsp;<br><br>November 12-14, 2026<\/strong><br><br>ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED:<br><u>OCTOBER 18<\/u><br><br><strong>EMAIL ADDRESS:<\/strong><br><strong><a href=\"mailto:istc2026@socialtheory.org\">istc2026@socialtheory.org<\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Host:&nbsp;<br><br>Kre\u0161imir \u017da\u017ear,<br>Department of Sociology<br>University of Zagreb<br><br>email: <a href=\"mailto:kzazar@ffzg.unizg.hr\">kzazar@ffzg.unizg.hr<\/a>&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/socialtheory.org\/istc-2026.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com\">Call for Papers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-centre-for-theoretical-research-in-the-humanities wp-block-embed-centre-for-theoretical-research-in-the-humanities\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"z2KU9F4FsR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ctih.ffzg.unizg.hr\/cfp-international-social-theory-consortium-annual-conference-submission-deadline-extended-to-october-18-2026\/\">Call for Papers \u2013 International Social Theory Consortium Annual Conference Submission Deadline Extended to October 18, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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