Zapruder World. International Journal for the History of Social Conflict. Co-edited by Stefano Agnoletto and Cristina Palmieri (Web)

Proposals not later than April 15, 2015

We invite article proposals for a global and comparative approach to the history of the welfare state that seeks to overcome the epistemological Eurocentrism that many scholars have employed, whether consciously or unconsciously. Thus, this volume aims to investigate whether or not the welfare state was/is a global or a regional phenomenon. Moreover, alongside the study of national cases, this volume questions the possibility of a transnational or supranational understanding of the mechanisms that characterized the origins of the welfare state during the 20th century.

We face the hegemony of neoliberal ideologies and their consequences in terms of attacks on public programs in areas such as health, education, income-transfers, housing and so on. We aim to consciously contrast the normalization and dominance of “liberal thought” which consistently downplays the role of welfare legislation and institutions. At the same time, we do not want to “celebrate” the welfare state in itself. In looking at history as, essentially, a space for conflict … read more (Web).