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<td>Dear colleagues,<br>
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The regional studies journal<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>invites
the submission of original manuscripts on topics relevant to the Aims
& Scope, as illustrated below. The very first issue of<span
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?The Second Decade of Post-communism? (see the enclosed description).
We encourage interested researchers to submit papers reporting and
analyzing political, historical, social, and cultural transitions in
the post-Soviet period, with a focus on the recent ten years. If you
prefer to write about something other than this specific topic, you are
also welcome to submit a paper to be published in one of the subsequent
issues.<br>
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Aims & Scope<br>
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will be a peer-reviewed international journal that explores the history
and current political, economic, and social affairs of the entire
former Soviet bloc. In particular, the journal will focus on various
facets of transformation at the local and national levels in the
aforementioned regions, as well as the changing character of their
relationships with the rest of world in the context of glocalization.<br>
The following topics will be most prominently featured:<br>
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-Regional identities in globalized societies<br>
-Communication and transmission of information<br>
-Migration and boundaries<br>
-Transition: politics, economy, society, and culture<br>
-Theories and methodologies of regional studies in the context of
glocalization<br>
-Imagined territories: cyber space, urban vs. rural, center vs.
periphery, etc.<br>
-Inter-regional cooperation<br>
-Identities in the Soviet and post-Soviet periods, memories, and
nostalgia<br>
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This journal will be distinguished from others in similar fields by its
(g)locally oriented perspective. This journal will also regularly give
a certain portion of space to articles on concrete local issues written
by local Eurasianist scholars.<br>
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Editorial Board<br>
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Editors-in-chief<br>
Siegelbaum, Lewis (History, Michigan State Univ., USA)<br>
Hong, Wan-Suk, (Politics, Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies, Korea)<br>
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Managing Editor<br>
Jung, Hakyung (Slavic Linguistics, Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies,
Korea)<br>
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Editors<br>
Avdokushin, Evgeny (Economy, Moscow State Univ., Russia)<br>
Clowes, Edith (Literature, Univ. of Kansas, USA)<br>
Dobrenko, Evgeny (Literature & Film, Univ. of Sheffield, UK)<br>
Epstein, Dan (Politics, Colgate Univ., USA)<br>
Goldman, Marshall (Economy, Harvard, USA)<br>
Golosov, Grigory (Politics, European Univ., Russia)<br>
Goscilo, Helena (Literature & Film, Ohio State Univ., USA)<br>
Guihai, Guan (Politics, Pekin Univ., China)<br>
Hong, Wan-Suk (Politics, Hankuk Univ. of Foreign Studies, Korea)<br>
Kononenko, Natalie (Folklore, Univ. of Alberta, Canada)<br>
Krylov, Mikhail P. (Geography, Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia)<br>
Lovell, Stephen (History, King?s College London, UK)<br>
Petrov, Nikolai (Politics, Carneigi Moscow Center, Russia)<br>
Raleigh, Donald J. (History, Univ. of North Carolina at Chapel Hill,
USA)<br>
Ransel, David (History, Indiana Univ., USA)<br>
Sakwa, Richard (Politics, Kent Univ., UK)<br>
Siegelbaum, Lewis (History, Michigan State Univ., USA)<br>
Strukov, Vlad (Culture & Film, Univ. of Leeds, UK)<br>
Tangalycheva, Rimma K. (Sociology, St. Petersburg State Univ., Russia)<br>
Watchtel, Andrew (Literature, American Univ. of Central Asia,
Kyrgyzstan)<br>
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Article Submission Guideline<br>
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There is no absolute length requirement for manuscripts but the
preferred length is 8,000-10,000 words. An abstract of no more than 150
words should be provided at the beginning of the article. If possible,
manuscripts should be prepared in MS Word using Times New Roman 12
point font. Double-space abstracts, manuscripts, notes, and indented
quotations. Number pages consecutively. Articles should be submitted to
Dr. Hakyung Jung (the managing editor) at <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hakyungj@gmail.com">hakyungj@gmail.com</a>.<br>
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Call for Papers<br>
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We are now accepting papers for the first and subsequent issues of<span
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Scope,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>will cover a broad
range of topics related to any of the former Soviet bloc countries in
general. However, the first issue of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>will
be devoted to the theme, The Second Decade of Post-communism, as
introduced below. Following the publication of the first issue, there
will be no thematic restrictions. Manuscript submission for the first
and the second issues is due on July 15th, 2011.<br>
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The Second Decade of Post-communism (the 1st issue)<br>
<br>
The overarching theme of Region?s first issue will be ?The Second
Decade of Post-communism.? Since the fall of the Soviet Union on
December 25th of 1991, ?transition? has been the most popular keyword
of academic discussions regarding the post-communist period. The advent
of democratic institutions and market economies has been accompanied by
radical changes of political, economic, and social landscape in the
former Soviet bloc countries during the first ten years, where many
transitional phenomena were rapid, chaotic, and unpredictable. The
direction and nature of transitions during the second decade of
post-communism (2001-2011), however, dramatically differ from those of
the first decade in various aspects.<br>
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In Russia, while the first decade is characterized as centrifugal and
chaotic, the most notable features of the second decade are centripetal
tendencies and order, mostly due to Vladimir Putin's policies aimed at
creating a strong Russia.? In social dimensions, the second decade has
simultaneously witnessed the growth of the middle class and an
increasing gap between the rich and the poor. The burst of migration
from the CIS countries reinforced the multi-ethnic and multi-cultural
aspects of the society. The most distinctive cultural trope of the last
ten years would be nostalgia, harking back to the Soviet period. Under
the regime of Putin, the sentiment of nostalgia and its
commercialization have in turn supported the revival of authoritarian
tendencies in political and social spheres. Compared to the ?liberal?
Yeltsin period, the past ten years have seen a restriction on the
rights of freedom of speech and media, as well as a constriction of
competition.<br>
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The former CIS and Balkan states have experienced drastic political
changes, some described as color revolutions, such as the Orange
Revolution in Ukraine (2004), the Rose Revolution in Georgia (2003),
and Kyrgyzstan's Tulip evolution (2005). These non-violent
revolutionary waves against corrupt authoritarian regimes constitute an
interesting contrast with the retro-trends of the Russian Federation.<br>
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Alternatively, Eastern European countries have continued and expedited
changes of their own with an affinity to the west in various facets of
their societies. One of the most outstanding events was when former
Soviet bloc countries such as Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic,
Slovakia, Slovenia, and the Baltic states entered the EU in 2004,
followed by Romania and Bulgaria in 2007. The shifting dynamics between
Eastern Europe and the Russian Federation (as well as the US) are also
notable in terms of the WMD issue in Eastern Europe.<span
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Overall, in order to gain a general understanding of the post-communist
period, estimate the direction these societies are heading, and
anticipate how their relations with the rest of the world will evolve,
the nature of the second decade of post-communism must be explored and
highlighted from a comparative perspective. As that second decade is
drawing to a close by the end of this year, the journal Region will
dedicate its first issue to the examination of transitions during this
critical period.<br>
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<td width="100%">Hakyung Jung<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
HK Professor<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Institute of Russian Studies<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Hankuk University of Foreign Studies<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Seoul/Yongin, Korea<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
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Email. <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:hakyungj@gmail.com">hakyungj@gmail.com</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Office. +82-31-330-4698<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
Mobile. +82-10-5487-1622<br>
Email:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a
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