Contemporary European History

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History

Contemporary European History launched in March 1992. The original editors were Kathleen Burk and Dick Geary. The first issue noted:

It is an exciting thing to launch a new journal, and in this case it reflects the fact that we in Europe are living in interesting times. We are clearly on the brink of a new Europe: 1992 will see the United Kingdom and Ireland more fully integrated into the European Community, and glasnost has set in train unknown but certainly far-reaching changes in the USSR and Eastern and East Central Europe. Beyond this, year by year the concept of Europe as both a geographical and an historical entity becomes more credible, and there is increasing interest, not only in the histories of individual countries, but in how their histories compare with each other. [1]

The journal was established to cover "European history in its widest sense", defined as continental Western Europe, Eastern Europe, and the United Kingdom. It sought to publish articles across all major historical areas, spanning political, social, economic, cultural and diplomatic history. [1]

In recent years, the journal has expanded its focus to include coverage of the histories of Europe's overseas empires.

From the outset, the journal has devoted at least one issue per year to a particular historical theme. Recent examples have included European Cultural Diplomacy and the Twenty Years' Crisis, [2] Religion and Socialism in the Long 1960s, [3] Transnational Anti-Fascism, [4] and Alcohol Production and Consumption in Contemporary Europe. [5]

Contemporary European History Prize

In 2021, the journal established a prize aimed at PhD students and early-career scholars, inviting submissions on any topic within the journal's scope. The winner receives publication in the journal and £400 worth of Cambridge University Press books. [6]

Current editors

Contemporary European History is currently edited by:

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References

  1. 1 2 "CEH volume 1 issue 1 Cover and Front matter". Contemporary European History. 1 (1): f1–f2. March 1992. doi:10.1017/S0960777300004987. ISSN   1469-2171.
  2. Martin, Benjamin G.; Piller, Elisabeth Marie (May 2021). "Cultural Diplomacy and Europe's Twenty Years' Crisis, 1919–1939: Introduction". Contemporary European History. 30 (2): 149–163. doi: 10.1017/S096077732000065X . ISSN   0960-7773.
  3. Tóth, Heléna; Weir, Todd H. (May 2020). "Religion and Socialism in the Long 1960s: From Antithesis to Dialogue in Eastern and Western Europe". Contemporary European History. 29 (2): 127–138. doi: 10.1017/S0960777320000077 . ISSN   0960-7773.
  4. García, Hugo (November 2016). "Transnational History: A New Paradigm for Anti-Fascist Studies?". Contemporary European History. 25 (4): 563–572. doi:10.1017/S0960777316000382. ISSN   0960-7773.
  5. Ferris, Kate; Moss, Stella (November 2020). "Alcohol Production and Consumption in Contemporary Europe: Identity, Practice and Power Through Wine". Contemporary European History. 29 (4): 373–379. doi: 10.1017/S0960777320000399 . hdl: 10023/20958 . ISSN   0960-7773.
  6. "The Contemporary European History Prize". Cambridge Core. Retrieved 27 November 2023.