Call for Papers / Issue No. 39 (June 2027)

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Revista del CESLA. International Latin American Studies Review

Catholicisms, history, and politics in the Americas in the 20th century: networks, conflicts, and transformations

Guest editors: Robson Gomes Filho (UEG), Yves Sólis Nicot (UAM Xochimilco)

Between the 19th and 20th centuries, the Americas underwent profound political and religious transformations, such as secularization processes, the expansion of the public sphere, dictatorships, liberal democracies, and new forms of political participation. In all these processes, Catholicism (as an institution, culture, political actor, and form of sociability) played a decisive role. From the constitutional debates of the 19th century to anti-clerical conflicts, the mass Catholic movements of the 20th century, the ecclesial reorganizations following the Second Vatican Council, and the political presence of Catholicism in 20th-century democracies, the Catholic Church and popular religiosity decisively influenced the public life of multiple American nations. However, a continental comparative perspective that examines the convergences and divergences between Catholic experiences in Latin American countries, articulating historical, political, and cultural analyses, is still lacking.

This dossier proposes to gather research analyzing the role of multiple Catholicisms in the historical, political, and social processes of the Americas in the 20th century. We seek contributions that comparatively examine national and transnational experiences, addressing themes such as secularization and the formation of the secular state, mass Catholic movements, authoritarianisms, religious economy, human rights and violence, the impact of the Second Vatican Council, contemporary political participation, the defended economic model, and expressions of popular religiosity. The goal is to illuminate continuities and ruptures, alliances and tensions, processes and stagnations in the relationship between Catholicism and politics in a 20th century that establishes state secularism as a constitutional principle. Our aim is to promote an interdisciplinary perspective, consistent with the mission of the Revista del CESLA and the possibilities of an original and creative approach to the religious problem in contemporary Latin American societies.

The articles must be written in Spanish, Portuguese or English. We strongly advise authors to write in their mother tongue, if it is one of the journal’s official languages. The full versions of the manuscripts to be submitted to the external evaluation process, must be submitted by the authors anonymously into the Open Journal System (OJS) of Revista del CESLA. International Latin American Studies Review before March 15, 2027.

For this purpose, the authors should contact the Editorial Team at revistadelcesla@uw.edu.pl in order to be registered in the online system and gain access to their account.

The Editorial Team of Revista del CESLA will be in charge of communicating to the authors the results of the evaluations, as well as of sending them the comments of the external experts.

 

Important Dates and Deadlines:

Reception of articles proposals: until March 15, 2027.

Response and comments of the evaluators: before May 30, 2027.

Delivery of corrected versions of accepted articles (if necessary): June 7, 2027.

Publication of Volume: June 30, 2027.