Throughout the year, History Education Research Journal launches a number of thematic special series exploring the journals aims and scope.

Details of each special series and its calls for papers can be found in the below links. This page is kept up-to-date with all current special series calls for papers.

Democratic resilience and regression in history education since 1945

This special series will provide an overview, as well as a deeper historical understanding, of intersections of historical and democratic consciousness by exploring the background of how understanding of democracy as an aim and as content in history education has developed, circa 1945 to the present.

Expressions of interest deadline: 16 September 2024

Please see the full call for papers for more information, including how to submit.

History Education Beyond the Classroom

This special series aims to begin to map, model and reflect upon the wider fora, forms and formats of history education in their social, formal and technological variety. Our goal is to comprehend how these diverse forms of history education contribute to the representation, mediation, and formation of historical identities, vocabularies, experiences and imaginaries.

Expressions of interest deadline: 13 May 2024

Please see the full call for papers for more information, including how to submit.

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