Call for Journal Articles The Hungarian Historical Review invites submissions for its third issue in 2022, the theme of which will be Economy, the Connecting Force in Central and Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages The deadline for the submission of abstracts: January 31, 2022. The deadline for the accepted papers: April 30, 2022. The Hungarian Historical Review invites research papers that examine how economic interests and considerations functioned as a connecting and shaping force among individuals, social groups, communities, institutions, organizations, regions, states, and royal dynasties between the eleventh century and the sixteenth. The issue will examine the emergence and strengthening of networks and connections from the perspective of economic interests and market conditions in Central Europe and Eastern Europe and also between Central and Eastern Europe and other parts of Europe and the world. More specifically, welcome research papers that discuss one or more of the following questions: How did economic exigencies play function as a connecting and shaping force within and among social groups, secular and ecclesiastical organizations and institutions, territories, and states? How did market conditions influence the formation and functioning of urban communities? How did economic interests connect urban centers with their hinterland, the larger state, and territories on the far side of state borders? How did economic priorities serve at times as a driving force behind integration, disintegration, or seclusion? How did royal authorities use economic instruments to further state building endeavors, maintain or tighten their hold on power, and promote territorial expansion? The geographical focus of the issue is Central and Eastern Europe. However, we do not confine ourselves to the strict geographical borders of the region, especially in the case of comparative papers. We welcome proposals from scholars at all stages of their careers pursuing work on any of the aspects of the questions raised above. This special issue particularly welcomes papers discussing the following fields - Economic exigencies and medieval state building - Medieval government and finance: monetary policy, budgeting, tax, investment, debt, credit management, etc. - Economic interests as a connecting force within and among social groups, organizations, institutions, etc. - Economics and diplomacy: economic interests as a connecting force among regions and states - Royal authorities and trade - The role of economic exigencies in the formation of and relations among urban communities - Trade as a connecting force: commercial routes, networks, institutions, merchants, and fairs - Conflict as a force behind economic networking - Economic networking as a force behind conflict - Mining: networks, cooperation, rivalries - Physical networks: roads and transport - Sustainability and management of natural resources as a connecting and shaping force Please send an abstract of no more than 500 words and a short biographical note with a selected list of the author’s three most important publications (we do not accept full CVs) no later than January 31, 2022. Proposals should be submitted to the special editor of the issue by email: gal.judit@abtk.hu and kadas.istvan@abtk.hu The editors will ask the authors of selected papers to submit their final articles (max. 10,000 words) no later than April 30, 2022. The articles will be published after a double-blind peer-review process. We provide proofreading for contributors who are not native speakers of English. All articles must conform to our submission guidelines. The Hungarian Historical Review is a peer-reviewed international quarterly of the social sciences and humanities, the geographical focus of which is Hungary and East-Central Europe. For additional information, including submission guidelines, please visit the journal’s website: www.hunghist.org