About Caravanserai

Caravanserai is a new commentary series affiliated with the Journal of World-

Systems Research. This commentary series is intended to foster timely dialogue on

contemporary events through a world-systems lens. Like the fortified roadside inns

that connected travelers across Afro-Eurasia, Caravanserai seeks to provide a

space where scholars can collectively reflect upon unfolding global developments

and situate them within broader historical trajectories. In an era of accelerating

geopolitical conflicts and crises, the series offers a venue for timely, accessible

reflections grounded in historical depth and global analysis. Caravanserai aims to

foster dialogue across scholarly communities and contribute to a deeper

understanding of the challenges and possibilities of our historical moment.

Caravanserai seeks to engage us with how intertwined crises are reshaping the

contemporary world-system, while highlighting emerging forms of resistance and

alternative futures through a longue durée analytical lens.

We invite scholars to join this ongoing conversation through contributions that

bring world-systems analysis to bear on current events and emerging global

realities. Please join us in this endeavor by submitting commentaries of 2,000 to

5,000 words that analyze pressing current events from a longue durée perspective.

Submissions may be directed to Devparna Roy (droy9@naz.edu) or Dan Pasciuti

(dpasciuti@gsu.edu).

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