The Dark Side of Transnationalism Social Engineering and Nazism, 1930s–40s.

This article introduces the special section on the history of social engineering and Nazism during the 1930s and 1940s. It sketches the object of social engineering, the historiographical debates surrounding it, the place of Nazism in this discussion and the role of transnationality. Moreover, it introduces the contributions and discusses questions for further research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]