Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, Call for Papers

Journal of Peacebuilding and Development

CALL FOR PAPERS, VOLUME II

The Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, a new tri-annual journal
providing a forum for the sharing of critical thinking and constructive
action on issues at the intersections of conflict, development, and peace,
is calling for papers for its first issue.  The publication endeavors to
capture and examine critical peacebuilding and development topics and
questions that challenge our era, including:

-People-centered development in divided societies
-Social and economic policy: conflicts and possible resolutions
-Development policies, processes and outcomes: implications for conflict and
peace
-Governance, Human Rights and Human Security
-Reconciliation and justice
-Identities and relationships in conflict and development
-Globalization: impacts, trends and agency
-The economics of war and peace
-Poverty elimination and building a structure of peace
-Development assistance, humanitarian disasters and peacebuilding
-Strategic approaches to building peace and sustainable human development
-Actors and partnerships for action
-Cross-cutting themes: power and empowerment; the role of culture, women,
minorities and other marginalized groups;
 theory, rhetoric, policy and practice;

Articles submitted to the Journal should be original contributions.  Please
clearly indicate if article is under consideration by another publisher at
the time of submission.  Articles covering the following categories will be
considered:

Critical Themes and Case Analysis - critical case studies and/or thematic
discussion and analysis of topical peacebuilding and development themes.
Maximum words:  6,000.
Briefings - discussions of 1) training, peacebuilding and intervention
strategies and impact, 2) policy review/analysis, Maximum words:  1,200, or
3) Country briefings.  Maximum words:  1,600.
Resources - notices of new books, reports, upcoming conferences, videos and
websites.  Maximum words:  100.

Each manuscript may be submitted either by email or by regular mail.  All
manuscripts must be submitted in Word format.  If the author submits the
manuscript by regular mail, it should be typewritten - either single or
double-sided pages - and should be submitted on PC-compatible high-density 3
½ inch diskettes, with each diskette labeled with the author(s)'s name(s)
and title of article, for consideration by the Journal of Peacebuilding and
Development.  Any diagrams and maps should be copied to a separate disk (or
as a separate attachment) in Word format in individual files.  Tables may
appear in the text, but do not apply frames or tints. Copyright of articles
published in the Journal rests with the publisher.

Abstract Deadline:  June 1,2002; late submissions may be considered given
our need, or for Vol. III.

Please send abstracts to:  Executive Editors, Journal of Peacebuilding and
Development, School of International Service, American University, 4400
Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016-8071; by email to: Erin
McCandless: [email protected] Mohammed Abu-Nimer:
[email protected] and cc: [email protected]