An Open Call for Submissions
from the Carnegie Moscow Center
Deadline for Abstracts: 10 September 2006
Seventeen years into what became known as the ‘fourth wave’ of democratic transition, the questions ‘where are we going’ and ‘how do we get there’ remain at the top of the agenda throughout the post-socialist space. These fundamental issues, moreover, are further complicated by a lack of consensus on the meaning of democracy itself and, thus, how to measure exactly how far a country has progressed along the road toward democratization. Meanwhile, how these questions are answered in politics, the media and the popular imagination has very real consequences for domestic reform and international relations. Thus, even if no consensus is reached, it is vitally important to increase our understanding of the diverse viewpoints and methods that shape this debate.
To this end, the Carnegie Moscow Center is issuing an open call for papers, to be published in a volume, tentatively titled Measuring Democratic Transit, edited by Nikolai Petrov and Samuel Greene. The book will be published in English and Russian. Papers should address the ‘how’ and ‘why’ of measuring democratization, with an analytical eye to the practical implications of competing methodologies. Submissions may be more theoretical or more empirical, but should in all cases address the issues of measurement and comparative analysis of democratization. Geographically, papers should focus on Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Comparative perspective is preferred, both internationally and regionally (within a single country); submissions exploring the measurement of intra-country variation in democratization are particularly encouraged. Researchers from anywhere in the world may submit, although particular preference will be given to voices from within
the region. Submissions from doctoral students and young researchers are welcome.
Instructions:
Please submit an abstract of no more than 500 words by 1 September 2006.
Final articles of no more than 8,500 words will be due in November 2006.
Submissions should be sent via e-mail in MSWord or similar format.
Submissions may be in English or Russian.
Contact: Sam Greene, sam.greene@carnegie.ru
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