Call for Papers
Polis an academic journal published by the European University of Tirana (UET), Albania, would like to invite post – graduate students, researchers and academics in general to submit papers for its fifth issue. The journal is published in Albanian and comes out three times a year. It focuses on issues directly or indirectly related to democratization in general and Albanian democratization in particular. The four previous issues of Polis have focused on political representation, Albanian Euro-scepticism, informality in Albania, and the role of the international community in the Albanian democratization, respectively. The papers published in the last issue of Polis can be accessed on line at www.revistapolis. com or through the UET website: www.universitetieur opian.com
The fifth issue of Polis will have as its central theme; The Crises of Representation in Albania. There are high and growing levels of dissatisfaction with politics and politicians in Albania. Political debates often seem to be disconnected from the everyday concerns of the citizens, while the political scene is often characterized by high levels of conflict and polarization. This in turn has produced a growing sense of alienation with politics as reflected by a growing anti-politics discourse in Albania. Citizens, intellectuals and even politicians increasingly blame politics for most of the shortcomings of the Albanian democracy.
It is this phenomenon that the fifth issue of Polis seeks to explore by looking at it from different angles; including but not limited to institutional, structural, discursive, cultural or sociological perspectives. Therefore, we would like to invite submissions that explore different aspects of the crises of representation from a critical perspective. The aim is to identify the sources of the dissatisfaction with politics and/or assess potential remedies. We are open to submissions that focus on the crises of representation in the democratization process in other countries that might be relevant to the Albanian case as well. The papers can be submitted in Albanian or English. If submitted in English and selected for publication they will be translated into Albanian by the Polis staff.
For inquiries, comments, or submissions please send your e-mails to: bkajsi@essex. ac.uk or kajsiu@yahoo. com
Submission deadline: January 30th, 2007
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