Jun 16, 2008

CfP: European Yearbook of Minority Issues Vol. 7 (2008)

Call for submissions
to the
European Yearbook of Minority Issues
Vol. 7 (2008)
Martinus Nijhoff Publishers
General Editors:
Arie Bloed, Rainer Hofmann, Joseph Marko, James Mayall, John Packer, Athanasia Spiliopoulou Akermark, Marc Weller

The European Yearbook of Minority Issues is a peer-reviewed publication that provides a critical and timely review of contemporary developments in minority-majority relations in Europe at a high scholarly level. It combines analysis, commentary and documentation in relation to diversity and conflict management, international and domestic legal developments, as well as political and social changes and trends affecting minorities in Europe. Apart from providing a unique annual overview of minority issues for both scholars and practitioners in this field, the Yearbook will be an indispensable reference tool for libraries, research institute as well as governments and international organizations.

Types of submission:

General article:
General articles are analyses at high scholarly level from all social sciences of general questions relating to the protection of minorities, prefereably but not necessarily linked to developments, discussions or events that are taking place in the period under consideration, i.e. the year 2008. General articles are between 5.000 and 8.000 words long.

Focus article:
One focus in the forthcoming yearbook will be dedicated to the topic "Democracy and Minority Governance". Authors are invited to submit contributions concerning the participation of minorities in democratic governance at national and in particular at regional and local level. Articles on economic participation of minorities are particularly welcome. Focus articles are between 5.000 and 8.000 words long.

Report on national developments:
Reports on national developments review developments of minority legislation and policy at domestic level in the period under consideration, i.e. in the year 2008. Authors are invited to submit English versions of discussed legislation. Reports are about 3.000 words long.

Book review:
Book reviews give a report about the book and engage in a critical intellectual assessment of the book's contents. Book reviews are between 600 and 1.500 words long.

Procedure:
Authors interested to submit a general article, focus article or report of national developments submit an abstract of 200-300 words to the co-managing editors Emma Lantschner (emma.lantschner@ eurac.edu) and Tim Dertwinkel (dertwinkel@ecmi. de). They will be informed in the course of two weeks, whether their proposal has been accepted or not. Submitted articles will be peer-reviewed. The final decision on the publication of the article will depend on the result of this process.

Deadlines:
- for submission of abstracts: 18 July 2008
- for general and focus articles: 3 October 2008
- for reports on national developments and book reviews: 5 December 2008


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