EU Energy Security and its Geopolitical Challenges, The International Journal of Energy Security and Environmental Research‏

Inaugural Special Issue for
The International Journal of Energy Security and Environmental Research.
Publisher: Nikolaos Markoulakis (Nottingham Trent University)

Special Issue Editors:
Dr. Diana Bozholova, AKC (King’s College London)
Tom Hashimoto, LL.M. (Vistula University, Warsaw; University of Tartu, Estonia)

Co-conveners of Study Group on Energy within the UACES-BASEES CRN on EU-Russia Relations are cordially inviting abstracts, papers and inquiries for the above inaugural special issue on EU energy security and its geopolitical challenges.

While the editors are primarily interested in scholarly works which explore a wide range of impacts on EU-Russia relations from energy-related perspectives, we also invite analyses on the place of common interests such as the Caspian region and the Middle East. Thematically, the submissions are expected to be spread from natural gas and oil to nuclear and renewable energy.



Please note that our approach to both energy security and geopolitics is interdisciplinary. Works which combine various methodologies are highly encouraged to be a part of our project. The Journal is peer-reviewed.

Topics of interest include:

How does the development of the Nord Stream project influence the European Neighbourhood Policy? What would be the Russian objectives in this project?

Is there a new set of challenges on energy security in the EU due to ethnically motivated conflicts in the Western Balkans? Can Romania and Bulgaria be new key players in the region for energy geopolitics?

How does the Law and Economics approach to the energy security increase the efficiency of EU management? What would be the consequences of efficient EU energy policy on EU-Russia relations?

DEADLINE (First Draft)

10 January, 2012 – the first draft to the special issue editors (for publication in March/April)

Submission of abstracts and informal inquiries to the special issue editors are highly encouraged. For speedy communication, weencourage the abstracts to reach us by 15 November, 2011 via diana.bozhilova@kcl.ac.uk.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This inaugural special issue is linked with the UACES-BASEES CRN workshop on Energy, held on 11 November at the Bulgarian Embassy in London. The publisher as well as the special issue editors will be present for a small journal presentation and following inquiries. The workshop is open for public, but please let us (diana.bozhilova@kcl.ac.uk) know in advance.

Publication: Synthesis, Journal of Humanities and Social Affairs (2011)‏

The editorial board of Synthesis – Journal of Humanities and Social Affairs is pleased to welcome submissions for the 2011 issue of the journal. Synthesis is a peer-reviewed journal that gathers mostly young scholars and researchers who excel within their respective disciplines and who are ready to reflect contemporary trends in society. The journal's mission is to serve as a framework for an interdisciplinary dialogue between different fields of humanities and social sciences, and as a platform for richer dialogue between Serbian and international academic communities.

The main topic for the upcoming issue is 'Revolution'. By now it has become our journal's tradition to publish a number of articles that are related to a certain broad topic (previously, such topics included 'Identity' and 'Horizons of research'). However, we are also happy to accept submissions that fall outside the issue's main topic. The journal is archived in CEEOL (http://www.ceeol.com/aspx/publicationdetails.aspx?publicationID=a57a4678-532e-475f-9579-397d7acda622) and the past issues are also freely available from our official website (www.sintezis.org, website is currently available only in Serbian).

Synthesis is published in Serbian and English. Submissions should conform to the notes and bibliography version of The Chicago Manual of Style (15th edition). Manuscripts should be sent to editors@sintezis.org and they should include abstract (not surpassing 1/10 of the total word count), keywords and the author's short biography (not exceeding 500 characters with spaces). Submission deadline is the 31st of December 2011

CfP: CEU Political Science Journal, vol. 7, no. 1 [DL: 01.12]‏

CEU PSJ accepts now submissions for its February 2012 issue. Manuscripts
from Political Science and related fields are welcome. Authors should
ensure that their submissions are original contributions and should not be under consideration for any other publication at the same time. Full guidelines for the presentation of the papers are available at the
guidelines for submission section from the website (www.ceu.hu/poliscijournal).

All submitted articles are subject to a rigorous peer review process,
based on initial editor screening and double-blind refereeing by a
minimum of two reviewers.

Authors should send their articles to ceu_polsci@yahoo.com before 1 December 2011.
Further enquiries should be sent to the editorial board at ceu_polsci@yahoo.com.


The Editorial Board
CEU Political Science Journal
www.ceu.hu/poliscijournal
Nador ut. 9, 1051 Budapest,
Hungary

Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations [DL: 15 October 2011]‏

Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations
www.journalofcommunication.ro

The Romanian Journal of Communication and Public Relations invites
communication scholars to send their articles to be published in the
next issue of the journal (due December 2011). We welcome scholarly
contributions from the broad field of communication studies, from public
relations research, journalism, media studies as well as from related
areas. The Journal also accepts relevant contributions for
its permanent book review section.

The deadline for submission is October 15, 2011. Only papers
written in English or French are accepted. All articles must be sent to
elena.negrea@comunicare.ro. The guidelines for authors and more
information on the Journal can be found at www.journalofcommunication.ro.

For further inquiries, please contact the editor, dr. Elena Negrea,
elena.negrea@comunicare.ro.

Philosophical Journal Vol. 33, Analytical Philosophy – history, problems, relations with the other philosophical discourses, perspectives‏

“Analytical Philosophy –
history, problems, relations with the other philosophical discourses,
perspectives”

“Filozofija”
Philosophical Journal Vol. 33, No. 4/2011



The Journal invites
contributions in Macedonian or in Serbian, Croatian, English, German, French,
Russian and Italian. The accepted articles will be published originally or
bilingually. Short CV's of the authors should be submitted in
English.



ABOUT US:

The Journal was founded
in 2001 and since then there were published more than 400 articles from
numerous authors from the country and the region. "Filozofija"
publishes any kind of relevant philosophical articles and
translations of wide spectrum of the philosophical disciplines, such
as history of philosophy, metaphysic, epistemology and logic, ethics,
anthropology, philosophy of politics, aesthetics, philosophy of
mythology... It releases thematic issues four times a year. The Journal
cooperates with the Institute of Philosophy, Faculty of Philosophy - Skopje and
the Philosophical Society of Macedonia.



CALL FOR PAPERS:

Analytical philosophy is
one of the dominant movements in the XX century, especially in the Anglo-Saxon
speaking cultures. We say “movement” because it is hard to give satisfying
definition for its nature. But today we can say that the analytical philosophy,
as a style of philosophising, remains one of the main characteristic of the
Western philosophy. This modus of the philosophical discourse is often seen as opposition
of the continental philosophy. The discussions about the relationship between
analytical and continental philosophy started to occupy the academic circles in
the second half of the XX century and still continue. But in the passed few decades,
despite their differences, there are certain tendencies of their conversion which
indicates that drawing rigid line between them is unfounded. This leaves space
for possible shift in the philosophical discourse in the Western European philosophy
as a result of their mutual influence. Starting from these points, the Editorial
Board of the Philosophical Journal “Filozofija” decided its December’s edition
to dedicate to this topic.



SUBMISSION GUIDELINES:

The articles should
contain: the full name of the author, the title of the article in capital
letters, information about the academic status and the institution (if
applicable) and summary (200-300 words) in English, German, French, Russian or
Italian. The summary should contain the same data as the article (the full name
of the author, the title of the article in capital letters, information about
the academic status and the institution).
Deadline for submission
of the papers: November 1, 2011.
The materials should be
submitted to: filozofija.spisanie@gmail.com

The politics of fear and the rise of far-right extremism in Europe, Re-public‏

Online journal Re-public  invites contributions
for its upcoming special issue entitled �The politics of fear and the rise
of far-right extremism in Europe�. The influence of the far-right is surging
cross Europe in multiple forms. Mainstream far right political parties have
recently participated in government coalitions. Right wing extremism is
becoming explosive, ranging from violent attacks against migrants and ethnic
minorities to the recent mass killings in Norway. Far right political
parties and groups are increasingly setting the political agenda on the
European management of migration flows. Although the rise of far right
movements in Europe has received widespread attention and has triggered a
variety of responses from liberal, social democratic and left political
forces, these seem to have been relatively ineffective.

One of the main analytical and activist deficiencies of the struggles
against the far-right in Europe is that they have failed to fully tackle its
janus-like constitution. The far right in Europe has managed to blend racist
(based on the notion of the hierarchy of biological races) with neo-racist
(focusing on the insurmountability of cultural differences) beliefs, to
frame the question of migration as one of the principal threats to European
democracies, and it has managed to place itself both as a legitimate actor
in the democratic public sphere and concurrently as one of its main critics.
The aim of the special issue will be to explore the dynamics of the
contemporary European far-right and to critically assess the anti-racist
practices devised to address its influence.

Submissions may address some of the following themes:

- the divergent ideologies of European far-right movements;
- the organization of far right movements, political parties and groups,
focusing on transnational and international linkages;
- the ambiguous relationship of the far-right to the concept of democracy
and democratic institutions;
- the role of new and old media in the spread of far right
- a critical analysis of anti-racist strategies and practices

Essays should be approximately 1.500 words long.

Please send your contributions in electronic format to:

e-mail: editors@re-public.gr

Deadline for submissions: *30 October 2011*

More information: http://www.re-public.gr/en/?p=4555

Treatises and Documents - Journal of Ethnic Studies, December 2011‏

The Treatises and Documents - the Journal of Ethnic Studies welcomes the
submission of scientific articles for the next issue of the journal in
December 2011. The Journal is published since 1960 by Institute for Ethnic
Studies in Ljubljana (Slovenia), established in 1925 and nowadays the oldest
institute for minority issues in Europe.



The editorial board welcomes the submission of articles in the field of
ethnic and minority studies, especially on racial and ethnic relations,
ethnic identity, nationalism, xenophobia, protection of (ethnic, national,
linguistic, religious, and other) minorities, migration, multiculturalism
and related subjects. The journal is particularly interested in discussions
regarding ethnic and minority issues in the so-called
Alpine-Adriatic-Panonnian area and all comparative studies, which include -
only partially or as a whole - this geographic area. This area comprises the
Alpine arc, hinterland of the eastern Adriatic and Panonnian Basin. More
technically, this area includes the following countries: Albania, Austria,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Czech Republic, Italy, Germany (especially
the southern part), Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia
and Slovenia. Also Macedonia and Bulgaria might be interesting cases.



About the journal:
http://www.inv.si/Dokumenti/dokumenti.aspx?iddoc=115&idmenu1=181&lang=eng



Guidelines for contributors:
http://www.inv.si/Dokumenti/dokumenti.aspx?iddoc=115&idmenu1=181&lang=eng



Deadline for submission: September 30, 2011. Articles should be submitted to
editortd@guest.arnes.si

Analytical, The Western Balkans and the prospects of the neighbourhood policy - lessons learned from the Arab spring‏

Call for Papers

ANALYTICAL, VOL: 4, No: 2

Analytical is an electronic journal published by Analytica, think-tank from Skopje, Macedonia which is focused on studying and analyzing the recent and ongoing socio-political and economic developments in the Western Balkans and the wider region. The journal will include contributions that approach certain subject area from various perspectives: political, IR, economic, historical, sociological, educational, public policy, etc.

Analytical now accepts submissions for the eighth issue. The topic of the upcoming issue is:

EU and its Neighbours
(The Western Balkans and the prospects of the neighbourhood policy - lessons learned from the Arab spring)

The past two decades have been years of political and economic turmoil for the neighbouring countries of the EU27, from its immediate neighbourhood in the Western Balkans to its partners in the Mediterranean union. Nowadays, faced with diverse challenges like: the EU integration process, economic crisis, protests, fights against dictatorship regimes, and sustainable development, the countries of the EU’s neighbourhood have different agendas when it comes to their relations with the Union.

What has been achieved so far; how will the new EEAS cope with the demanding events that unfold; where will the acceptance of new members stop; what will the Arab spring bring to the table in the future relations �" are only few of the issues which concern the decision-makers in the EU and its neighbours.. Drawing from the experience of different countries, we encourage research papers that will set ground-breaking research and recommendations for the future of the relations between the EU and its neighbours in the Western Balkans, Eastern Europe, South Caucasus, North Africa and the Middle East.

Whilst our aim is to represent a wide spectrum of disciplines and approaches, we strongly encourage comparative and multi-disciplinary perspectives, and welcome proposals using new research methodologies. We invite submission of original research papers including but not limited to the following themes:

· The future of the Western Balkans integration in the EU
· Turkey and the EU, is there a way to get the integration back in game?
· Can the EU transfer the lessons learned from the Balkans to the South Caucasus?
· Mediterranean Union �" failed idea or successful project?
· The EEAS and the EU Future Enlargement
· Prospects for new relations between the new Arab democracies and the EU
· The future of the neighbourhood policy

We strongly encourage cross-cultural, cross-national and multi-disciplinary perspectives, with entries on new research methodologies welcomed.

Important Note:

The papers should be original and not previously published.

Format:
- MS Word Document
- Papers should be written in Chicago referencing style:
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chicago_Manual_of_Style).
- Times New Roman, 12pt, 1.5 lines spacing, 2cm margins.
- Limited to 3500 - 5000 words (including bibliography)


Paper abstracts of up to 500 words and a short CV should be sent with full contact details (E-mail, Telephone, Postal Address) to journal@analyticamk.org.

Deadline for abstracts is 30 September 2011.
Final deadline for papers is 31 October 2011.

CEU Political Science Journal vol. 6, no. 4 (DL: 01.09)‏

Call for Papers
Vol. 6, No. 4 (December 2011)

CEU PSJ accepts now submissions for its December 2011 issue. Manuscripts from
Political Science and related fields are welcome. Authors should ensure that
their submissions are original contributions and should not be under
consideration for any other publication at the same time. Full guidelines for
the presentation of the papers are available at the guidelines for submission
section from the website (www.ceu.hu/poliscijournal).

All submitted articles are subject to a rigorous peer review process, based
on initial editor screening and double-blind refereeing by a minimum of two
reviewers.

Authors should send their articles to ceu_polsci@yahoo.com before 1 September
2011.
Further enquiries should be sent to the editorial board at ceu_polsci@yahoo.com.

Hate and Political Discourse, Journal of Hate Studies‏

CALL FOR PAPERS
Deadline: March 15, 2012
"Hate and Political Discourse"
Journal of Hate Studies
Volume X, No. 1 (2012/13)
Guest Editor: Robert L. Tsai, J.D., Professor of Law, American University,
Washington College of Law

About the Theme

Often shielded by constitutional rules and nurtured by political
discourse, hate has a mercurial existence in the popular imagination. In
the "arena of angry minds," as Richard Hofstadter called American
political life, political actors sometimes choose to condemn hatred,
distance themselves from it, appeal to its existence, or foment it.

Even when subjugation, discrimination, or violence is not the goal, the
politics of hate can pay off. Rather than seeking its total eradication,
many democracies assume the permanence of hate and seek to minimize its
excesses or to punish and prohibit specific expressions. Are such
assumptions well-founded, and such strategies wise? Some of the social
groups marked through the techniques of hatred have changed over time, as
the political dividends for resorting to strategies of hate have shifted,
while other groups seem to be consistent targets of hate.

Technological advances offer new tools to combat hatemongering even as
they can make demagogues more effective. What are the structural
conditions that allow hate to thrive or might permit its isolation? How
might inroads be made in the law or politics of inclusion, especially in
countries with strong commitments to rhetorical freedom and popular
sovereignty?

Call for Submissions

The Journal of Hate Studies welcomes original papers treating the theme,
"Hate and Political Discourse," from a wide range of disciplines,
including history, law, philosophy, political science, sociology, criminal
justice, social psychology, economics, anthropology, geography,
journalism, communications, rhetoric, literature, educational studies, and
cultural studies.

We especially encourage original treatments of the following topics:
• Hate and popular sovereignty
• How hate can foster alternative communities and movements
• Cultural foundations of hate
• Historical changes in rhetorical strategies
• Political parties and hate
• Necessary political conditions for hate
• Empirical approaches to the problem of hate
• The role of hate in nation-building
• How literature, rhetoric, journalism or other forms of communication can
fuel or discourage hate
• Geographical differences in how hatred is sustained or combated
• Comparative approaches and cross-cultural challenges
• New technologies in combating or fomenting hatred in the realm of
political discourse

We anticipate hosting an invitational Symposium in Fall 2012, either at
American University or Gonzaga University, in conjunction with the
publication of this Volume. Authors published in this Volume would be
invited to present their work at the Symposium.

About the Journal

The Journal of Hate Studies is a peer-reviewed publication of the Gonzaga
University Institute for Hate Studies. The Journal of Hate Studies is an
international scholarly journal promoting the sharing of interdisciplinary
ideas and research relating to the study of what hate is, where it comes
from, and how to combat it. It presents cutting-edge essays, theory, and
research that deepen the understanding of the development and expression
of hate.

Guidelines for Submissions

Submissions are typically expected to be between 5,000 and 10,000 words.
Submissions may be made in either of the following ways:
• As an attachment sent by email to hatestudies@gonzaga.edu
• Through the Journal's online site
(http://journals.gonzaga.edu/index.php/johs/information/authors)

Submissions should be made in MS Word format. Please do not submit PDFs.
Submissions should be presented in APA format, with endnotes rather than
footnotes. However, legal scholarship may be presented in Bluebook or
ALWD. More information about submission guidelines, the Journal of Hate
Studies, and the Gonzaga University Institute for Hate Studies can be
found at http://gonzaga.edu/hatestudies

Post-Soviet Postcolonialism, 'East/West' journal‏

The Kowalsky Eastern Ukrainian Institute (Kharkiv, Ukraine) invites you to
take part in the publishing project

"Neo-Anti-Colonialism vs. Neo-Imperialism: Relevance of Postcolonialism in
Post-Soviet Space"

devoted to the discussion of anti-colonial, postcolonial, colonial, and
imperial discourses in Eastern and Central Europe, and Eurasia.

The outcome of the project will be a publication of a special issue of the
interdisciplinary scholarly journal "East/West" by the end of 2012.

The editorial board is seeking contributions related to the following issues:
* "communication vessels": relationships between (former) metropolis and
(former) colonies;
* compensatory policy: a "privilege" of being traumatized and a tendency
towards compensation;
* problem of responsibility in postcolonial societies: elites,
provincialism, xenophobia;
* actualization of "protective nationalism" as a response to the external
aggression and the new wave of colonization;
* challenges of the cultural policy development (language, publishing,
education, re-writing schoolbooks, mass media etc.);
* issues of generation gap: generations born in the USSR versus those born
in the post-Soviet states (Ukraine, Russian Federation, Belarus etc.);
* postcolonial interpretation of relevant historical events, literary
texts, movies, museum exhibitions etc. is also accepted.

In the selection of materials the preference will be given to the texts
related to the regions of Eastern and Central Europe, and Eurasia.

We will accept scholarly articles, essays, and reviews of no more than
40,000 characters written in Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, English or German
together with a brief summary (abstract).

The materials are to be sent to:
Associate Editor: Dr. Gelinada Grinchenko: gelinada.grinchenko@gmail.com
Invited Editor: Dr. Tetyana Dzyadevych: dziadevych@ukr.net

"East / West" Journal,
The Kowalsky Eastern Ukrainian Institute,
V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University, 6 Svobody Square,
aud. 486, Kharkiv, 61077 Ukraine.
Phone number: +38 057 705 26 30
Web-site: http://keui.wordpress.com/

We would ask you to inform us of your intention to take part in the
project, and to briefly describe the theme of your contribution by January
10, 2012.

The final date for submitting materials to the editorial board is July 1,
2012.

The Balkans: Past, Present and Future Prospects, Journal of Ankara Center for Thought and Research‏

Ankara Center for Thought and Research (ADAM)Ankara, TurkeyJournal of ADAM Academy of Social SciencesCall for PapersSpecial FocusThe Balkans: Past, Present and Future Prospects Dear Academicians and Scholars,The Balkan Peninsula is an ancient historical region. As a consequence of its geopolitical position, the Balkan Peninsula, through the ages, displayed a distinct historical and cultural homogeneity. A history of the Balkans in general is an inseparable part of Ottoman history. The common history of the Ottoman Balkans is documented and preserved in millions of written records presently kept in the Ottoman archives in Turkey and in various Balkan countries.2012 will be the 100th year of where the Ottoman rule ended in the Balkans. In order to commemorate this, ADAM has decided to prepare a volume of its journal with the focus on “The Balkans: Past, Present and Future Prospects.” In this volume, various empirical and academic topics and
contributions are expected to take place from all over the world. ADAM is highly appreciated to invite academics and practitioners of various fields to contribute to this volume.“The Balkans: Past, Present and Future Prospects” focus project’s important dates:30 September 2011Titles & Short Abstracts30 December 2011Submission of Full Papers30 April 2012End of Reviewing by Editor(s)15 June 2012Publishing the ProjectFor further information and suggestion:email: idrizmesut@yahoo.com /mesut.idriz@gazikent.edu.tr
web: www.adam.org.trEditor:
Associate Prof. Dr. Mesut Idriz

Political Thought no. 35, 20 years of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia

The Editorial Board of the journal “Political Thought” announces:

A Call for Papers

“Political Thought” is a quarterly thematic journal on political and social issues. The Editorial Board of the journal wishes to announce an open call for papers for theupcoming issue on the topic:
20 years of the Constitution of the Republic of Macedonia
Interested contributors may approach the topic from different aspects and in differentcontexts i.e. with a Macedonian, regional or international dimension.

All interested contributors must submit a short abstract (200-300 words) and a shortbiography to the Editorial Board no later than 01st of August 2011.

The deadline for submitting the final version of the selected proposals is 20th of August2011. Proposals and final texts can be submitted in Macedonian, English or German language.

All texts need to be in compliance with the conditions set in the Standards for PublishingTexts in “Political Thought”.
All proposals, texts and questions should be submitted to:
Sandra.Koljackova@kas.de

Dynamics of Success in Post-Communism. Codes, Behaviors, Possession, Exposure [DL: July 15 2011]‏

The Romanian Peasant Museum is seeking
contributions for its annual review Martor. The Martor review is an
unconventional academic journal established in 1996, with a focus on
cultural and visual anthropology, ethnology and museology. Some of its earlier
issues can be read here: http://martor.memoria.ro/?location=archive&action=details&id=6



The theme of Martor 16/2011 issue is Dynamics of Success in Post-Communism.
Codes, Behaviors, Possession, Exposure. We are looking to gather state of
the art anthropological research on achieving and displaying social, economical
and symbolic success in communist and post-communist societies. Among the
questions this issue is seeking to address are: What did it mean to “succeed”
in socialist countries? How did success behavior and communication change after
1989? What is the impact of increased mobility and migration on identity
redefinition? How are these behaviors of exposure and seduction (Baudrillard 1970, 1979) subject to domestication (Goody 1977) or translation (Clifford 1999, 2010)
according to the local codes
of success? What is the social logic that sustains and articulates these
behaviours of possession, exposure and self-communication?



We are theoretically proposing a concept of
success that is essentially relational. Constructed with reference to the
other, it is a permanent affirmation and communication of one’s social,
economic and symbolic status (Bourdieu 1972, 1979). For a better analysis of the concept and codes
of success we are proposing a wider vocabulary: succes (réussite) and its antonyms, failure and shame ; prestige,
honour, status; success displays such
as houses, cars, new technology (cell phones), music (manele), gestures, odours; the effects of mobility and migration on
local codes of success, and so on. These proposals are meant to incite
reflection; they are neither exclusive nor exhaustive.

 

We are expecting texts, in either English or
French, of 35.000 to 50.000 characters (with spaces) by July 15th, 2011. High quality images supporting the
argument are a plus in the selection process. 



Please e-mail your submissions and any
inquiries (e.g. editorial guidelines) to Simina Badica (siminarb@gmail.com) and Daniela Moisa (dalimoisa@yahoo.com).

IDM - ALBANIA - Europan and Security Affairs Journal (Extended Deadline)‏

The European and Security Affairs Journal is a specialized
publication of the Centre for European & Security Affairs (Institute for
Democracy and Mediation-Albania). The ESA Journal's main objective is briefing the Albanian targeted readers and the
public at large on key reforming issues of local, regional and international
concern and to stimulate debate, analysis and policy discourse on issues
that combine conceptual and empirical analyses.

With the purpose to promote comprehensive research and
policy options in the current proposed issues, IDM Center for European & Security Affairs invites
scholars, researchers, university lecturers, public
policy practitioners, and graduate students at advanced stages of
research, to submit 500-word proposals / abstracts for papers to be published at the 19th issue of the Journal, with the following topics of wide
coverage:



VOL. 19:



Security Sector Reform Perspective in Albania:
Reforms and Challenges of the Constitutional and Legal Regulatory
Framework.



Articles’
major focus may involve key issues of interest in the following proposed
thematic areas:



-
Prospects and problems
of legal reforming in the security sector in Albania;

-
The Albanian
Constitution and Legislation in relation to the challenges in the Security Sector;

-
Towards further legal
improvements/ constitutional adjustments to promote good governance in security
sector;

-
The context of
Albanian security sector legislation and its alignment with the EU acquis / or
NATO standards;







Deadline for abstracts is 20th July 2011.

Final deadline for papers is 20th August 2011.

Please
take note that these are the suggested topics. Other ideas on related topics
would be taken into consideration from the reviewing board. Comparative but also single case studies that
analyze these issues from various perspectives (political science, IR, public
policy, economic etc) are encouraged. The journal seeks to publish original
work which has not been published previously.



Format:

- MS Word Document

- Papers should be written in Chicago referencing style:

- Times New Roman, 12pt, single space

- Limited to a maximum of 5000 words (including
bibliography)

- English or Albanian language





We would like to invite you to
submit paper-proposal of max. 500 words, and a short (150-200 word)
bio via e-mail to info@idmalbania.org.
For further details do not hesitate to contact e.hroni@idmalbania.org

Journal of Turkish Literature, Bilkent University, Ankara‏

The Journal of Turkish Literature (JTL), which is published annually by the Center for Turkish Literature at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, and distributed by Syracuse University Press, Syracuse, New York, is the first and only literary scholarly journal in English devoted in its entirety to Turkish literature from all periods.

For its upcoming issue, JTL is seeking articles on Turkish literature from any period, from its beginnings to the present day. Articles can be on any subject related to Turkish literature, and must be between 3000-6000 words.

In order to get an idea of the sort of articles corresponding to the mission of the journal, please review the tables of contents of the first and second issues:
[http://www.bilkent.edu.tr/~tebsite/jtl/english.html#contents].

Interested authors are invited to submit a 250- to 300-word abstract of their planned article, along with a 150-word autobiographical note providing background about himself or herself as the article's author.

The deadline for submission of the abstract and autobiographical note has now been extended: they should be submitted no later than Sunday, 10 July 2011.

Authors of the planned articles will be notified of acceptance by 15 July 2011.

Final versions of articles accepted for inclusion must be submitted no later than Thursday, 15 September 2011.

Please submit your abstract and autobiographical note to:

Michael D. Sheridan
Associate Editor, Journal of Turkish Literature (JTL) Bilkent University Center for Turkish Literature Bilkent University, 06800 Bilkent, Ankara, Turkey
Tel: +90 (312) 290 2317
Email: mdsheridan@bilkent.edu.tr
sheridan@bilkent.edu.tr

The Balkans: Past, Present and Future Prospects, Journal of Ankara Center for Thought and Research‏

Dear Academicians and Scholars,The Balkan Peninsula is an ancient historical region. As a consequence of its geopolitical position, the Balkan Peninsula, through the ages, displayed a distinct historical and cultural homogeneity. A history of the Balkans in general is an inseparable part of Ottoman history. The common history of the Ottoman Balkans is documented and preserved in millions of written records presently kept in the Ottoman archives in Turkey and in various Balkan countries.2012 will be the 100th year of where the Ottoman rule ended in the Balkans. In order to commemorate this, ADAM has decided to prepare a volume of its journal with the focus on “The Balkans: Past, Present and Future Prospects.” In this volume, various empirical and academic topics and
contributions are expected to take place from all over the world. ADAM is highly appreciated to invite academics and practitioners of various fields to contribute to this volume.“The Balkans: Past, Present and Future Prospects” focus project’s important dates:30 September 2011Titles & Short Abstracts30 December 2011Submission of Full Papers30 April 2012End of Reviewing by Editor(s)15 June 2012Publishing the ProjectFor further information and suggestion:email: idrizmesut@yahoo.com /mesut.idriz@gazikent.edu.tr
web: www.adam.org.tr

Call for abstracts Cosmopolitanism and Philosophy in a Cosmopolitan Sense International Colloquium

21-22 October, 2011
The New Europe College
- Institute for Advanced Study -
Bucharest, Romania
Organizers: Tamara CĂRĂUȘ, Dan LAZEA, Camil Alexandru PÂRVU,
Áron TELEGDI-CSETRI
As an emerging field, cosmopolitanism has drawn much attention in recent years from a wide range of disciplines, located within the humanities, the social and political sciences, and beyond. However, this seems to be, in some respects, merely a late revival of an old – both ancient and modern – idea that has been overshadowed by the intermezzo of nationalism. All along this revival of thought, we may notice the recurrence of references to the Kantian philosophical tradition, highlighted by authors like Hannah Arendt, Jürgen Habermas or John Rawls. The thematic range of this new cosmopolitanism – signaled by such topics as global justice, transnationalism, world civil society or global publics – seems in its turn to be intimately related with the Kantian core of this tradition. In this light, the special role attributed to philosophy by this thread of modernity becomes important once more: in a globally public use of reason, the dialogue beyond any local universalism is shaped by philosophy. Namely, philosophy – understood cosmopolitically, qua the free public use of reason, as against mere doctrine, or school philosophy – is the habitus that prepares the terrain for any rational debate, and hence, for any reflected cosmopolitan attitude.
We invite scholars from a variety of fields concerned with cosmopolitanism; we expect an exchange of ideas within and between both contemporary cosmopolitanism and the cosmopolitan tradition.
Colleagues interested in participating are kindly asked to send us a brief proposal (title and an abstract of about 300 words, please use rtf or pdf) describing the nature of their contribution, before the 15th of July, 2011.
Selected participants will be requested to submit the full paper of their presentation (2000-4000 words, please use rtf) until the 30th of September, 2011; the papers will be published in the conference proceedings volume.
The proposals should be sent to the initiators of this event, to the address: atelegdi@nec.ro and/or telegdi_a@yahoo.com .
Participation is free of charge.
More information will be announced at:
http://www.nec.ro/fundatia/proiecte/p261_colloquium.htm

Social Media in Post-Communist Europe, Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Social Analysis‏

The forthcoming, 2/2011 issue of the Acta Universitatis Sapientiae,
Social Analysis seeks to investigate the many facets, challenges and
risks social media can play in the making and remaking of today’s society. We
are especially interested in empirical studies and theoretically well-grounded essays which analyze the rising of network society in post-socialist
contexts.

Common wisdom assesses that this part of the world constitutes a laggard
in terms of Internet penetration and access to digital devices. Meanwhile,
Internet, social media, web 2, etc. represent an emerging social reality in
these countries as well. We wish to look beyond the common sense and to seek
answers to the following main questions:

How social media are received and used in these countries in order to
link different levels and strata of the social? How and to what degree the
Internet can contribute to the dissolution of social inequalities or, on the
contrary, are we legitimated to talk about new, specific, Internet-mediated
inequalities in this part of the world?

How the Internet and social media are used, misused and abused in
specific areas of the social (e.g. education, research, health-care, business,
leadership, etc.)? How and to what degree the Internet in general and social
media in particular can contribute to social and political campaigns and
mobilizations?

Manuscripts centered on the above or connected topics should be about
5,000-7,000 words and should arrive to the Editorial Board of the Acta Universitatis Sapientiae, Social
Analysis no later than July 31, 2011.

In order to submit your
manuscript, please use the electronic address of the journal:

acta-social@acta.sapientiae.ro

We kindly ask you to check the Instructions
for Authors section of the journal before submitting your manuscript: http://www.acta.sapientia.ro/acta-social/social-main.htm

Should you have any questions, please consult the website of the
journal: http://www.acta.sapientia.ro/

International Journal of Balkan Policy Research‏

It is our great pleasure to invite you to submit

papers for the new International Journal of Balkan Policy Research (IJBPR).
IJBPR is a double-blinded peer-reviewed Journal
published by Universum
University College
in Kosovo with the financial support of the US Embassy in Kosovo and the US State
Department.
It is edited by an International Editorial Board
(please see below) which consists of prominent
Academics, Scholars and Practitioners from the field and led by the
Editor-in-Chief Dr. Adrian Treacher from the University
of Sussex in the UK.
IJBPR is a gateway to key
policy research on the Western Balkan region and individual countries. Of
interest to policy-makers, scholars, and readers of Western Balkan affairs, it
aims to address theoretically-informed and empirically-tested economic, legal
and political issues which directly shape policy and attitudes in the region.
The review process ensures
that the academic quality of the published articles is approved by experienced
scholars/practitioners from the relevant field.
Call for
Papers
With the purpose to promote
comprehensive research and policy options in the Western Balkans, IJBPR invites scholars, researchers, public policy practitioners, and
graduate students at advanced stages of research,
to submit papers to be published in the first issue of the Journal in November
2011 or in subsequent issues.
Deadline for submission of Abstract Proposals: July 15, 2011
Deadline for submission of Full Paper: September 15, 2011
All
contributions together with a short biography of the author(s) should be sent
by email to editor@balkanpolicyjournal.net.
Guidelines for Authors
Articles
submitted to IJBPR should be double-spaced, be in Times New Roman 12-point font
and have a margin of 1.5 inch on both sides. The numbering of pages, tables and
figures is required. Tables and figures, besides being set in the text, should
be provided separately to the Editor. Every table and/or figure should have a
title or header, as to show its function within the article's context.
Articles
should also have a title as well as the author(s) name(s), affiliation(s) and highest
academic qualification where applicable. In addition, an abstract of up to 200
words should be submitted. The name(s) and other details of the author(s) will
be deleted by the Editor, prior to the paper being sent for peer-review.
Referencing
system: the IJBPR recommends and encourages that its authors use the University of Chicago Style B system of referencing. More
information on citations can be obtained from http://balkanpolicyjournal.net/?id=5