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Call for papers

 

Special Edition

Summer 2012, Volume 10(1)

 

Title: Terrorism and Globalization

Special Issue Editors: 

Michael J. Stevens - Illinois State University , USA

Harold Takooshian - Fordham University , USA

Outline

Social Change Review is seeking to publish a special issue comprised of original scholarship on terrorism and globalization that will enrich current understanding of the relationship between these phenomena.  Terrorism has acomplex etiology that is partly situated in the global context of economic and political integration.  Globalization reflects interconnected economic and political forces associated with the transnational movement of capital and goods, migration of large numbers of people(s), concern with representative governance and human rights, and rapid exchange of information.  Terrorism and globalization combine to yield profound effects on the person and society that are direct and indirect, immediate and enduring.  Given that terrorism entails deliberate violence intended influence a country's policies and actions, it follows that such violence may be linked to the effects or even prospect of globalization.  

Themes

Social Change Review is soliciting rigorous, interdisciplinary research that involves conceptual analyses; quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method studies with a basic or applied focus; and science-informed evaluations that represent diverse views on current or proposed policies or interventions.  In particular, the special issue seeks to further the understanding of key questions on the interface of terrorism and globalization:

  • What global economic and political conditions give rise to terrorism and why (e.g., how are regional differences in responses to globalization explained)?
  • What variables moderate or mediate the impact of global economic and political conditions on individuals and society (e.g., traditionalism, cultural and national identity)?
  • How can a country move toward global economic and political integration without fostering terrorism (e.g., minimizing psychosocial and sociocultural disruption)?
  • What is the impact of a terrorist attack on a country's response to pressure for global economic and political integration?
  • What are commonly accepted myths about the relationship of globalization to terrorism that rigorous scientific inquiry can expose (e.g., globalization reduces transnational trust and cooperation)?

Deadline

The deadline for initial receipt of manuscripts is April 30, 2012. The final notification of acceptance will be made by June 1st, 2012.

More information is available from Michael J. Stevens at mjstevens[at]ilstu[dot]edu  or  Harold Takooshian  Takoosh[at]aol[dot]com

 

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