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Strife Call for Papers: 2022 Series

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Strife is pleased to announce the opening of our Call for Papers for 7 series planned for 2022. All submissions are due by 17 January 2022.

Strife publishes articles on the theme of conflict, broadly defined. Submissions may include studies of conflict in history, art and media, of the relationship between war and state, of the interrelation of war and society, analyses of strategy, operations and military tactics, diplomacy and international relations, as well as more narrowly defined subjects. There is no restriction as to period or geographical focus.

2022 Series Topics

  • Survival of the War Economy: In war-to-peace transformations, the resilience of the war economy — whether licit or illicit — poses a stark challenge for peacebuilders and recovery-oriented practitioners, especially where such ‘ economies of violence ’ prove lucrative for few at the expense of many. This series is looking to publish on the challenges war economies pose for post-conflict recovery and may include case studies at any stage of conflict or conflict recovery.
  • Arctic Maritime Security: This series is looking to publish on a range of topics and perspectives related to maritime security in the arctic. There is no restriction as to a specific approach, nor is there a requirement to include a broader regional perspective. Articles can focus on a single theme related to Arctic maritime security like a specific country within the region, or the impact of new technology.
  • Legal Violence & Legitimacy Building in the United States: This Series is looking to publish on legal strategies employed by nation states engaging in political violence & repression during the late 20th & early 21st centuries, specifically the United States.
  • International Organisations and War in the 21st Century: This series is looking to publish on the roles of international organisations in ongoing contemporary conflicts. The UN, EU, NATO, OSCE, and the African Union, among many others, have been involved in a variety of ways, ranging from development aid to direct military intervention.
  • United Kingdom Arms Trade: This Series is looking to publish in a range of topics and perspectives related to the UK Arms Trade, specifically within the context of sales to countries with inconsistent human rights records. There is no restriction as to period or perspective, articles can focus on a specific case study or a wider geopolitical context.
  • Colonial Legacies and the shaping of political institutions in Greater Southeast Asia: from decolonisation to modern-day: This Series is looking to publish a range of topics and perspectives related to conflict and atrocity prevention in sub-Saharan Africa today. Articles should focus on issues of conflict and atrocity occurring in or after the 2010s. Articles can focus on a single theme related to the topic, like a specific country within the region. There is no requirement to include a broader regional perspective.
  • Modern conflict and atrocity prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa: This Series is looking to publish a range of topics and perspectives related to conflict and atrocity prevention in sub-Saharan Africa today. Articles should focus on issues of conflict and atrocity occurring in or after the 2010s. Articles can focus on a single theme related to the topic, like a specific country within the region. There is no requirement to include a broader regional perspective.

All submissions can be sent via email to: [email protected]. Submissions must follow our submission guidelines.

See our full call graphics with additional details at the bottom of this post or download our full call pack as a PDF at this link.

Strife Journal: First Round of Call for Papers for 2021

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Strife Journal is pleased to announce the opening of the first round of Call for Papers for 2021, with a deadline for all papers of 12 April 2021.

Strife is a biannual peer-reviewed dual-format publication which publishes articles on the theme of conflict, broadly defined. Submissions may include studies of conflict in history, art and media, of the relationship between war and state, of the interrelation of war and society, analyses of strategy, operations and military tactics, diplomacy and international relations, as well as more narrowly defined subjects. There is no restriction as to period or geographical focus.

Strife Journal - Call for Papers

Articles should be between 4000–5000 words and include an abstract of 100 words. Submitted articles must meet the outlined submission guidelines. Articles that do not meet referencing and formatting guidelines risk being rejected for publication.

Please email submissions to [email protected].

Call for Papers: Rethinking States of Exception Series

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Strife is pleased to announce the call for contributions to its ‘Rethinking States of Exception’ Series.

This series is looking to publish on examinations of contemporary productions of “states of exception” that go beyond Carl Schmitt and Giorgio Agamben’s traditional theorizations, and incorporate critical, transnational, post-colonial, as well as feminist perspectives to produce a more nuanced theoretical paradigm. The theory’s crux lays in its ability to explain the everyday use of mechanisms of power in today’s liberal democracies, as well as in contexts of despotic power and complete impunity. Nevertheless, the theory’s traditional framework falls short of fully accounting for these mechanisms as a result of its ungendered, unracialized, and ahistorical approach. Only in recognizing the ways in which gender, race, and colonial legacies affect distributions of power can we truly uncover the conditions under which states of exception and the entity of homines sacri are produced today.

Themes could include but are not limited to:

  • Refugee Politics and Statelessness
  • Arbitrary Detention, Mass Incarceration, and the Carceral State
  • Negotiations and Imaginaries of Borders, Sovereignty, and States of Exception
  • Covid-19 and Viruses as Metaphors of Exception
  • The War on Terror
  • Intersex, Transexual, and Queer Bodies as States of Exception
  • The Violence Produced by Exceptions

Questions could include but are not limited to:

  • How do we account for and respond to the contemporary production of states of exception?
  • Should responses to violent crises always be constitutional?
  • What does the “state of exception” mean in a neoliberal world order where executive power is inseparable from the interests of the private sector?
  • What is the relationship between human reproduction and governance?
  • What function does the securitisation of irregular migration fulfill? In what strategies is it integrated?

This interdisciplinary series is not limited to geopolitical perspectives and welcomes contributions from diverse fields, such as gender studies, law, economics, contemporary arts, and much more. Articles should be around 1000-1200 words in length and meet with all of the submission guidelines. Articles will be subject to a review by the Series Editor and the Blog Coordinating Editor prior to acceptance to the series. Articles that do not meet referencing and formatting guidelines risk being rejected for publication.

Articles should be submitted by 2nd March 2021. If you are interested in submitting an article for publication, or have an idea or query you wish to discuss, please contact our editorial team at: [email protected]

Call for Papers: Caribbean Maritime Security Series

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Strife is pleased to announce the call for contributions to its ‘Caribbean Maritime Security’ Series.

This series is looking to publish on a range of topics and perspectives related to Caribbean maritime security. There is no restriction as to period, nor is there a requirement to include a broader regional perspective. Articles can focus on a single theme related to Caribbean Maritime Security like a specific country within the region. The themes could include but are not limited to:

  • Regional Navies and Coast Guards
  • Emerging Maritime Threats in the Caribbean
  • ‘Great Power Competition’ in Caribbean Maritime Security
  • Port and Panama Canal Infrastructure Security
  • Caribbean History and Maritime Security
  • Illegal Narcotics Trafficking as a Maritime Issue

Articles should be around 1000-1200 words in length and meet with all of the submission guidelines. Articles will be subject to a review by the Series Editor and the Blog Coordinating Editor prior to acceptance to the series articles that do not meet referencing and formatting guidelines risk being rejected for publication.

Articles should be submitted by 19 February 2021. If you are interested in submitting an article for publication, or have an idea or query you wish to discuss, please contact our editorial team at: [email protected].

Strife Journal & Blog: Fourth round of Call for Papers for January 2021

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Strife is pleased to announce the opening of the fourth round of Call for Papers for 2020, with a deadline for all papers of 03 January 2021.

Strife publishes articles on the theme of conflict, broadly defined. Submissions may include studies of conflict in history, art and media, of the relationship between war and state, of the interrelation of war and society, analyses of strategy, operations and military tactics, diplomacy and international relations, as well as more narrowly defined subjects. There is no restriction as to period or geographical focus.

Strife Journal - Call for Papers

Articles should be between 4000–5000 words and include an abstract of 100 words. Submitted articles must meet the outlined submission guidelines. Articles that do not meet referencing and formatting guidelines risk being rejected for publication.

See our full call graphics with additional details at the bottom of this post. Download our full call pack as a PDF here.

Please email submissions to [email protected].

Strife Blog - Call for Papers

Aside from our general call for papers, we also have blog series on four exciting topics. All blog series articles should be 1000-1200 words long and emailed to [email protected].

The series topics are as follows:

- ‘Grand Strategy of Middle Powers’ – China and America are already heavily discussed. But what about Japan or Brazil? Where do smaller, but no less important, players fit on the grand strategic stage?

- ‘Nuclear weapons and international security: the outlook for 2040’ – do you want to explore the political and technological future of nuclear armament? Now’s your chance!

- ‘Berber identities and conflicts in post-colonial North Africa’ – the Berber people sit at the centre of politics and conflict across much of North Africa. This is a great opportunity to analyse the region through this important lens.

- ‘Caribbean maritime security’ – the Caribbean isn’t as well studied as the Horn of Africa or the South China Sea, but that doesn’t make it any less interesting, or vital to the future of the Americas.

See our full call graphics with additional details at the bottom of this post. Download our full call pack as a PDF here.

If you have an idea on any of these themes, or other aspects of conflict, do reach out and our editorial team would be happy to discuss possibilities. We look forward to receiving your submissions!