[P2P-F] Fwd: [Networkedlabour] Call for papers on power and counter-power
Michel Bauwens
michel at p2pfoundation.net
Sun Sep 28 15:51:34 CEST 2014
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From: Nick Buxton <nick at tni.org>
Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 8:40 PM
Subject: [Networkedlabour] Call for papers on power and counter-power
To: networkedlabour at lists.contrast.org
Dear Networked Labour friends
TNI is issuing an open call for papers for our flagship fourth annual *State
of Power* report which is launched around the time of Davos at the end of
January 2015. The eight best essays will be compiled into a book,
accompanied with infographics.
The timing is very tight this year, but TNI is happy to accept reworked
versions of existing papers/research so it doesn't have to involve starting
from scratch.
The full call with details on criteria, process, timelines can be
found at http://www.tni.org/article/call-papers-tnis-state-power-report
and is also copied below.
Please circulate this call to colleagues, university departments, other
email lists of activist research networks etc etc. We are particularly open
to submissions from young scholar activists and from people based in the
Global South. Please cc stateofpower at tni.org so I can keep track of where
the call is circulated.
Thanks for your help
Nick Buxton
Communications Manager/Editor of State of Power
*Call for Papers: State of Power *
The Transnational Institute (TNI) in the Netherlands is issuing an open
call for essays/short papers for its forthcoming *State of Power* report
launched in late January 2015 to coincide with the World Economic Forum in
Davos.
TNI’s annual *State of Power* reports have, since their launch in 2012,
become a must-see reference point for citizens, activists and academics
concerned with understanding the nature of power in our globalised world.
With a mixture of compelling infographics and insightful essays, *State of
Power *has examined dimensions of power (economic, political, cultural,
social), exposed the key players who control power, and highlighted
movements of counter-power seeking to transform our world.
*Understanding power*
In 2015, TNI is opening up the call to the public, particularly the
progressive academic community, in order to pull in the best analysis on
power. TNI is keen to interrogate how power is defined, distributed and
functions in our globalised world; to expose the often invisible bodies,
corporations and others who exercise influence and control over public
policy; to understand the mechanisms by which power is both acquired
acquired, used, manipulated and maintained; to understand shifts in power,
even amongst elites, that provide openings for social movements; and to
highlight the growing sources of counter-power, their potential and
contradictions, and how they might be supported in advancing social and
environmental justice.
*Themes*
TNI is particularly interested in essays that relate to areas we most
closely work on such as corporate impunity, trade and investment policies,
land and agrarian issues, resource grabbing, public services, security and
civil liberties, social movements and counter-power (see
*http://www.tni.org/listing/work-areas
<http://www.tni.org/listing/work-areas>)* However we are ultimately
interested in the best analysis (whatever the topic) if it approaches power
from the critical perspective held by movements engaged in the struggle for
social and environmental justice and political transformation.
For an idea of the kind of essays we are interested in, please read the
essays featured in State of Power 2014:
*http://www.tni.org/briefing/state-power-2014
<http://www.tni.org/briefing/state-power-2014>*
As timing is tight, TNI is happy to publish reworked versions of previously
published material as well as new unpublished essays.
*Process*
The call is an open one, but TNI has designed a process to feature what we
consider the top eight best essays in the main report. The decision on
which papers are featured will be decided by an Editorial Panel made up of
the current TNI Fellows, the Director and the Communications Manager. The
selection process will follow three stages:
1.
In the first stage, researchers will be asked to provide abstracts and a
short bio. These can be abstracts based on existing papers.
2.
Those whose abstracts are chosen will be asked to submit an essay. The
top eight essays will be selected for the book by the Editorial Panel
3.
The top eight essays will go through a final round of revisions based on
feedback by the Editorial Panel, and subject to final copyedit. We hope to
feature one essay as an infographic. Essays that do not make the top eight
– and are considered good essays by the Editorial Panel - will be available
as downloadable PDFs linked from the main report.
* Instructions for submission*
*Abstracts must be emailed to **stateofpower at tni.org <stateofpower at tni.org>**
by 31 October 2014. Final essays will be due on 1 December 2014.*
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*Abstracts/essays must address the issue of power from a critical
perspective, seeking to provide useful knowledge and analysis for movements
engaged in the struggle for *
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*Abstracts/essays can be based on reworked versions of existing or
previously published essays/papers*
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*TNI particularly welcomes submissions by young scholars and people
based in the Global South. Due to resource constraints though, at this
point, we can only accept essays in English and can not pay for
submissions. *
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*Abstracts must be a maximum of 1000 <1000> words. They do not need to
be of continuous prose but must capture the main arguments of the essay and
can be expanded outlines. Bios should be 200 words. *
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*Essay length: 5000 words. Shorter essays are acceptable, but not longer
than 5000 words.*
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*Style: TNI has five basic criteria for its research and publications
that will also be used to assess the abstracts and essays:*
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Credible: Well researched and evidence-based
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Accessible: Readable by a broad non-specialist audience (in other
words please avoid too much academic jargon)
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Additional: Adds depth, new insights or detail to existing
knowledge/research
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Radical: Tackles the structural roots of critical issues
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Propositional: Does not just critique, but also where relevant puts
forward just alternatives
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*Please include an abstract at the top of the paper (maximum 500 words)
and add a short bio (150 words)*
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*Provide bibliography at end of essay and/or provide endnotes for
references, preferably in APA style. Please do not overdo it on the
endnotes – use it mainly for referring to facts/evidence that may be
surprising, questioned or challenged.*
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*Please send as .doc file (not .docx)*
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The decision of the Editorial Panel is final. If your abstract or essay
is chosen for the book, please be ready to respond to peer reviews and
copyediting comments based on the timeline below.
*Timeline*
*September Call for abstracts/papers*
*31 October Deadline for submission of abstracts*
*5 November Notification of chosen abstracts for final essays*
*1 December Submission of essays*
*5 December Notification of chosen essays*
*10 December Comments sent to authors*
*2 January Final version submitted by author*
9 January Copyedits sent to author for final check/revision
*19 January Launch*
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