<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Nick Buxton</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nick@tni.org">nick@tni.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Sep 24, 2014 at 8:40 PM<br>Subject: [Networkedlabour] Call for papers on power and counter-power<br>To: <a href="mailto:networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org">networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org</a><br><br><br>
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Dear Networked Labour friends<br>
<br>
TNI is issuing an open call for papers for our flagship fourth
annual <i>State of Power</i> 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. <br>
<br>
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. <br>
<br>
The full call with details on criteria, process, timelines can be
found at <a href="http://www.tni.org/article/call-papers-tnis-state-power-report" target="_blank">http://www.tni.org/article/call-papers-tnis-state-power-report
</a>and is also copied below.<br>
<br>
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 <a href="mailto:stateofpower@tni.org" target="_blank">stateofpower@tni.org</a> so I
can keep track of where the call is circulated. <br>
<br>
Thanks for your help<br>
<br>
Nick Buxton<br>
Communications Manager/Editor of State of Power<br>
<br>
<br>
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<p><font style="font-size:16pt" size="4"><b>Call for Papers: State of
Power </b></font> </p>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt">The
Transnational Institute (TNI) in the Netherlands is issuing an
open call for essays/short papers for its forthcoming <i>State
of Power</i> report launched in late January 2015 to coincide
with the World Economic Forum in Davos. </font> </p>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt">TNI’s
annual <i>State of Power</i> 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, <i>State of Power </i><span style="font-style:normal">has</span> 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.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>Understanding
power</b></font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt">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.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>Themes</b></font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt">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 </font><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><font style="font-size:11pt"><a href="http://www.tni.org/listing/work-areas" target="_blank">http://www.tni.org/listing/work-areas</a>)</font></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"> 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. </font> </p>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt">For an
idea of the kind of essays we are interested in, please read the
essays featured in State of Power 2014: </font><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.tni.org/briefing/state-power-2014" target="_blank"><font style="font-size:11pt">http://www.tni.org/briefing/state-power-2014</font></a></u></span></font><font style="font-size:11pt"> </font> </p>
<p style="font-weight:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt">As timing is tight, TNI is
happy to publish reworked versions of previously published
material as well as new unpublished essays.</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>Process</b></font></p>
<p style="font-weight:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt">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: </font> </p>
<ol>
<li>
<p style="font-weight:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt">In the first stage,
researchers will be asked to provide abstracts and a short
bio. These can be abstracts based on existing papers.</font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="font-weight:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt">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</font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="font-weight:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt">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.</font></p>
</li>
</ol>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><br>
Instructions for submission</font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Abstracts must be emailed to </span></font></strong><font color="#000080"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="mailto:stateofpower@tni.org" target="_blank"><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">stateofpower@tni.org</span></font></a></u></span></font><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal"> by 31 October 2014. Final essays will be due on 1
December 2014.</span></font></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">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 </span></font></strong>
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Abstracts/essays
can be based on reworked versions of existing or
previously published essays/papers</span></font></strong></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">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. </span></font></strong>
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Abstracts must
be a maximum of <a href="tel:1000" value="+661000" target="_blank">1000</a> 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. </span></font></strong> </p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Essay length:
5000 words. Shorter essays are acceptable, but not
longer than 5000 words.</span></font></strong></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Style: TNI has
five basic criteria for its research and publications
that will also be used to assess the abstracts and
essays:</span></font></strong></p>
<ul>
<li>
<p style="font-weight:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt">Credible: </font><font style="font-size:11pt">Well researched and
evidence-based</font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt">Accessible:
Readable by a broad non-specialist audience (in other
words please avoid too much academic jargon)</font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt">Additional:
Adds depth, new insights or detail to existing
knowledge/research</font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt">Radical:
Tackles the structural roots of critical issues</font></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt">Propositional:
D</font><font style="font-size:11pt">oes not
just critique, but also where relevant puts forward just
alternatives</font></p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Please include
an abstract at the top of the paper (maximum 500 words)
and add a short bio (150 words)</span></font></strong></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">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.</span></font></strong></p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Please send as
.doc file (not .docx)</span></font></strong></p>
</li>
<li>
<p style="font-weight:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt">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.</font></p>
</li>
</ul>
<p><br>
<br>
</p>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><b>Timeline</b></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">September Call for
abstracts/papers</span></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">31 October Deadline for
submission of abstracts</span></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">5 November Notification of
chosen abstracts for final essays</span></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">1 December Submission of essays</span></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">5 December Notification of
chosen essays</span></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">10 December Comments sent to
authors</span></font></strong></p>
<p><strong><font style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">2 January Final version
submitted by author</span></font></strong></p>
<p style="font-weight:normal"><font style="font-size:11pt">9 January Copyedits sent to
author for final check/revision</font></p>
<p><font style="font-size:11pt"><strong>19
January Launch</strong></font></p>
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