<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: Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 3:32 AM<br>Subject: [Networkedlabour] Final reminder - State of Power abstracts deadline this Friday (31 Oct)<br>To: <a href="mailto:networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org">networkedlabour@lists.contrast.org</a><br><br><br>
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Dear N-L friends,<br>
<br>
This is a reminder that the deadline for abstracts in our <a href="http://www.tni.org/article/call-papers-tnis-state-power-report" target="_blank">open
call for papers</a> for 2015's <i>State of Power</i> report is
this Friday - 31 October 2014.<br>
<br>
<ul>
<li>If you have already submitted a piece, thank you - you should
hear from the Editorial Panel in the first week of November. <br>
</li>
<li>If you are thinking about submitting a piece, please do so. We
have some great submissions already but also some gaps and would
appreciate your insights. Remember the pieces can be previously
published as long as this fit our criteria - our goal this year
is simply to feature the best analysis on power and
counter-power. At this point, all we need by Friday is a short
abstract (max <a href="tel:1000" value="+661000" target="_blank">1000</a> words) and a biography. The essays come
later, assuming their abstract is accepted.</li>
<li>If you have forwarded the call to any lists/contacts or
approached anyone to suggest they submit a piece, I would be
grateful if you could send them a reminder.</li>
</ul>
<br>
Thanks for your help in supporting this important project.<br>
<br>
Nick<br>
<div>On 09/24/2014 06:40 AM, Nick Buxton
wrote:<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>
<br>
<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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