Special Issue: Transparency, Control and Power: Issues in Legal Semiotics
Eds: Vijay K. Bhatia, Anne Wagner, Christoph Haffner, & Lindsay Miller
The overall aim of a State is to protect the social order in which
the individual liberty of the citizen is a major concern. As a
consequence the State should guarantee simultaneously and
paradoxically a high level of individual freedom and an order in
which such freedom is made possible and guaranteed.
We invite contributors to reflect on the growing importance of
Transparency, Control and Power in our international community and
how these main ideas have been examined over the years. Contributors
may choose to explore semiotic, rhetorical, pragmatic,
sociolinguistic, psychological, philosophical and/or visual
perspectives on Transparency, Control and Power.
Papers which examine the ways 'actors' in our society (legislators,
politicians, activists, movie producers, singers, painters, graffiti
artists, photographers etc.) have provoked public discourse to
confront Transparency, Control and Power are particularly welcome.
Deadlines for submissions are as follows:
1. First draft submissions: 31 March 2010
2. Editorial decisions: 31 May 2010
3. Revised paper submissions: 30 September 2010
4. Publication date: 2011
Proposals in English should be sent by e-mail to Vijay K. Bhatia and
to Anne Wagner.
contact person: Vijay K. Bhatia and Anne Wagner
email: (enbhatia /at/ cityu.edu.hk); (valwagnerfr /at/ yahoo.com)
