[ecrea] Sociology Special Issue - Call for Guest Editors

> Sociology Call for tenders
> Sociology special issue 2013
>
> Tenders are invited for a team of guest editors 
> to produce a special issue of Sociology (vol. 
> 47). The issue will be published in October 2013 
> on a theme of the guest editorsâ?? choice.
>
> Sociology is acknowledged as one of the leading 
> journals in its field.  For more than three 
> decades it has made a major contribution to the 
> debates that have shaped the discipline and it 
> has an undisputed international reputation for quality and originality.
>
> The team should consist of two or more editors 
> and at least one of the team should be based in 
> the UK. Applicants should have a clear vision of 
> the purpose and topic of their special issue. 
> They should be willing to work closely with the 
> journal chair and editorial board, BSA office, 
> Publications Directors and publisher to produce 
> and promote the special issue. They should be 
> able to show high academic standing and 
> demonstrate that they will have sufficient time 
> to undertake the substantial workload associated 
> with editing a special issue.  The BSA welcomes 
> teams including a mix of experienced and early 
> career academics or postgraduates, providing 
> that the team is led by the experienced members 
> and that all members can meet the bid criteria.
>
> Deadline for tenders: Friday 22 April 2011
>
> If you would like further information, please 
> email Alison Danforth, BSA Publications Officer, 
> for a full list of criteria and application form.
>
> Alison Danforth, BSA Publications Officer
> +44 191 383 0839
> (publications /at/ britsoc.org.uk)
>
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>
> The Sociology of Human Rights  CALL FOR PAPERS
> Sociology Special Issue 2012
>
> Deadline: 31 July 2011
> Word limit: 7000 words
> Submission: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/soc
> Queries: (matthew.waites /at/ glasgow.ac.uk)
> Call for papers:  http://www.britsoc.co.uk/publications/pubsvacancies.htm
>
> BSA journal Sociology invites papers for its 
> 2012 special issue.  This special issue, to be 
> published in October 2012, addresses human 
> rights as a crucial theme for contemporary 
> sociology globally.  The concept of human rights 
> has become pervasive. Whether endorsed or 
> criticised, it poses a challenge to which sociology must respond.
>
> Contributions should address any aspect of human 
> rights in any specific or general context 
> worldwide, while also engaging with sociological research in a sustained way.
>
> Please click the following URL to view the full 
> call for papers and possible themes: 
> http://www.britsoc.co.uk/publications/pubsvacancies.htm
>
> The special issue will be edited by the BSA 
> Sociology of Rights Study Group Convenors:
> Patricia Hynes (National Society for the 
> Prevention of Cruelty to Children); Michele Lamb 
> (Roehampton University); Damien Short (Institute 
> of Commonwealth Studies) and Matthew Waites (University of Glasgow).
>
> The editors welcome contributions engaged with 
> sociology from early career and established 
> academics, and from those engaged with sociology 
> but working in other disciplines or outside 
> academia (such as human rights activists and practitioners).
>
> All submissions will be accepted via ScholarOne 
> ManuscriptsTM (http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/soc)
> Full submission instructions are available on 
> this site on the â??Instructions and Formsâ?? 
> page.  Please read these in full well before submitting your manuscript.
>
> All manuscripts will be subject to the normal 
> referee process, but potential authors are 
> welcome to discuss their ideas in advance with the editors.

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