Call for Abstracts
The Journal of Law, Social Justice & Global Development (LGD) is a peer-reviewed and open-source
publication of the University of Warwick which publishes an issue every six months. It focuses on
questions around development, human rights, governance, stratification/inequality and globalisation
with a critical, social justice lens. The journal welcomes essays and papers from senior academics as
well as early career researchers across the social sciences. Papers may be reflections on theory
and/or method as well as discussions of research findings. Editors also welcome commentaries,
reports on contemporary developments or recent conferences, case summaries and analyses, and
book reviews. The journal is committed to diversity in disciplinary, theoretical and regional-cultural
backgrounds and especially welcomes contributions from scholars and practitioners (e.g. teachers or
activists) based in the global South and transitional economies.
An example of past themes and topics include: gender and globalisation, domestic violence,
migration and refugee rights, role and funding of NGOs, legal discourse around displacement,
reproductive health, politics and ethics of public health, reports on tribunals and World Bank
meetings, human trafficking, child labour, education and neoliberal economic globalisation.
Submission Style & Formatting
Papers intended for peer-review should be between 5,000 and 8,000 words in length and should
reflect a high standard of scholarship. Contributors are encouraged to refer to sections, Journal Scope
and Submission Guidelines on the journal website for more information on our areas of interest as
well as details of required citation and article format. Occasionally, we will also issue Calls for Papers
for Special Issues of the journal.
Journal Scope: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/priorities/internationaldevelopment/lgd/scope/
Submission Guidelines:
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/research/priorities/internationaldevelopment/lgd/submissionstandards
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Abstracts may be submitted by Sunday, January 31, 2016 to lgd@warwick.ac.uk. Deadline for
submission of manuscripts is Friday, March 25, 2016. Editorial responses will be received within 6
weeks of submission. If you have any queries, please contact us at: lgd@warwick.ac.uk.
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Call for submissions for the LGD blog
This blog is being launched in association with the Law, Social Justice and Global Development (LGD)
journal with the aim of creating a space for reflection and dialogue rather than for strictly academic
discussions and engagements. Our concern with inequalities and injustice in the context of
globalisation and international development remain the guiding themes.
Toward this end, we especially invite and encourage contributions from practitioners, including social
workers, activists, teachers and doctors. Submissions should be about 500 words and may include
reflections on experiences in the field (as a researcher or practitioner), ethical and methodological
issues as well as emerging political concerns. The blog is also intended to generate and sustain
dialogue across regions and across political and disciplinary concerns. Innovative presentation is also
welcomed including vlogs (in which case 5-15 minutes would be a suitable length).
Examples of topics and issues to be covered on the blog include, but are not limited to: education,
health care, refugee crisis and migration, informal economies, neoliberal economics and culture,
socioeconomic inequalities and cultural politics and marginalisation in local and global contexts.
The blog is edited by the same team as the LGD journal, and is open to all. There are no restrictions
on writing style.
We expect to launch the blog by the end of January 2016.
Inaugural entries may be submitted by Jan 11, 2016 to lgd@warwick.ac.uk.
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