[Oberlist] AL* CfP: The Crises of Representation, Polis

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Subject: [balkans] CfP:  The Crises of Representation, Polis
From:    "blendi kajsiu" <kajsiu la yahoo.com>
Date:    Tue, November 27, 2007 13:41
To:      balkans la yahoogroups.com
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Call for Papers

  Polis  an academic journal published by the European University of
Tirana (UET), Albania, would like to invite post – graduate students,
researchers and academics in general  to submit papers for its fifth
issue.  The journal is published in Albanian and comes out three times a
year.   It focuses on issues directly or indirectly related to
democratization in general and Albanian democratization in particular. 
The four previous issues of Polis have focused on political
representation, Albanian Euro-scepticism, informality in Albania, and
the role of the international community in the Albanian democratization,
respectively. The papers published in the last issue of Polis can be
accessed on line at www.revistapolis.com or through the UET website:
www.universitetieuropian.com

  The fifth issue of Polis will have as its central theme; The Crises of
Representation in Albania. There are high and growing levels of
dissatisfaction with politics and politicians in Albania.  Political
debates often seem to be disconnected from the everyday concerns of the
citizens, while the political scene is often characterized by high
levels of conflict and polarization.  This in turn has produced a
growing sense of alienation with politics as reflected by a growing
anti-politics discourse in Albania.  Citizens, intellectuals and even
politicians increasingly blame politics for most of the shortcomings of
the Albanian democracy.

  It is this phenomenon that the fifth issue of Polis seeks to explore by
looking at it from different angles; including but not limited to
institutional, structural, discursive, cultural or sociological
perspectives.  Therefore, we would like to invite submissions that
explore different aspects of the crises of representation from a
critical perspective.   The aim is to identify the sources of the
dissatisfaction with politics and/or assess potential remedies. We are
open to submissions that focus on the crises of representation in the
democratization process in other countries that might be relevant to the
Albanian case as well.  The papers can be submitted in Albanian or
English.  If submitted in English and selected for publication they will
be translated into Albanian by the Polis staff.

  For inquiries, comments, or submissions please send your e-mails to: 
bkajsi la essex.ac.uk  or kajsiu la yahoo.com

  Submission deadline:  January 30th, 2007

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