In July 2022, the Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy launched a new working paper series.
The series seeks to publish early-stages and original research, particularly from early and mid career researchers. It seeks to convene conversations around AHCD's key themes to build a transdisciplinary and global network of early-career researchers and more established scholars, and to provide constructive feedback to authors to help develop papers as a step toward publication in a peer-review outlet.
Most of all, we seek to offer an accessible and welcoming process that can help scholars learn about the academic publishing process in a professional, friendly, and supportive way.
We welcome submissions on themes related to democracy and democratic participation, threats to democracy, and autocracy. The series is multi-disciplinary, and seeks to attract contributions from diverse fields, including but not limited to anthropology, economics, history, international relations, law, political science, and sociology.
The current special focus is on the rule of law and authoritarian practices. We are particularly interested in papers that examine the relationship between law and authoritarianism, whether at an international, national, or local level, including lived experiences. We understand law broadly, including both formal and informal legal orders.
We also welcome papers on the use of media/social media, authoritarianism and race/gender/sexuality, and transnational networks of authoritarian leaders, parties, and movements.
Papers will go through an initial round of review and selection by the Editor. Selected papers will go on to receive comments from our editorial board members. Our review process is unblinded, meaning that your identity will be known to the reviewers, and their identity will be known to you.
If you have a paper that you think might fit, please contact Editor or Co-Editor. We are happy to discuss whether your paper fits the scope of our call before submission.
What the series can offer you as a contributor:
What we are looking for in terms of submissions:
Please note we may also use citation software (i.e., TurnItIn) to verify that citations have been used properly.
Please send any questions or notes of interest to the Editors, Rebecca.Tapscott@graduateinstitute.ch or Co-Editor, ricardopagliuso.ufba@gmail.com.
To submit a paper, email it to wpsdemocracy@graduateinstitute.ch, cc’ing the Editor and Co-Editor.
The next round of submissions is due on 15 April 2023.
Editor: Rebecca Tapscott, Geneva Graduate Institute, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
Co-Editor: Ricardo Pagliuso Regatieri, Federal University of Bahia, Department of Sociology
Editorial Board:
Graziella Moraes Silva, Geneva Graduate Institute, Department of Anthropology and Sociology
Gopalan Balachandran, Geneva Graduate Institute, Department of International History and Politics
Christine Lutringer, Graduate Institute, Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy
Guest Editors:
Werner Bonefeld, University of York, Department of Politics
Deval Desai, University of Edinburgh, Law School
Kasia Kaczmarska, University of Edinburgh, Politics and International Relations
Martin Krygier, UNSW Sydney, Faculty of Law and Justice; CEU Democracy Institute, Budapest
Geeta Patel, University of Virginia, Middle Eastern & South Asian Languages & Cultures
Michael Woldemariam, Boston University, Pardee School of Global Studies
Editorial Staff:
Laura Bullon-Cassis
Gidon Mead