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BOOK REVIEWS
We accept book reviews of all types that reflect our mission. There is no submission fee for book reviews. The length should be a minimum of 1000 words but not more than 3000. Send all reviews with author contact information and cover letter in Word format to: journal {at} transformativestudies(.)org.
If you are interested in becoming a book reviewer for us, please send your name, contact information, brief bio, and areas of expertise/interest to journal {at} transformativestudies(.)org.
Theory in Action’s book review section is also asking readers to act as our eyes. If you see any interesting new or recent (last 2 years) books that you think fit the description of examining or discussing theory in action, please send your title recommendation to journal {at} transformativestudies(.)org.
We are also seeking reviews for the following books: Please click here for the list.
PAPERS
“Building Bridges: Marxism and Anarchism”
Special Issue
Fellow authors, scholars, activists:
As global capitalism undergoes another depression, working people everywhere are feeling the effects of the meltdown through massive layoffs, homelessness, starvation, and dislocation. Racism, sexism, and colonial paternalism and domination are dividing communities across the globe. Our social systems are implicated in the destruction of ecosystems and entire species as we approach an unprecedented, and possibly apocalyptic environmental crisis. Rigid gender roles and ideas about "normal" sexual practices are heavily policed, often times resulting in homophobia, transphobia, and outright violence against queer people.
Against this backdrop, people everywhere are forging resistance. In Greece and Iran, people have engaged in pitched battles with the state in their streets. Even in the United States students have occupied buildings in two New York City universities and, likewise, workers in Chicago occupied the Republic Windows and Doors plant for six days—both with significant success. The field of struggle continues to intensify as the effects of the economic crisis is felt. Those of us who believe in building alternatives at this point of rupture are in a strategic position to explain how we can connect these struggles in a transformative project for the whole of society.
Anarchism and Marxism have both provided practical and theoretical backdrops for some of the world's most promising modern revolutionary attempts. This special issue of "Theory in Action" seeks to highlight ways that we might build bridges between these two revolutionary movements for our particular revolutionary moment.
Sample Topics:
-What are some historical moments in which anarchists and Marxists worked together fruitfully and what lessons might we learn from those moments?
-How does the formulation of "libertarian socialism" build bridges between prefigurative forms of anarchist and Marxist organizing?
-What are some common points of theoretical agreement between the two traditions and how might we develop these in our political practice?
-What outside theoretical interventions might we use to widen the scope of libertarian socialist praxis and build more bridges between these two perspectives?
-How might perspectives like queer theory, critical race theory, post-colonial theory, radical environmentalism, and feminism(s) be utilized to create commonalities between Marxism and anarchism?
We are also open to other subjects that speak to bridge-building between Marxism and anarchism with an eye towards creating effective transformative movements. We encourage contributors to focus on building from the rich and contested history of these two overlapping theoretical perspectives and social movements.
Submission Instructions:
1) Please contact the guest-editors in advance to discuss proposed topics via email. In addition, please do not hesitate to contact them with any questions, comments, or concerns at any time via email.
Toward a New or Raw Deal?
The state of the economy and the working class: Cataclysmic depression, epochal change, or capitalist rebirth?
Submissions are due May 30, 2010.
Submissions should be sent via our online form in the ‘submissions’ menu of Theory in Action.
Theory & Social Justice
While there have been many theoretical analyses of such aspects of social justice as stratification and inequality, and civil rights, there is a need for more research that connects activism with theory. We believe that theory without action and action without theoretical grounding are inherently flawed. To change the world, activists and scholars need to collaborate in order to inform one other’s work. To this end, we especially seek papers in which theoretical analysis fosters societal change or in which practical experience guides theoretical research.
Theory in Action invites U.S. and international submissions of well-researched and thought-provoking papers from various disciplines, including sociology, political science, psychology, art, philosophy, history, and literature. We accept both theoretical and empirical papers. Topics may include, but are not limited to:
* Labor / Unions / Collective Bargaining
* Globalization
* Social Movements
* Novel Means of Resistance
* Political Action
* Environment & Space
* Direct Action
* Race & Gender
* Activism, Academia, & Scholarship
* Art, Activism, & Resistance
* The Media, Societal Justice, & Change
* Non-violence vs. Active Self Defense
* Historical Analysis
* Psychology, Transformative Learning & Action
Theory in Action is an international peer reviewed journal.
Submissions should be sent via our online form in the ‘submissions’ menu of Theory in Action.
