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Call for Publications Theme: Problems of Anti-Colonialism Publication: Lexington Books Series Deadline: Ongoing __________________________________________________ Anti-colonialism emerged in the late 19th century as a critique of European empires and colonial administrations throughout the Third World. The attack on European imperialism grew into a post-World War II program of decolonization that transformed global politics. A narrative of celebratory decolonization spawned a broader program of change in domestic and international politics. Anti-colonial, decolonizing, and post-colonial narratives insisted on negative portrayals of Western colonialism, amnesia about non-Western colonialism, Western guilt about colonial pasts, rapturous accounts of decolonization, and Utopian claims of post-colonial futures. The baleful empirical consequences of these ideas for human welfare have been either ignored, denied, or merely assumed away. Today, anti-colonial attitudes continue to constrain policy choices in the former colonial world. Governments in former colonial powers (mainly Britain, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Portugal, Spain, and Italy) as well as in Anglo-settlement colonies (the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand) face movements seeking to “decolonize” their modern institutions and policies, and to debase their historical records. Problems of Anti-Colonialism aims to reignite debate through a critical examination of the anti-colonial, decolonizing, and post-colonial projects. It embraces contributions in fields as wide as history, area studies, international relations, political science, social science methods, public policy, comparative development, economics, education, culture, communications, sociology, anthropology, ethics, moral philosophy, and theology. By raising questions about the normative and empirical validity of anti-colonialism in all its forms, Problems of Anti-Colonialism Book Series seeks to stimulate debate on issues, topics, and movements that have moved forward in the absence of critical and scientific inquiry. In so doing, it invites fresh research into Western colonialism itself — past, present, and future. The Series seeks manuscript submissions from new, emerging, and established scholars with a passionate interest in scholarly analysis and critique of the anti-colonial, post-colonial, and decolonizing intellectual projects that have shaped scholarship on colonialism for half a century. The editors seek both densely-researched books on specific anti-colonial issues as well as broad, thematic works on “rewriting” anti-colonialism, including “rewriting back to the center.” Consistent with the mission statement, we seek proposals from many disciplines. As per Lexington Books submission guidelines, each submission should include: - The working title of your project. - A short description that succinctly states the argument of the book. - A detailed description of the book and what makes it unique. - A Table of Contents. - A description of your target audience and list of competing books. - A list of courses in which your book might be used as a text or supplementary text. - The length of the manuscript in words, including notes and bibliography. - The names, affiliations, and e-mail addresses of four to seven respected scholars in your field with whom you have no personal or professional relationship who could potentially serve as a peer reviewer. - One or two sample chapters (preferred). - Your curriculum vitae Series Editors: Dr. Bruce Gilley (Portland State University) Dr. Eric Louw (University of Queensland) Contact: Bruce Gilley and Eric Louw Email: gill...@pdx.edu and e.l...@uq.edu.au Web: http://www.problemsofanticolonialism.com __________________________________________________ InterPhil List Administration: https://interphil.polylog.org InterPhil List Archive: https://www.mail-archive.com/interphil@list.polylog.org/ __________________________________________________
