{"id":535,"date":"2018-09-19T10:30:45","date_gmt":"2018-09-19T14:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infrastructuresofdemocracy.geog.utoronto.ca\/?p=535"},"modified":"2019-01-15T10:27:09","modified_gmt":"2019-01-15T15:27:09","slug":"request-for-article-proposals-sinhas-special-issue-on-nepal-geographies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infrastructuresofdemocracy.geog.utoronto.ca\/?p=535","title":{"rendered":"Request for article proposals: SINHAS Special Issue on Nepal Geographies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Special themed issue on&nbsp;<strong>Nepal Geographies:&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>sustainability, disasters,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>infrastructure<\/strong><br><em>Studies in Nepali History and Society<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special Issue editors: Katharine Rankin, Elsie Lewison, Dinesh Paudel, Galen Murton<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The themed issue will be comprised of 2-3 commissioned short review essays and several additional contributions on the themes of&nbsp;<strong>sustainability, disasters&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>infrastructure,<\/strong>&nbsp;for which we are soliciting proposals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The contributions may take the form of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Research-based articles related to the themes of&nbsp;<strong>sustainability, disasters&nbsp;<\/strong>and\/or&nbsp;<strong>infrastructure\u2019&nbsp;<\/strong>(7,500-8,500 words)<\/li><li>Critical reflection on the state of scholarship on&nbsp;<strong>sustainability, disasters&nbsp;<\/strong>and\/or&nbsp;<strong>infrastructure&nbsp;<\/strong>within and on Nepal (3,000-5,00 words)<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinchautari.org.np\/files\/SINHAS_Book-Reviews\/SINHAS-Vol.21-No.1_Book-Reviews_James-Sharrock.pdf\">Single<\/a>\u2013 and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinchautari.org.np\/files\/SINHAS_Book-Reviews\/SINHAS-Vol.19-No.1_Book-Reviews_Surabhi-Pudasaini_Astha-SharmaPokharel.pdf\">two-book reviews<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinchautari.org.np\/files\/SINHAS_Book-Reviews\/SINHAS-Vol.3-No.2_Book-Reviews_Dinesh-Prasain.pdf\">multi-volume book review essays<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 these may be reviews of books addressing the issue themes, and must have some Nepal-focussed content.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinchautari.org.np\/files\/SINHAS-Articles\/SINHAS-Notes-from-the-Archive.pdf\">Notes from the archive<\/a>: Original extracts from public and private archives related to&nbsp;<strong>sustainability, disasters&nbsp;<\/strong>and\/or&nbsp;<strong>infrastructure,<\/strong>&nbsp;with additional notes.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please prepare a 1-paragraph proposal stating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Title<\/li><li>Form of contribution (1-4 above)<\/li><li>Argument in 1-2 sentences<\/li><li>How your contribution will contribute to the theme of&nbsp;<strong>Nepal Geographies: sustainability, natural disasters,<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>infrastructure<\/strong><\/li><li>Your commitment to follow the SINHAS style guide (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.martinchautari.org.np\/files\/sinhas_notes_for_contributors.pdf\">http:\/\/www.martinchautari.org.np\/files\/sinhas_notes_for_contributors.pdf<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadlines\/Timeline:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><em>Proposal<\/em>: September 30, 2018<\/li><li><em>Selection of contributions and responses to proposals<\/em>: October 15, 2018<\/li><li><em>Final submission for review<\/em>: January 1, 2019<\/li><li><em>Reviews returned<\/em>: March 1, 2019<\/li><li><em>Revised submissions due<\/em>: May 1, 2019<\/li><li><em>Publication<\/em>: June 2019 or December 2019 issue.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special themed issue on&nbsp;Nepal Geographies:&nbsp;sustainability, disasters,&nbsp;infrastructureStudies in Nepali History and Society Special Issue editors: Katharine Rankin, Elsie Lewison, Dinesh Paudel, Galen Murton The themed issue will be comprised of 2-3 commissioned short review essays and several additional contributions on the themes of&nbsp;sustainability, disasters&nbsp;and&nbsp;infrastructure,&nbsp;for which we are soliciting proposals. 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