Greetings--
I hope that the following call for papers will be of interest to
members of this list. Please consider submitting something. If you
would like more information, my email, physcial, and telephone addresses
are at the end of the call.
--John Berg
What's Wrong with American Politics?
(and What to Do about It)
Planned special issue of
New Political Science
Call for Papers
New Political Science plans to publish a special issue on
the theme "What's Wrong with American Politics? (and What to Do
about It). New Political Science is the official journal of the
Caucus for a New Political Science; its focus is to develop
analyses which reflect a commitment to progressive social change
and which treat topics that are within exploratory phases of
development in political science.
From Bush and Clinton, to Congress, to PACs, to Clarence
Thomas, to the Savings and Loan bailout, and on and on, there's
lots to be mad about when it comes to American politics. The
anger runs across the ideological spectrum, and the proposed
solutions do the same--from term limits and a balanced budget
amendment, to Ross Perot, to the various initiatives for a new,
progressive party. The left needs to develop and spread both its
analyses and its proposals. This special issue would provide a
focus for discussion, and outreach to a broader audience. It
should appeal to scholars who study American politics, to politi-
cal activists, and to students in American politics courses.
The focus of the issue would be on structural features of
the political system--the capitalist economy, political and
government institutions, and ideologies, rather than on critiques
of current government policies. In particular, I would be inter-
ested in articles on:
***The politics of the media.
***Congress, campaigns, and PACs.
***The decay of the two-party system and the decline in
voting.
***The courts as protectors of corporate rights.
***Women's rights, women's equality, and the loss of the
ERA.
***Bureaucracy, taxes, and hatred of government.
***The permanent stalemate over the federal budget.
***Racism in American politics.
***The New World Order and presidential war powers.
***Colonial oppression of Puerto Rico and Native American
people.
This special issue is scheduled for publication in January,
1994. It will probably be a double issue (ca. 250pp). To allow
time for review by referees, revision, editing, layout, and prod-
uction, submitted manuscripts should be in my hands by Monday,
July 12, 1993.
Manuscript Guidelines
1. Five copies of all manuscripts should be submitted. Two
of these should have all identifying references to the author(s)
removed.
2. Manuscripts should be typed, double-spaced on one side
of standard 8 by 11" paper.
3. Submitted works should not normally exceed forty pages,
and should be accompanied by an abstract of approximately 150
words in length.
4. An short author's (or authors') biographical sketch
should be included on a separate sheet of paper.
5. Manuscripts should conform to the Style Manual of the
American Political Science Association.
Manuscripts accepted for review will be evaluated
anonymously by a minimum of two scholars active in the relevant
field. Authors will be notified of the decision about submitted
articles within two months of receipt of the manuscript.
Authors should be prepared to submit the final revised ver-
sions of accepted articles on IBM-compatible diskettes.
Manuscripts for this special issue should be submitted to:
John C. Berg
Department of Government
Suffolk University
Boston, Massachusetts 02108-2770
617-573-8126 / 617-436-1548
Internet: j.berg@acad.suffolk.edu
Peacenet: jberg