CFP: Theoria and Praxis: International Journal of Interdisciplinary Thought: The Idea of Human Rights

Submission deadline: April 30, 2014

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Theme: The Idea of Human Rights
Publication: Theoria and Praxis: International Journal of
Interdisciplinary Thought
Date: Vol. 2, No. 1 (June 2014)
Deadline: 30.4.2014

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Human rights have become a dominant political discourse in the 21st
century. Its impact has been felt across the globe and has become
irretrievably bound up with issues of development, social justice,
racial and gender equality, and sexual orientation. The purpose of
this Theoria and Praxis issue is to ask a series of questions meant
to interrogate the very foundations of the notion of human rights.

Topics open to participants include, but are not limited to, the
following:

- What are the intellectual groundings of human rights?
- What is its connection to the history of liberalism and liberal
  democracy?
- Are human rights in contradiction with the economic, social and
  political structures of society?
- What is the fate of human rights in the “developed world?”
- Can human rights provide a legal and philosophical framework for
  the “development” of societies?
- Are human rights a problematic category? That is, do they distract
  and draw attention away from the harsh realities of politics,
  economics and cultural difference? Do they, in other words, reflect
  a dominating Western discourse? Are they a continuation of an
  imperial project designed to surreptitiously inculcate a set of
  hegemonic practices and institutional frameworks?

Contributors are also asked to think of human rights as open to a
fundamental philosophical and social scientific questioning. That is,
are human rights justified by and through human nature? Are they a
remnant of a religious worldview? Or do they represent, in light of
the recent anniversary of UN Charter of Human Rights, the advent of a
new form of governance and politics that is meant to deeply impact
and change the nature of societies in the 21st century and beyond?

Neither are submissions, by any means, to be confined to these
questions alone. In fact, we will gladly and seriously consider all
papers that we receive.

Manuscripts shall be subject to a double-blind reading, ensuring the
integrity of the peer-review process. All submissions should be
between 6,000 and 12,000 words, and include abstracts of no more than
200 words (in Microsoft Word file format).

We welcome those interested to please submit their papers and
proposals, and all relevant inquiries, to Theoria and Praxis at:
[email protected]

Deadline: April 30, 2014

Theoria and Praxis is a peer-reviewed international journal dedicated
to exploring the interdisciplinary linkages between theory and
practice, and facilitating cross-communication between philosophy and
the social sciences. In an age of greater specialization and narrowed
focus, our journal seeks to broaden the academic dialogue by calling
upon thinkers from a variety of disciplines to participate in a
discussion about some of the most pressing issues of our time.
Avowedly international in scope, our journal seeks to cultivate a
truly planetary voice able to speak to scholars in fields ranging
from philosophy, the humanities, literary and cultural studies to
economics, history, sociology, and political science. Further, we
believe that theory and practice, thought and action, converge in a
co-constitutive environment. As such, our commitment to scholarly
excellence is matched only by our deep conviction that a global
society must contemplate its own groundings.


Contact:

Theoria and Praxis
International Journal of Interdisciplinary Thought
237/A McLaughlin College
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada
Email: [email protected]
Web: http://theoriapraxis.yorku.ca/

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