CFP: Public Affairs Quarterly - Special Issue on "Philosophical Reflections on Policing, Police Violence, and Anti-Racist Social Movements"

Submission deadline: April 30, 2017

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In the United States, police violence is currently serving as a focal point for social reflection on racism and race relations, the militarization of the police force, the proper role of guns in society, and the changing nature of activist movements, particularly anti-racist movements. This special issue will feature articles that use philosophical tools to examine policing, conflicts between police and citizens, and the social movements that have sprung up in response to these conflicts. Relevant topics include but are not restricted to:   - What sort of police reform do we need? Is it possible to reduce or eliminate the need for a police force? - What are the relationships among policing, incarceration, and systemic racism? - How should our justice system respond to police violence? - How are contemporary anti-racist social movements distinctive? How has the Internet, including tools it offers such as hashtags and online organizing, changed the face of social activism? - What are the pragmatic and political functions of slogans such as BlackLivesMatter, and counter-slogans such as AllLivesMatter?   Submissions on any philosophical topics concerning policing, police-civilian conflict, and activist movements inspired directly or indirectly by this conflict will be considered.   Submissions should be 6000-8000 words, prepared for anonymous review, formatted in keeping with the instructions on the Public Affairs Quarterly website, and submitted to Rebecca Kukla (Editor), [email protected] by April 30, 2017. Please note in your e-mail that the submission is for the special issue

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