International Review of Social Research (www.irsr.eu) announces the release of Issue 3, Vol. 1, 2011, dedicated to ‘Environmental Values and Environmental Change’ (please see contents below). International Review of Social Research is an international, scholarly peer-reviewed journal. Submissions may, but are not required to address the theme of the special issues. The journal publishes research articles grounded in all areas of sociology, social/cultural anthropology and cognate disciplines such as cultural studies, social policy and industrial relations. We also encourage the submission of articles that cover emergent, borderland, unexplored and under-explored topics in both sociology and anthropology. Comparative, ethnographic, critical and space-sensitive approaches are particularly welcomed.
COMING ISSUES
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 2 (June 2012), Special issue on ‘Enterprising Differently: Markets, Policy Contexts, and Social Enterprises’. Guest editors: Giulia Galera (Euricse/University of Trento) and Mihaela Lambru (University of Bucharest). Over the last three decades social enterprises (co-operatives, mutual organizations, associations and foundations) have raised the interest of both policy makers and scholars from different disciplines in light of the capacity of such initiatives to deal in innovative ways with current problems and challenges, which have a strong impact upon society, including social exclusion, sustainable economic and social local development and social services development. Despite the existence of a multitude of definitions of the social enterprise in the international literature, a growing convergence in meaning has emerged in Europe, where the concept of social enterprise is increasingly used to identify a “different way” of doing business that occurs when institutional structures are created to pursue specifically social goals. The attractiveness of social enterprises is confirmed by the numerous new legal frameworks and support policies, aimed at recognizing the specificity and regulating this type of enterprise, that have been recently introduced - or are in the process of being discussed - in different EU countries (e.g. Italy; UK; France; Slovenia; Poland etc.). The special issue of IRSR aims to bring together contributions dealing with the trends in the development of social enterprises in different societal and organizational contexts. We are particularly interested in contributions grounded in empirical research (both qualitative and quantitative), which investigate the policy role of social enterprises in various policy areas (social, environment, local and regional development etc). We also encourage papers dealing with case-studies of policy initiatives (local, national, EU level); evaluation of public-private partnership development projects involving social enterprises; risks and opportunities in present policy development trends regarding social enterprises. Comparative policy approaches and studies addressing crucial questions about the role and contribution of sociology in approaching social enterprises issues are also welcomed. Submission status: OPEN, deadline 30 January 2012.
VOLUME 2, ISSUE 1 (February 2012), Special issue on ‘Material Culture and Consumption – Perspectives from the Global South’. This issue, edited by Carmen Rial (Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil), Angela Souza (Federal University for Latin American Integration, Brazil) and Sandra Rubia Silva (Tuiuti University, Brazil) covers the theme of ‘Material Culture and Consumption – Perspectives from the Global South’. In light of current developments, this special issue seeks historical studies and culturally informed critiques of different forms of consumption in the Global South. Contributions grounded in empirical research (especially qualitative) are particularly welcomed. We are especially interested in papers that analyze the diverse genres of material culture. Essays that unearth earlier precedents for this current phenomenon, or works that reveal how past theories can be re-evaluated in the light of emerging dynamics of consumption in the Global South are also welcomed. Submission status: CLOSED.
PAST ISSUES
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3 (October 2011) Special Issue: Environmental Values and Environmental Change. Guest editors: Laura Nistor and Filip Alexandru. FREE ACCESS
Four Decades of Environmental Sociology, LAURA NISTOR and FILIP ALEXANDRESCU;
No Measure without Concept. A Critical Review on the Conceptualization and Measurement of Environmental Concern, ANDRÉ SCHAFFRIN;
The Struggle in Defence of Baikal: The Shift of Values and Disposition of Forces, OLEG YANITSKY;
Among «Bananas» and «Backyards»: A Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Risk and Scientific Literacy on the Attitude towards a Waste Co-incinerator in Italy, GIUSEPPE TIPALDO;
Protected Areas and Overuse in the Context of Socio-Natural Changes: An Interdisciplinary French Case Study, CÉCILIA CLAEYS, CAROLE BATHELEMY, THIERRY TATONI and PATRICK BONHOMME;
‘Creating (Local) Space for Change’: Strengthening Agroecological Farming and Fair Trade Practices in the State of Jalisco, Western Mexico, PETER R. W. GERRITSEN;
Environmental Attitudes and Household Electricity Use among Budapest Residents, ANDREA DULL and BÉ JANKY
Knowledge on Climate Change and Energy Saving Renovations by Apartment Owners in Bulgaria and Latvia. A Qualitative Study, FRANÇOISE BARTIAUX, VÉRONIQUE GOSSELAIN, DOBRINA VASSILEVA, GROZDANSKA STAMOVA, LIGA OZOLINA and EVITA GARA;
Debate: The Response of the Hermeneutic Social Sciences to a ‘Post Carbon World’, MICHAEL REDCLIFT;
Reactions: The Challenge of Anthropogenic Climate Change for the Social Sciences, RAYMOND MURPHY; Welcome Frustrations with the Climate: Comment on Redclift; MATTHIAS GROSS; Sociological Tasks in View of the Transition to Post-carbon Societies. Also a Comment to Michael Redclift, FRITZ REUSSWIG;
Forum: Discussing a vague concept. Comments on Jean-Claude Kaufmann’s ‘Identity and the New Nationalist Pronouncements’ (IRSR Volume 1, Issue 2, pp. 1-13) by ANDREA SPREAFICO, RICHARD HANDLER and DORIS BÜHLER- NIEDERBERGER and a rejoinder by JEAN-CLAUDE KAUFMANN ;
List of IRSR referees in 2011.
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 (June 2011)
Identity and the New Nationalist Pronouncements, JEAN-CLAUDE KAUFMANN;
Mosaics of Inclusion: Reflections on Thames Chase Community Forest, RUTH PINDER;
Apples, Quality Signs and Trademarks for Local Products, ANDA BECUT;
From Cow to Cradle. Mutations and Meanings of Rural Household in Post-socialism, VINTILA MIHAILESCU;
The Metamorphosis of Tea. Teahouses and Tea shops in Bucharest, GABRIELA LUCA;
Neoliberalism: A Foucauldian Perspective, CALIN COTOI;
Stories of Love and Hate. Images of ‘Homeland’ in the Identity Narratives of Romanians in Ireland, GLORIA MACRI;
Orange or Pink? Colours, Houses and Modernity in Rural Romania, MONICA IANCAU;
Domesticating Feelings through Short Message Services (SMS), RALUCA MOISE.
VOLUME 1, ISSUE 1 (February 2011)
Social Disparities in the Regional Development and Policies of Romania, DUMITRU SANDU;
The Romanian Migrants in Spain. An Exceptional Migratory Flow, RAFAEL VIRUELA MARTINEZ;
Migrants and healthcare within the European Union, RALUCA NAGY;
Architectural Firms in Transylvania. Objective Positions and Field Positioning, CRISTIAN POP;
The Visual Analogue Scale. An Alternative to the Likert Type Response Scales. An Alternative to the Likert Type Response Scales, ADRIAN DUŞA, VALERIU FRUNZARU;
The structure of mnemonic revolutions, MIHAI-STELIAN RUSU;
'Serious girls' prostitutes and 'whores'. Calling genders to order, MARTA MAIA.
Editorial Board:
Judith Bodnar, Central European University
Michael Burawoy, University of California, Berkeley
Sharad Chari, London School of Economics and Political Science
Elizabeth Dunn, University of Colorado at Boulder
Krisztina Fehérváry, University of Michigan
Herbert J. Gans, Columbia University
Gail Kligman, University of California Los Angeles
Jessaca Leinaweaver, Brown University
Duncan Light, Liverpool Hope University
Nicolette Makovicky, University of Oxford
Alex Preda, University of Edinburgh
Doug Rogers, Yale University
Ivan Szelenyi, New York University, Abu-Dhabi
Katherine Verdery, Graduate Center, City University of New York
Andrew Walder, Stanford University
Craig Young, Manchester Metropolitan University
Editor-in-chief: Liviu Chelcea, University of Bucharest
Editorial staff: Bogdan Pălici, Tamara Băleanu, Eugen Glăvan, Claudia Câmpeanu, Ramona Marinache
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