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CALL FOR PAPERS Theorising the (Post)colonial, Decolonising Theory The next issue (Summer 2011) of Studies in Social and Political Thought will be including a special section on the theme ‘Theorising the Postcolonial, Decolonising Theory’. Both (post)colonialism and decolonial thought have sought to problematise the universalising claims which have characterised European Western philosophy from the Enlightenment period onwards. In this sense, then, both are political projects which seek to highlight implicit assumed epistemological hierarchies. Yet, while postcolonialism has emerged from within this framework, decolonial theorists such as Walter Mignolo have sought to theorise ‘from the borders’ of coloniality, from outside European thought. The editors would like to invite postgraduate students and early career researchers to submit articles which address either (post)colonial or decolonial theory, or the relationship between the two, within any substantive context. Themes covered might include (though need not be restricted to): · Theoretical Eurocentrism · Ideas of universality · Decolonial theory · The coloniality of power · The influence of (post)colonialism on mainstream social and political thought · History, particularly colonial histories, and its/their relationship to theory · Coloniality and epistemology · ‘Indigenizing’ theory Articles should be 4000-5000 words in length. The deadline for submission is 14th April 2011 All submissions should be complete articles ready for peer review and should include an abstract of no more than 200 words. Authors should also ensure that their name and institution are clearly stated on their submission. The guest editors of the section are Emma Battell Lowman and Lucy Mayblin. Please direct submissions and inquiries to Emma: [log in to unmask] www.ssptjournal.wordpress.com 'Rise like Lions after slumber In unvanquishable number Shake your chains to earth like dew Which in sleep had fallen on you -Ye are many - they are few.'