Call for Papers for
Bandung Spirit Book Series:
Religious Diversity in Africa and Asia
Deadline: 30 October 2012
Following the 55 BANDUNG 55 Seminars of the 55th Anniversary of 1955 Bandung Asian-African Conference held in Indonesia in October/November 2010, a series of books under the label of Bandung Spirit Book Series is in the course of publication.
The first book, on ECOLOGY (under the editorship of Darwis Khudori and Yukio Kamino), has been published in May 2012. See the book presentation in this section. The second book, on RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY (under the editorship of Darwis Khudori and Elikia Mbokolo), is planned to be launched in April 2013.
Those willing to contribute a paper for the publication are invited to consult the following TOR:
AGENDA:
PROBLEMATICS:
- Deadline of submission of the abstract: October 30, 2012
- Deadline of submission of the paper draft: December 31, 2012
- Deadline of submission of the final paper: January 31, 2013
- Editing process: February 2013
- Production process: March 2013
- Book launching: April 2013
65 years after the World War II, 55 years after Bandung Asian-African Conference 1955 and 20 years after the Cold War, wars and violent conflicts still take place, not only between Nation-States, but also inside the Nation-States (e.g. conflicts around ethnic and religious differences).
It seems clear that the common denominator of those conflicts is the diversity (of ethnic groups, religious communities, economic modes of production, ideological stands,…), which is not taken into account or insufficiently taken into account in the governance within and among the Nation-States, so that it generates conflicts instead of well-being. And religious diversity is a potential source if not a
real cause of social conflicts and wars between and inside the Nation-States.So, the question is how do Nation-State, Civil Society Organisations and Religious Authorities deal with religious diversity in the context of globalisation? Do they consider religious diversity as a condition, a motor, an obstacle or a goal of sustainable development?
A collective work of researchers and activists of civil society organisations is needed to answer those questions. Two main “raw materials” are supposed to be the object of reflection. The first one is the “reality” of social life where two or more religious communities live together in peace or in conflict. The second one is the “discourse” of the Nation-State (constitution, law, presidential decree, governmental measures, police operations, army interventions, and other types of concept and practice by the agents of Nation-State), the Civil Society Organisations (NGO and academic world) and the Religious Authorities (Churches, Councils of Ulama, Buddhist Sangha Councils,…) regarding religious diversity.
GENERAL RULE OF PRESENTATION:
Paper is to be sent by e-mail under the following rule of presentation.
Download: guidelines for authors
- Paper size: A4 (kwarto)
- Margins: 3 cm from all the borders (top, bottom, left, right)
- Interline: 1,5 space
- Typography: Times New Roman, 12 points
- Article size: around 2500 words (around 10 pages)
- Language: English, British style, article to be checked by a competent person in language editing
- before submission
- For the paragraph, alignment, heading, sub-heading, and other details, see the CODESRIA Guide for
- Authors in the same page of the website.
CONTACT INFORMATION:
For queries/ submissions: secretariat@bandungspirit.org
Website: http://www.bandungspirit.org