The Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, a new tri-annual journal providing a forum for the sharing of critical thinking and constructive action on issues at the intersections of conflict, development, and peace, is calling for papers for its first issue. The publication endeavors to capture and examine critical peacebuilding and development topics and questions that challenge our era, including:

a.. People-centered development in divided societies

b.. Social and economic policy: conflicts and possible resolutions

c.. Development policies, processes and outcomes: implications for conflict and peace

d.. Governance, Human Rights and Human Security -Reconciliation and justice

e.. Identities and relationships in conflict and development

f.. Globalization: impacts, trends and agency

g.. The economics of war and peace

h.. Poverty elimination and building a structure of peace

i.. Development assistance, humanitarian disasters and peacebuilding

j.. Strategic approaches to building peace and sustainable human development

k.. Actors and partnerships for action

l.. Cross-cutting themes: power and empowerment; the role of culture, women, minorities and other marginalized groups; theory, rhetoric, policy and practice;

>Articles submitted to the Journal should be original contributions. Please clearly indicate if article is under consideration by another publisher at the time of submission. Articles covering the following categories will be considered:

>Critical Themes and Case Analysis - critical case studies and/or thematic discussion and analysis of topical peacebuilding and development themes. Maximum words: 6,000.

>Briefings - discussions of 1) training, peacebuilding and intervention strategies and impact, 2) policy review/analysis, Maximum words: 1,200, or 3) Country briefings. Maximum words: 1,600.

>Resources - notices of new books, reports, upcoming conferences, videos and websites. Maximum words: 100.

>Each manuscript may be submitted either by email or by regular mail. All manuscripts must be submitted in Word format. If the author submits the manuscript by regular mail, it should be typewritten - either single or double-sided pages - and should be submitted on PC-compatible high-density 3 ½ inch diskettes, with each diskette labeled with the author(s)'s name(s) and title of article, for consideration by the Journal of Peacebuilding and Development. Any diagrams and maps should be copied to a separate disk (or as a separate attachment) in Word format in individual files. Tables may appear in the text, but do not apply frames or tints. Copyright of articles published in the Journal rests with the publisher.

>Abstract Deadline: November 1, 2001; late submissions may be considered for our second issue.

>Please send abstracts to: Executive Editors, Journal of Peacebuilding and Development, School of International Service, American University, 4400 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016-8071; Executive Editors, Erin McCandless: [email protected] and Mohammed Abu-Nimer: [email protected] and cc: [email protected]