Civil Society Review, thematic issues 

Lebanon Support is currently seeking submissions for thematic issues for the Civil Society Review. 

Scope of the Journal

Published by Lebanon Support, the Civil Society Review emphasises cutting-edge and critical transdisciplinary analysis in a wide range of topics relevant to social sciences. It offers a novel space where academics and practitioners converge to discuss theories and reflect on practices.

It demonstrates a variety of perspectives through dynamic, historicised, and processual approaches to reflections on civil society action, and strategies in the region. While we acknowledge the polysemy and controversy behind the concept of “civil society”, and the often elusive opposition it displays, we are committed to producing original literature that both offers a reflection on civil society, particularly its contentious role and autonomy, as well as creates knowledge for what we hope can constitute tools for action and social change in the region. In this vein, the Civil Society Review, grounded in empirical research, aims at contributing to a theoretical production adopting a comparative approach among countries in the region and elsewhere. It hence focuses on the creation of a knowledge space for epistemological debates, theoretical usages, as well as empirical methodologies.

The Civil Society Review is a peer reviewed journal 

All submissions to the journal are subject to a double peer review (internally by the journal's editorial board, and externally notably thanks to the journal’s growing review board). 

Guidelines for Submission of Thematic Issues 

Guidelines

Submissions in English, Arabic, and French are accepted. Submissions must comply with Lebanon Support’s guidelines. Priority is given to submissions that adopt a radical and critical approach to related concepts and categories, engage with a solid theoretical framework, and are based on empirical research. All submissions – of papers, and thematic issues – are reviewed by the editorial board, which can accept the proposal as is, suggest modifications, or reject it.

For thematic issues submission, coordinators of the issue should submit:

- General presentation of the proposed thematic, with proposed title of the issue (2 pages)
- Proposal of table of contents, with at least 5 articles and identified authors
- Issue editor’s CV
- Issue editor’s short biography (200 words)
- Issue editor’s cover letter

If the thematic issue is approved, the issue editor is expected to follow up on the process of developing the issue, in collaboration with the editorial board.

* In the case of submission of a proposal for a thematic issue, without identified authors/ article, and therefore requiring the publication of an open call, please submit the above documents mentioning in the subject line: Proposition of thematic call.

Previous Civil Society Review Issues 

Previous Civil Society Review Calls 

Challenging Power and Inequality: Gender and Social Justice in the Middle East (En-Fr-Ar) (this CfP is closed)

Political economy of research in social sciences in the Arab world (En-Fr-Ar)

The associative sector in Lebanon; Economies and networks of dependency. (En-Fr-Ar) (this CfP is closed)

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