[csaa-forum] Call for Chapter Proposals: Handbook of Research on Subnational Governance and Development

[Andrew Hickey]

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Greetings from the Centre for Local Government at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS:CLG), Australia.

Please find below a Call For Chapter notice for the book, The Handbook of Research on Subnational Governance and Development, to be edited by Eris D. Schoburgh (University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica West Indies) and Roberta Ryan (University of Technology Sydney Australia).

The primary objective of this handbook is to amass a wealth of research and social enquiry into global experiences with subnational governance and development into one volume to enrich the development discourse in the area of alternative approaches to development. The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of public policy and management, local and regional governance, local economic development, and community development. The Handbook of Research on Subnational Governance and Development will provide new insights about the theory and practice of subnational governance and development from an international perspective to aid knowledge transfer.

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words on or before September 1st, 2015 via http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1888

Inquiries can be forwarded to:
Co-editor Dr. Eris Schoburgh: Eris.schoburgh02 at uwimona.edu.jm<mailto:Eris.schoburgh02 at uwimona.edu.jm>
Co-editor Associate Professor Roberta Ryan: roberta.ryan at uts.edu.au<mailto:roberta.ryan at uts.edu.au>

We would be grateful if you might forward this note to colleagues who may be interested in this theme, or if you might circulate this notice  through a relevant research and/or practice network.




CALL FOR chapter Proposals

FOR THE HANDBOOK of research
ON

SUBNATIONAL GOVERNANCE AND DEVELOPMENT


Editors:
                Eris D. Schoburgh, University of the West Indies, Mona Campus, Jamaica West Indies
Roberta Ryan, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS), Australia

Introduction
The intersecting factor in the post-2015 development debates and domestic policies is that institutions have a positive role in a country’s quest for economic prosperity. There are renewed efforts to decentre development strategies as alternative solutions to development problems are being sought. Development is once again being associated with different types of geographies, viz, regional and local and as a consequence political and civil institutions are aligned to place-making. In this milieu, sustainable development efforts are necessarily linked with local and regional governments with a local economic development strategy as a basis for enhancing economic prosperity, arresting growing unemployment levels and improving standard of living and general welfare.

The primary objective of this handbook is to amass a wealth of research and social enquiry into global experiences with subnational governance and development into one volume to enrich the development discourse in the area of alternative approaches to development.


The target audience of this book will be composed of professionals and researchers working in the field of public policy and management, local and regional governance, local economic development, and community development. The book will provide new insights about the theory and practice of subnational governance and development from an international perspective to aid knowledge transfer. The book will be a useful source of policy relevant information for policy officials at all levels of government.

Papers may deploy any appropriate theoretical lenses and methodological approaches and might consider questions relating, but not limited to, the following sub-themes:

1. Local/regional economic governance
2. Local/regional economic development
3. Local/regional government in rural development
4. Community development and governance structures
5. Public-private-partnerships; co-production in subnational government
6. Cities as cites of economic and social development
7. The role of the business sector in local/regional economic development
8. Strategies for third sector integration in local and regional governance
9. Locating international technical assistance in subnational development policy and strategy
10. Climate change adaptation and subnational governance
11. Public financial management and systems of accountability in subnational government
12.  Fiscal responsibility frameworks and subnational governance
13. Managing the local commons – the informal economy and subnational government
14. Performance management in subnational government
15. Organisational change for managing local/regional economic development
16. Organisational change for effective and efficient service delivery in subnational government
17. Local/regional economic development capacity requirements – institutional/organisational; leadership/managerial; policy/political
18. The political economy of local and regional economic development – central-local and intergovernmental relations
19.  Innovations in subnational governance and development
20. The post-2015 development agenda and subnational government/governance
21. Theorising subnational politics/policy, government/governance, development/economic development

Submission Procedure
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before September 1st, 2015, a chapter proposal of 1,000 to 2,000 words clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter. Authors will be notified by September 15, 2015 about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by November 30, 2015, and all interested authors must consult the guidelines for manuscript submissions at http://www.igi-global.com/publish/contributor-resources/before-you-write/ prior to submission. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
Note: There are no submission or acceptance fees for manuscripts submitted to this book publication, The Handbook of Research on Subnational Governance and Development. All manuscripts are accepted based on a double-blind peer review editorial process.
All proposals should be submitted through the E-Editorial DiscoveryTM online submission manager or via the link: http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1888<https://xchg3.uwimona.edu.jm/owa/redir.aspx?C=jswB7jQf-UaoXv9OphjKkixUOVe2ndJISr4ERQ118yaT8zWwWEtzJiKUycMvqQlu40PIU1oi8r4.&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.igi-global.com%2fpublish%2fcall-for-papers%2fcall-details%2f1888>.

Publisher
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), an international academic publisher of the “Information Science Reference” (formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science Reference” imprints. IGI Global specializes in publishing reference books, scholarly journals, and electronic databases featuring academic research on a variety of innovative topic areas including, but not limited to, education, social science, medicine and healthcare, business and management, information science and technology, engineering, public administration, library and information science, media and communication studies, and environmental science. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit www.igi-global.com<http://www.igi-global.com/>. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2016.


Important Dates
September 1st, 2015: Proposal Submission Deadline
September 15, 2015: Notification of Acceptance
November 30, 2015: Full Chapter Submission
February 25, 2016: Review Results Returned
March 31, 2016: Final Acceptance Notification
April 30, 2016: Final Chapter Submission

Inquiries can be forwarded to:
Co-editor Dr. Eris Schoburgh: Eris.schoburgh02 at uwimona.edu.jm<mailto:Eris.schoburgh02 at uwimona.edu.jm>
Co-editor Associate Professor Roberta Ryan: roberta.ryan at uts.edu.au<mailto:roberta.ryan at uts.edu.au>

Proposed papers must not be under consideration by other publication


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