Call for Papers
for the inaugural issue of the
The Default of the Social State
Human Rights Protection in the Age of the Economic CrisesInternational Journal of Human Rights and Constitutional Studies, on the theme of: In an era of economic crisis the augmenting scarcity of social goods raises one more than questions concerning the ability of social rights to effectively protect the constitutional subjects of globalisation. The main objective of this inaugural issue of
IJHRCS is to critically intervene in the relevant academic dialogue in order to propose and answer the crucial questions that the current ‘default’ of the social state poses. Subject Coverage
Suitable topics include but are not limited to:
Social state, genesis, political and social importance, current debates
Social state and the main causes of its current decline
Social rights, their economic nature, their current scarcity, theories of efficacy
Social rights and the current risks of globalisation economic crises: the upcoming problem of poverty
The right to housing in the epicentre of the economic crisis.
Crisis and social rights in the European South: education, health, social security and labour
Theories of welfare state
Book presentations concerning social rights and social state
International protection of social rights
The welfare state in comparative perspectives
Social policies and the scarcity of social goods
EU social policies
Citizenship and social inclusion
Economic approaches to welfare state
Welfare state and modern bureaucracy
Welfare state as a utopiaNotes for Prospective Authors
Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. (N.B. Conference papers may only be submitted if the paper was not originally copyrighted and if it has been completely re-written).
All papers are refereed through a peer review process. A guide for authors, sample copies and other relevant information for submitting papers are available on theImportant DatesAuthor Guidelines page. Proposal submission:31 June, 2012 Proposal acceptance/rejection:31 July, 2012 Full paper deadline:31 October, 2012 Editor and Notes
Proposals (and any queries) may be submitted directly to the Editor via email:IJHRConS@gmail.com All papersmust be submitted online. To submit a paper, please go to Online Submissions of Papers. If you experience any problems submitting your paper online, please contact submissions@inderscience.com, describing the exact problem you experience. (Please include in your email the title of the Special Issue, the title of the Journal and the name of the Guest Editor).
Within this framework, social state and social rights theories, social policies at national and supranational levels, the social policy of the EU, poverty, citizenship and social exclusion as well as the reasons for the current decline of the welfare state will be thoroughly discussed. This inaugural issue is aimed at a vast audience comprising academics and practitioners, students of law, politics and policy makers.