[psych-hr] Call for Editor: Peace Review Issue on the Psychology of War

CALL FOR EDITOR SPECIAL ISSUE OF THE PEACE REVIEW

We seek an editor to work with a co-editor to assist in the development of
a special issue of Peace Review on "The Psychological Interpretation of
War." The key elements of the position include soliciting and receiving
contributions, working with authors to refine their contributions, and
editing. Please send a letter outlining the reasons for seeking the
position, describing how your experience, expertise, skills and interests
make you an appropriate candidate. Include a current CV and respond via
e-mail to PeaceReviewEditor@earthlink.net

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Special Issue of the Peace Review
The Psychological Interpretation of War

The belief that political disagreements can be nonviolently resolved often
presumes that disputes leading to armed conflicts emanate from issues in
the real world. If, however, political quarrels actually derive from
inner, psychological conflicts, what would constitute a viable strategy
for pursuing the objective of peace? This special issue of Peace Review
will explore the anxieties and desires that fuel our attraction to and
compel us to embrace the idea of war.

War often is conceived as an immutable element of society, even as "human
nature." We propose that the existence and persistence of warfare as an
ideology and institution is a problem to be interrogated rather than
something to be assumed or taken for granted. Why has war been a recurring
feature of human social life and history? Why do people express a passion
for war in spite of the misery it inevitably creates and disillusionment
that follows in its wake?

Viewing war as a socially constructed institution or human creation does
not diminish our recognition of the profound impact that war has exerted
throughout history. This issue of Peace Review seeks papers examining how
our internal, mental world impacts upon and interacts with our cultural
world to generate wars and warfare. What are the sources and meanings of
our attachment to an ideology whose primary product is suffering and
death?

Writer's deadline for this special issue October 2005.

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The Peace Review

Peace Review is a quarterly, multidisciplinary, transnational journal of
research and analysis, focusing on the current issues and controversies
that underlie the promotion of a more peaceful world. Social progress
requires, among other things, sustained intellectual work, which should be
pragmatic as well as analytical. The task of the journal is to present the
results of this research and thinking in short, accessible and substantive
essays. Recent contributors include Richard Rorty, Stephen Zunes and
Drucilla Cornell.

Peace Review Home Page
http//www.usfca.edu/peacereview/index.htm

Submission Guidelines for the Peace Review
http//www.usfca.edu/peacereview/guidelines.htm

For further information call Orion Anderson at +1 718-393-1104.



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