[afro-nets] Call for Submissions - Africa Insight Journal

[Janet Feldman <kaippg@earthlink.net>]

Call for Submissions - Africa Insight Journal Special Issue:
Youth in Africa
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Abstract submission deadline: 31 August 2005
http://www.ai.org.za/call_for_papers.asp

Africa Insight reflects thinking on theoretical and practical
developments in African studies, and about contemporary affairs
on the continent. The Journal aims to provide insight into the
processes of change in Africa. With this goal in mind, the Af-
rica Institute of South Africa is planning a special issue of
Africa Insight to focus on Youth in Africa over the past 10-15
years. The aim of the special issue is to undertake a wide-
ranging assessment of youth development.

Although young people face formidable challenges, the adoption
of a youth development framework in youth policies and pro-
grammes across the continent, has been proposed as a way to ap-
proach the development and integration of young people. This
special issue intends to capture the successes achieved, the ob-
stacles encountered and the challenges that remain for youth in
Africa during the waves of change that have swept across the
continent.

While papers will be drawn together in various thematic areas,
authors are encouraged to address:
* The development and/or implementation of youth policy from a
national or regional perspective;
* The mainstreaming of youth issues into national and/or re-
gional policies and programmes;
* The development of youth-specific programmes;
* Trends in youth statistics and development.

Key thematic areas could include: access to and participation in
education and skills development, policies and programmes to ad-
dress poverty and engender economic participation, the impact of
globalisation and the uptake of technological advancements, the
development of youth identities, the role and contribution of
youth movements, changing patterns of youth engagement in civil
society, policies and programmes addressing reproductive health,
youth sexuality in the context of HIV/AIDS including gender per-
spectives, mental health, substance use, youth with disabili-
ties, youth in trouble with the law, and the re-integration into
society of youth involved in conflict and war.

Contributors are encouraged to submit abstracts covering other
key areas addressing African youth issues.

Note to Contributors:
Submissions are invited from researchers from a variety of dis-
ciplinary and cross-disciplinary backgrounds. Contributors are
encouraged to submit case studies, comparative studies, longitu-
dinal studies, studies focusing on Africa as a whole or on a lo-
cal context, as well as theoretical papers. In an attempt to
streamline submissions, contributors are requested to submit an
abstract of 500 words.

The editorial committee will review abstracts, and invitations
to prepare a full manuscript will be issued on the basis of
these abstracts. In order to allow for a variety of contribu-
tions, manuscripts will be limited to 4000-6000 words (including
notes and references). The guidelines of Africa Insight with re-
gards to style and format apply. Manuscripts will be subjected
to the usual peer review process.

Please submit an abstract (on disk or by e-mail) along with full
contact details, by 31 August 2005 to:

Prof Linda Richter (Guest Editor) Executive Director
Child, Youth & Family Development
Human Sciences Research Council
Private Bag X07
Dalbridge 4014
South Africa
mailto:spanday@hsrc.ac.za

or to the Editor,
Elizabeth le Roux
mailto:beth@ai.org.za
and Assistant Editor,
Kirstin Hilary Kilian
mailto:kirstin@ai.org.za