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Call for papers for special issue of Journal of Anthropology

Special issue guest editors: Aron Mazel, Leon Jacobson, Liora Kolska Horwitz

1. International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University, United Kingdom; email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 

2. The School of Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa; email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 

3. Natural History Collections, Faculty of Life Science, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Israel; email: .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) 

Call for papers:

From the outset of the 21st century, cultural and natural heritage resources worldwide have been under increasing threat from a variety of pressures that operate at a number of levels - globalisation, tourism, population growth, and national and regional development initiatives. The responses to these threats have varied internationally and within nations.

In some instances, there are strong state interventions, effective legislation and well-funded government agencies generally well supported by the public. In other instances, state and civil intervention may be weak, threatening the safeguarding of cultural and natural heritage resources through, for example, inappropriate or ill-conceived management and tourism strategies, and the lack of will and capacity.

The potential also exists for the emergence of conflict between indigenous populations and the state, concerning the ownership and protection of heritage resources – both natural and cultural.

The planned special issue of the Journal of Anthropology aims at addressing these issues. We invite investigators to contribute original research articles, case studies and review articles that will stimulate debate and contribute to our understanding of the management and interpretation of cultural and natural heritage resources worldwide. 

Potential topics include but are not limited to:

Globalisation and heritage management
State and civil society in heritage management
Role of stewardship in management
Tourism – panacea or threat
Indigenous heritage management
Nature vs culture in heritage management
Who should interpret heritage and how this is done

The closing date for submitting manuscripts is 28 February 2013. Manuscripts should normally be between 5 000 and 7 000 words including references. Please let one of the guest editors know if you are planning to submit a manuscript.

With queries relating to papers please contact one of the guest editors at the emails listed above. With cultural heritage queries, contact Aron Mazel or Leon Jacobson and, with queries on natural heritage please contact Liora Kolska Horwitz. 

Before submission, authors should carefully read the journal’s Author Guidelines at http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jop/guidelines.html. An electronic copy of completed manuscripts should be submitted through the journal’s manuscript tracking system at http://mts.hindawi.com.

Hindawi, publisher of the Journal of Anthropology, is committed to publishing academic papers via free online access – prospective authors who cannot afford the cover cost of free-online access publication ($400.00) should please contact one of the guest editors. The journal will waive the cost for third worlders and those who cannot afford to pay.