Khamasin, the online journal of the American University in Cairo’s Political Science Department, invites students, faculty and members of the AUC community and beyond to submit papers for consideration to the Summer 2009 edition of the journal. All topics from the Social Sciences and the Humanities are welcome and will be considered.

Submission Guidelines
Please submit in MSWORD format (.doc) to khamasin@aucegypt.edu with the words “Khamasin Submission” in the subject line. Inquiries may be directed to +20.2.2615.1906.
-Maximum word length: 8000 words.
-Formatting standard: Chicago Manual of Style 15th ed.

-Deadline – Friday, Apr. 20th, 2009

For complete guidelines, please consult:
http://www1.aucegypt.edu/publications/khamasin/index.html

The Khamasin journal, started in 2006 by the American University in Cairo’s Department of Political Science, is intended to serve as a forum for learning and dialogue within the AUC community and beyond. This quarterly seeks to publish theoretical, field and research driven studies which address a variety of issues within the scope of political science in particular, and the social sciences in general. Khamasin invites a variety of submission formats: articles and essays, monographs, book chapters, working papers, reviews, talks and conference papers, responses/rebuttals and commentaries. As well, interdisciplinary ventures which address, directly or indirectly, issues of political concern are welcome from all sectors of the social sciences and humanities.

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3rd Edition Release

The American University in Cairo’s Political Science Department is announcing the third edition of its open-access e-journal for social and political studies, Khamasin. The Spring 2009 edition contains the following articles:

War is Over, Peace is Not Yet: Challenges to Sustainable Peace in Sudan, By Dr. Ibrahim Elnur

Middle East Studies in South Korea: Orientalism in the Orient, By Sunyoung Park

Political Perceptions Of Urban Sub-Local Entities: A Comparison of Studies from Ljubljana and Swedish Cities, By Dr. Miro Hacek and Irena Baclija

Women in Development and Its Discontents: A Comparative Analysis of WID and Gender and Development, by Yasemine Ozer

A Sudanese Identity Crisis? A Discourse Analysis of the Bashir Regime’s Legitimacy Problem, 1999-2008, by Sarah Washburne

Review: Political Order in Changing Societies, By Mourad Sinot

The journal can be accessed online at: http://www1.aucegypt.edu/publications/khamasin/index.html

The Khamasin journal is intended to serve as a forum for learning and dialogue within the AUC community and beyond. Khamasin invites a variety of submission formats: articles and essays, monographs, book chapters, working papers, reviews, talks and conference papers, responses/rebuttals and commentaries. As well, interdisciplinary ventures which address, directly or indirectly, issues of political concern are welcome from all sectors of the social sciences and humanities.