The Observatory for the Analysis of International Systems (OASIS) and the Observatory for Public Administration Policy, Implementation and Results (ÓPERA), dedicated to International Relations and Government and Public Policy respectively, indexed and peer-reviewed journals, are presently open for contributions to their joint call for articles for their issues 40 (OASIS) and 35 (ÓPERA) (July – December 2024) with the theme “Borders in the 21st Century: an analysis from the Nation-State and the International System”.
Borders have been crucial for the creation, strengthening, development and evolution of Nation-States since their formation. In some cases, borders have also set the course for the weakness, decline, and even destruction of the Nation-State. Being the outer limit of a state, borders become a space where different levels of state control converge with external threats, commercial dynamics, illegal activities, social problems, among others. Borders, by their very nature, change, evolve, transform, and mark the future of states, both from public policies for the internal dimension, and in terms of foreign policy in the international system.
This special joint issue of OASIS and ÓPERA aims to analyse the role played by borders within Nation- States in the 21st century and the implications for the relationship of Nation-States with their neighbours and the international system.
Among the suggested topics for this edition are:
Topics for OASIS:
- Geopolitics of borders
- Borders and foreign policy
- Borders and international migrations
- Border conflicts in the International System
- The importance of maritime borders in the International System
- Border changes in the International System of the 21st Century
- Borders and the International Court of Justice
- Transnational organised crime and borders
- Regional integration and borders
- Invasions and borders
Topics for ÓPERA:
- Design, formulation and implementation of border policies
- Public policies and cross-border dynamics
- Public policies for migration and/or return
- Public administration in border territories
- Borders and public policies for security Binational and cross-border public policies
- Public management and territorial development in border areas
- Impact of migration on public administration
- Political culture in border areas
- Public administration and public order in border areas
CO-EDITORS:
The co-editors that have been invited for this joint issue of OASIS and ÓPERA are:
- Marília Souza Pimenta, PhD, doctor in International Relations at the Post-graduate joint programme San Tiago Dantas (Universidade Estadual Paulista – Universidade Estadual de Campinas – Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo). Visiting researcher at the Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism at the Maxwell School - Syracuse University. Researcher at the Fundação Escola de Comércio Álvares Penteado – FECAP, the Research Group in International Relations at the University of São Paulo and the Institute for Economic and International Studies at the Universidade Estadual Paulista. Her research topics are: security, defence, drug trafficking, organised crime, borders, non-governed areas and South American integration.
- Christopher Changwe Nshimbi, PhD, doctor in Asia-Pacific Studies at the Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Japan. Director of the Centre for the Study of Governance Innovation (GovInn) and Associate Professor in the Department of Political Sciences at the University of Pretoria. He holds the South African Research Chairs Initiative (SARChI) Research Chair in the Political Economy of Migration in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Region and researches regional integration, migration, borders, the informal economy and governance.
INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS:
- Articles may be written in Spanish, English, French, or Portuguese.
- Articles submitted to OASIS and ÓPERA must not have been published previously.
- Articles must be written in Microsoft Word. The maximum length of the articles must be 9,000 (nine thousand) words, single space, Font Arial 12, 2.5 cms top and bottom margins and 3.0 cms left and right margins. They must include a reference list, notes, pictures, or figures if needed.
- References must follow APA format, which can be found at: https://apastyle.apa.org/style-grammar-guidelines
- For more information, please visit the “Information for authors” section in our websites:
OASIS: http://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/oasis/information/authors
ÓPERA: https://revistas.uexternado.edu.co/index.php/opera/information/authors
- Authors must include an abstract in English, Spanish, and the original language of the article (in case it is different from Spanish and English). OASIS and ÓPERA can help with translating the abstract into Spanish or English in case the author does not speak these languages. The abstract must include the key elements of the article and cannot be longer than two hundred and fifty (250) words. Four to five key words must also be included.
- Authors must include last academic title, field of research, institutional affiliation, and e-mail. IMPORTANT DATES:
ABSTRACT:
Authors shall send a preliminary title and an abstract no longer than 250 words to the Journal’s e-mail before September 11th, 2023.
E-mail for OASIS: oasis@uexternado.edu.co
E-mail for ÓPERA: opera@uexternado.edu.co
FINAL VERSION OF THE ARTICLE:
The final version of the article shall be uploaded to the Open Journal System (OJS) platform in our websites no later than November 13th, 2023.
OJS for OASIS: https://www.uexternado.edu.co/oasis
OJS for ÓPERA: https://www.uexternado.edu.co/opera
BOOK REVIEWS:
OASIS and ÓPERA will also accept reviews of books that have been recently published (not older than two years). Book reviews may be written in Spanish, English, French, or Portuguese and must be approximately 2,000 words long. Book reviews must be sent to OASIS and ÓPERA through the Open Journal System (OJS) platform in our websites no later than November 13th, 2023.
OJS for OASIS: https://www.uexternado.edu.co/oasis
OJS for ÓPERA: https://www.uexternado.edu.co/opera
MORE INFORMATION:
OBSERVATORIO DE ANÁLISIS DE LOS SISTEMAS INTERNACIONALES (OASIS)
ISSN: Printed: 1657-7558 / Digital: 2346-2132 Universidad Externado de Colombia
Calle 12 No. 1 - 17 Este, Bogotá, Colombia Phone: +57 1 341 99 00 ext. 2002
E-mail: oasis@uexternado.edu.co http://www.uexternado.edu.co/oasis
Jerónimo Delgado-Caicedo, PhD
Editor in Chief – OASIS
jeronimo.delgado@uexternado.edu.co
Adriana León
Editorial Assistant
oasis@uexternado.edu.co