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South Asian Survey

Call for Papers on Special Issue: SAARC and Geopolitics

Guest Editor for theSpecial Issue: Dr. Swagato Ganguly

Submission Deadline: September 30, 2017

The South Asian landmass has always been of geographical and socio-cultural significance – in bearing fertile landmasses that are also rich in minerals, flora, and fauna, having massive potential for alternative energy, having culturally divergent populations that form the bulk of the world's productive workforce, and being the seat of most of the major religions of the world. Moving beyond a common colonial past, the states of South Asia have curved out unique identities in the world, with multi-ethnic and multilingual populations, divergent forms of governments, and emerging economies that are lucrative as markets and formidable as the breeding ground for new multi-national businesses.

Politically, South Asia made its mark in post-World War II history by being the chief force behind the Non-Alignment Movement during the Cold War. SAARC was formed in 1985 as an organization for regional cooperation and integration by Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, subsequently joined by Afghanistan. In the post-Cold War era, the economic growth in this region, home to one of the largest and fastest growing economies of the world, has made it of crucial importance to world peace. This is more so as international relations in the SAARC nations have historically been marked by cross-border disputes and embargoes, allegations of infiltration and violations of sovereign rights, religious extremism, refugee crisis and human rights violation. At the same time, there has been major efforts to ensure regional peace through strengthening of bilateral ties, free trade agreements, signing treaties of regional cooperation, and cultural and educational exchanges.

This special issue invites scholarly submissions of the dynamics of geopolitics in South Asia, which focus on political environment of the SAARC nations as a whole or on specific issues affecting the bilateral ties of the member states.

Journal Overview

South Asian Survey (SAS) is a bi-annual refereed scholarly journal published by Sage, which provides a forum for research articles exhibiting in-depth understanding of issues relating to South Asian economy, history, culture, inter-regional trade, public policy, diplomacy, and contemporary businesses. South Asian Survey primarily carries research-based contributions, but is also open to critical and well-informed opinion articles from policy makers, civil servants, diplomats, and journalists. The journal also carries book reviews of recently-published literature that fit with the scope of the journal.

Submission Process

SAS operates on a double-blind peer review system. Papers submitted should represent original research, not published or under review elsewhere. Authors are encouraged to submit articles that hold relevance for academicians and practitioners alike, and join the ongoing conversation at SAS on topics that are contemporary, important, and interesting. SAS accepts both conceptual and empirical papers, with quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method approaches. Detailed author guidelines are available here. To submit, click here

Submissions for the special issue are due on September 30, 2017 (The preliminary decision is communicated within 45 days of submission).

For any query or clarification, please write to SAS Peer Review at sas@sagepub.in