Call for articles
Urban Island Studies Journal
Special issue | ‘Peripheral Discourses of Modernity’ (2016)
New deadline for articles: 29th February, Asics 2017 Goedkoop 2016
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Guest Editors:
– Duarte Santo (CIERL-UMa, University of Westminster);
– Ana Salgueiro (CIERL-UMa, CECC-UCP)
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CIERL – Research Centre for Regional & Local Studies, University of Madeira and Island Dynamics are pleased to propose a special issue of Urban Island Studies Journal on the theme of ‘Peripheral Discourses of Modernity’.
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Urban Island Studies Journal is a peer-reviewed open access journal situated at the intersection of island studies and urban studies.
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The journal develops knowledge across disciplines, Joe Montana Jerseys offering an urban perspective within island research and an island perspective within urban research.
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This is an open call for papers, but submissions are particularly welcome from presenters at the Ist Insula International Colloquim (CIERL-UMa, Madeira Island, 19th – 21st Novembre, New Balance Pas Cher 2015).
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Papers are invited to consider the relationships between peripherality and centrality, Nike Air Max 2016 Dame the rural and the urban, isolation and exchange in island communities, fjallraven occasion as well as between islands and mainlands, worldwide.
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Papers must be submitted by 31 January 2016 29th February,
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at the latest to guest editors: peripheral.modernity.uisj@mail.uma.pt
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To learn more about Urban Island Studies Journal, contact the journal’s Lead Editor,