Author: Geopolitica Rivista – 21/01/2024
Europe and its Future in the New Global Order
CALL FOR PAPERS – GEOPOLITICA Vol. XIII No. 2, 2024 July – December
The phase of power rebalancing in the international order, which has accompanied us for over a decade and a half, has undergone a decisive acceleration, with effects primarily traceable in the Russo-Ukrainian and Israeli-Palestinian crises. Additionally, it is evident in the upheavals gripping the African continent and the persistent tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. The actors on the global stage, whether of first or second rank, actively aim to secure an advantageous position in the evolving scenarios.
However, this trend seems not to concern European countries, which, quoting Marta Dassù, appear to live in a parallel world characterized by peace and based on the low-cost protection provided by the United States. They seem oblivious to the fact that new global balances are emerging precisely at their eastern and southern borders.
The European Union, in fact, appears as a weak and vulnerable conglomerate, lacking a unified vision on strategic issues such as foreign and defense policy, economic and financial matters, industrial affairs, energy, and especially demographics. This condition contributes to a progressively pronounced weakening of the Union, which proves incapable of providing effective responses to the fundamental challenges facing the European peoples.
It is also crucial to emphasize that the protective umbrella of the United States, as conceived until now, could collapse in a short time, unveiling a Pandora’s box that would compel Europeans to address directly, not only diplomatically but also militarily, the issues in the Mediterranean, the Near and Middle East, and Africa.
To explore the role that Europe could play in the new global order, Geopolitica Journal (ISSN 2009-9193) issues a call for papers devoted to Europe and its Future in the New Global Order, edited by Tiberio Graziani and Filippo Romeo.
The focus of the issue will revolve around the role that Europe should assume in the challenges it faces.
Topics:
• Paths toward political unity (comparative models) and the importance of preserving cultural diversity and territorial vocations (unity in diversity).
• Common defense and foreign policy.
• New frontiers of AI: Europe’s role. • Europe in space and technological competition.
• Challenges posed by major digital platforms.
• Europe and the Mediterranean-Eurasian perspective.
• European space and the African perspective.
• “Europe outside of Europe” (Europeans in Latin America – USA – Canada – Australia: Legacy and emancipation).
• Balkans and Eastern Bloc: challenges and opportunities.
• Energy and transportation infrastructure: goals and opportunities.
• Europe in the doctrines and geopolitical practices of major global actors: China, India, Russia, and the USA.
This issue of GEOPOLITICA is endorsed by the Italian Society of Geopolitics (a Vision & Global Trends project).
Requirements
Articles must be original and not previously published. The maximum length is 10,000 words.
Submission Guidelines:
Article proposals should be sent by March 1, 2024, to the email address tibgraziani@gmail.com.
The proposal should include a title, author’s name, affiliation, a 250-word abstract (in English), three keywords in English, and a brief author biography.
Selection:
Article proposals will be reviewed by a scientific committee of geopolitics experts and the editors. Authors of selected articles will be notified by March 30, 2024.
Publication:
Deadline for article submission: July 15, 2024.
Selected articles will be published in Geopolitica Vol. XIII No. 2/2024, scheduled for release in December 2024.
For more information, please contact the journal director, Tiberio Graziani, at the e-mail address tibgraziani@gmail.com.
Final deadline for contributions: July 15, 2024. Geopolitica Journal – Directed by Tiberio Graziani – To propose contributions, write to: tibgraziani@gmail.com
Geopolitics (ISSN 2009-9193) is recognized as a “scientific journal” for Areas 11, 13, and 14 by the Italian National Agency for the Evaluation of Universities and Research (ANVUR). The journal adheres to the guidelines adopted by the Committee on Publication Ethics (http://publicationethics.org/resources/guidelines), to which the ANVUR Regulations for the classification of journals in non-bibliometric areas refer.
SECTIONS AND CONTRIBUTIONS: Geopolitics employs a double-blind peer review process conducted by experts in the subject matter of each article. Articles are placed in the FOCUS section if they are relevant to the monographic theme of the issue, or in the HORIZONS section. Commentary and debate articles, as well as reviews not subject to peer review, are included in their respective sections.
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General Rules
Accepted electronic formats are exclusively doc, docx, and odt.
All illustrations must be submitted as separate files in jpg format, strictly in black and white and with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi.
Graphically simple tables may be an integral part of the text, while complex tables and all graphs must be treated as illustrations.
For bibliographic citations, the exclusive use of the “author-date” system is required.
Footnotes should be inserted at the bottom of the page, follow a progressive numbering, and the numbers in the text should be Arabic and in superscript. A sparing use of footnotes is recommended to enhance the text’s readability.
Although there is no specified maximum length, it is recommended not to exceed 70,000 characters.
The publication language is Italian, but proposals in English, French, and Spanish are also considered.
Each article must include the following metadata in English: title (corresponding to the Italian title), abstract, and three keywords. For further details on the correct drafting of such metadata, refer to the “Special Rules.”
Special Rules
Article Structure
The article begins with the general title at the top, immediately followed by the author’s name (or names) with a brief profile (see below).
The article can be divided into titled chapters or paragraphs, even on multiple hierarchical levels. It is recommended to number chapters and paragraphs only when necessary to make the text structure clear in the presence of a multi-level hierarchy.
Author’s Biographical Profile
The profile should be essential and schematic, indicating the author’s affiliations following the “institution, role” scheme. The role indication is optional. More than one affiliation can be indicated (separated by semicolons), but it is recommended to limit them to the most relevant ones. In the absence of formal affiliations, indicate where the highest degree was obtained (or is being pursued) using the same format.
Abstract
The abstract must be exclusively written in English. It should have a length between 1500 and 1700 characters and include the following elements: the subject and purpose of the article (why it was written); the adopted methodology (techniques, approaches, sources); results and conclusions (experimental or theoretical results, their implications regarding the article’s subject and purpose, any recommendations).
Keywords
Three keywords in English only. Keywords should represent the article’s content and be specific to the referenced study area. Therefore, overly general keywords should be avoided.
Formatting
The article should be delivered in Book Antiqua font, size 12, justified alignment. The general title should be in size 14, indented citation paragraphs in size 11, footnotes in size 10. The rest of the text, including chapter titles, should be in size 12. Exceptions are epigraph sentences, which should be in size 11 with right alignment.
The general title and chapter titles should be in bold. Subtitles in bold italics. Any lower levels of titling in plain italics. It is always necessary to start a new line after titles and subtitles, except for hierarchical levels below the third.
Single spacing is used; no fixed spaces should be set above or below the paragraph.
Quotation Marks
Low quotation marks (« ») are used exclusively for direct quotes from texts, while double high quotation marks (“ ”) are used for emphasis. If it is necessary to use quotation marks within a portion already delimited by quotation marks, the following hierarchical line is used (from highest to lowest): low quotation marks, double high quotation marks, single high quotation marks.
Foreign Words
Foreign words should always be in italics, except for those fully assimilated into Italian. To determine whether a word is assimilated or not, besides its frequency in the Italian vocabulary, observe whether its pronunciation corresponds to the phonetic rules of our language.
E.g., assimilated: film, sport, gap; not assimilated: computer, manager
Acronyms
It is preferable that acronyms are rendered in uppercase.
E.g., UN, EU, USSR, USA
Citations
Direct quotes from written texts or speeches should always be in low quotation marks (see a dedicated section) and in italics.
A quote longer than 200 characters should be placed as a separate, indented paragraph in size 11 and without quotation marks.
In the case of a quote from a foreign language, the author can choose whether to translate it or not. Exceptions are quotes in non-Western languages, which should always be translated (the original text can still be included in a note).
It is reminded that every direct quote must always correspond to the precise indication of the source.
Bibliographic References
Bibliographic references are accepted exclusively according to the parenthetical system with a reference in the “author-date” key. At the end of the text, the final bibliography must be included.
The parenthetical reference is placed directly in the text (possibly also in the text of a note), in parentheses, and in the following format: author’s last name, year of publication of the work, any page number preceded by the abbreviation “p.”
E.g., (Mackinder, 1919, pp. 100-101).
E.g., (Barnett and Finnemore, 2004).
If the same source is cited consecutively, the author’s last name may be repeated if necessary, without adopting other formulas (ibid., ibidem, etc.).
Final Bibliography
a) Monographs – author’s last name and initial followed by a dot, year of publication, title, place, publisher:
E.g., Schmitt C., 1950, Der Nomos der Erde im Volkerrecht des Jus Publicum Europaeum, Berlin, Duncker & Humblot; trad. it. Il nomos della terra, Milano, Adelphi.
E.g., Barnett M., Finnemore M., 2004, Rules for the World: International Organizations in Global Politics, Ithaca, N.Y., Cornell University Press.
b) Journal Articles – author’s last name and initial followed by a dot, year of publication, title, in “journal title,” volume number (issue number), page range:
E.g., Mackinder H.J., 1904, The Geographical Pivot of History, in “The Geographical Journal,” 23(4), pp. 421-437.
c) Contributions in Volume – author’s last name and initial followed by a dot, year of publication, title, in the last name and initial followed by a dot editor (ed.), volume title, place, publisher:
E.g., Marconi M., 2015, La costante presenza di Lamarck nella geografia della seconda metà dellʼOttocento: un problema finalistico?, in Marconi M., Sellari P. (eds.), Verso un nuovo paradigma geopolitico. Raccolta di scritti in onore di Gianfranco Lizza, Roma, Aracne.
d) Edited Volumes – last name and initial followed by a dot editor (ed.), year of publication, title, place, publisher:
E.g., Marconi M., Sellari P. (eds.), 2015, Verso un nuovo paradigma geopolitico. Raccolta di scritti in onore di Gianfranco Lizza, Roma, Aracne.