The journal of the Association for Political and Legal Anthropology (APLA), PoLAR: Political and Legal Anthropology Review is devoted to the anthropology of law and politics, most broadly conceived. This innovative interdisciplinary publication features articles on such issues as nationalism, citizenship, political and legal processes, the state, civil society, colonialism, postcolonial public spheres, multiculturalism, and media politics. It publishes work that is distinguished by its critical definition of problems, ethnographic orientation, or theoretical outlook. We welcome submissions of manuscripts between 4,000 and 8,000 words in length. Contact us at scuster.polar@gmail.com.
Editors-in-Chief
Georgina Ramsay, University of Delaware
Sindiso Mnisi, University of Massachusetts Boston
Associate Editor, PoLAR Online
Jennifer Curtis, University of Edinburgh
Book Reviews Editors
Matthew Canfield, Leiden University
Smoki Musaraj, Ohio University
Directions Print & Digital Editors
Deniz Yonucu, Newcastle University
Caroline Parker, University of Manchester
Managing Editor
Stephanie Custer
Copy Editor
Lila Stromer
Information for Contributors: Manuscripts should not exceed 8,000 words in length, book reviews should be from 800-1,000 words, and contributions to the Directions section should be between 900 and 4,000 words in length. All word counts should include notes and references. Manuscripts submitted to PoLAR must not be under consideration by another journal or have been previously published. Prospective authors may submit manuscripts via https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/polar. All formatting should follow the Chicago Manual of Style, 16th edition. Our author guidelines provide specific examples using this style. You may also download our author guidelines: Author Guidelines updated August 2020. Our guidelines for reviewers are available here: PoLAR Reviewer Guidelines.
Information for Publishers: PoLAR welcomes book review copies. A current list of books available to review is available, as are our guidelines for reviewers. Publishers may send a review copy to:
Smoki Musaraj
Ohio University
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Bentley Annex 162
Athens, Ohio 45701
PoLAR Online and Directions Print & Digital features are commissioned by the PoLAR editorial collective. Questions and proposals for Directions, Emergent Conversations, Virtual Editions, and Ethnographic Explainers may be sent to the PoLAR editorial collective:
Georgina Ramsay: gramsay.polar@gmail.com
Sindiso Mnisi: smnisiweeks.polar@gmail.com
Jennifer Curtis: jgcurtis.polar@gmail.com
Matthew Canfield: m.c.canfield@law.leidenuniv.nl
Smoki Musaraj: musaraj@ohio.edu
Deniz Yonucu: directionsdigitalpolar@gmail.com
Caroline Parker: directionsprintpolar@gmail.com
Editorial Board
Rogaia Mustafa Abusharaf, Georgetown University
Omolade Adunbi, University of Michigan
M. Cristina Alcalde, Miami University
Roslynn Ang, New York University Shanghai
Mariana Mora Bayo, Center for Research and Higher Studies in Social Anthropology (CIESAS)
Laurian R. Bowles, Davidson College
Čarna Brković , University of Goettingen
T.S. Lam Minh Chau, Vietnam National University
Yolanda Covington-Ward, University of Massachusetts
Kamari Clarke, University of Toronto and University of California Los Angeles
Elina Hartikainen, University of Helsinki
Melinda Hinkson, Deakin University
John Jackson Jr., University of Pennsylvania
Sebastian Jackson, Harvard University
Mythri Jegathesan, Santa Clara University
Melissa Johnson, Southwestern University
Sonia Lam-Knott, Oxford University
Valerie Lambert, University of North Carolina
Seung Cheol Lee, Seoul National University
Jacqueline Zhenru Lin, University of Cambridge
Jinee Lokaneeta, Drew University
Victor Castillo de Macedo, Universidade de São Paulo
Victoria Massie, Rice University
Carole McGranahan, University of Colorado
Richard “Richie” Meyers, Oglala Lakota College Humanities & Social Sciences
Natacha Nsabimana, University of Chicago
Francis Nyamnjoh, University of Cape Town
Jeffrey Omari, Gonzaga University School of Law
Arzoo Osanloo, University of Washington
Sonia Ryang, Rice University
Zainab Saleh, Haverford College
Nelli Sargsyan, Emerson College
Elif Sari, University of British Columbia
Nadya Sbaiti, American University of Beirut
Mark Schuller, Northern Illinois University
Shiori Shakuto, Tokyo University
Tamar Shirinian, University of Tennessee
Lynn Stephen, University of Oregon
Noah Tamarkin, Cornell University
António Tomás, University of Johannesburg
Erica Lorraine Williams, Spelman College
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