American Behavioral Scientist seeks submissions for theme issue entitled, "A Sampling of Pre-Internet Networked Operations" (Publication of a guest edited issue of American Behavioural Scientist )
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Organization: Editors Noel Packard & Bradley Simpson
Event: Publication of a guest edited issue of American Behavioural Scientist
Essays sought for a survey of 1960s military operations such as: COINTELPRO (US); CHAOS (US); Phoenix (Vietnam); Condor (in South America); ORDEN (El Salvador); Jakarta (Indonesia); OBAN (Brazil) and other operations, both inside and outside the US. These operations networked societies prior to the advent of the Internet. Authors are requested to include whatever information they can cite regarding how evident or non-evident the communication equipment was that supported these operations; what the operations consisted of in terms of staffing and hardware; what the operations were used for; and, how much the operations contributed to social and financial inequality and political polarization, in the populations they monitored.
If interested, please submit an abstract of 250 words describing your longer essay (5,000-10,000) words and a brief bio to Noel Packard, npac825@aucklanduni.ac.nz by 1 October 2024. Full drafts of accepted papers will be due by November 1, 2024.
Tentative Timeline:
October 1, 2024: Deadline for abstract submissions
November 1, 2024: Deadline for submission of draft essays.
December 1, 2024: Authors of selected articles are notified of acceptance.
March 1, 2025: Authors receive peer reviews.
Early September 2025: Authors submit revised manuscripts
December 2025: American Behavioral Scientist publishes issue entitled "A Sampling of Pre-Internet Networked Operations"
For more information, please send questions to Noel Packard at npac825@aucklanduni.ac.anz
Noel Packard