ASEAS CfP Health

ASEAS 5(1) – Focus HEALTH Deadline 31 Dec 2011

Issue 5(1) of the Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies will feature a focus on ‘Health’, aiming at bringing together scholars working on this topic in a South-East Asian context. Health: ‘A state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease.’ Recounting the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) basic defi nition, the ASEAS editorial board hopes to disclose a wide range of links to varied fi elds of (interdisciplinary) interests related to health in South-East Asia. We invite senior or junior researchers to contribute ideas and perspectives on health and health-related aspects in South-East Asia.

If you intend to submit a paper, please contact the editorial board, as this eases our planning process. Of special interest are submissions dealing with one or several of the following issues:

Global health issues (e.g. epidemics) and trends in South-East Asia

Environmental health and hazards, such as chemicals (e.g. Agent Orange) and environmental disasters, affecting natural living spaces and urban lifestyle

Socio-economic balance and health: Exploring relations between economic transition, health services (availability), and demographic changes in urban as well as rural areas in South-East Asia

Health and economy: Pharmaceutical industry, migration of labour force in the health sector, and touristic developments related to health and wellness

Cultural dynamics and perceptions of health: Do (religious) beliefs and attitudes play a role in connection with health definitions and issues?

Intersections of health and political conditions, human rights as well as social (in)equality

As always, suggestions for interviews are welcome (for further details, please contact the board of editors)

DESCRIPTION: The Austrian Journal of South-East Asian Studies (ASEAS) is a core project of the Society for South-East Asian Studies (SEAS) in Vienna. The journal’s editors invite both established as well as young scholars to present research results and theoretical papers (scientific and journalistic texts are welcome), to report about ongoing research projects or field studies, to introduce academic as well as non-academic institutions, to publish conference reports and other short essays, to conduct interviews with experts on South-East Asia, or to review literature. Articles have to be written in German or English. As an interdisciplinary journal, ASEAS intends to cover a variety of aspects of South-East Asia (archaeology, culture, economics, geography, linguistics, politics, society, etc.) from both historical as well as contemporary perspectives. Topics should be related to South-East Asia, but they do not need to be restricted to the geographical region, as in the case of – for example – linguistics, diaspora groups, forms of socio-cultural transfers, and so forth, where spatial and political borders of South-East Asia are crossed. ASEAS is published biannually both in print and as an online Open Access-Journal. The print version is intended for universities, research institutions, public libraries, and so forth, which wish to include ASEAS into their archives. The print version can be ordered directly by e-mail from this website. The free-of-charge online Open-Access version is designed to address a wide interested public and international expert readership who are interested in single articles, but do not intend to archive all volumes. Submissions within the category “Aktuelle Südostasienforschung / Current Research on South-East Asia” are subject to a twofold double-blind review process. Submissions within other sections will be reviewed by the editorial board as well as by external reviewers if needed. For more details have a look at our Submission Guidelines.

ASEAS offers 7 different Sections or Categories: Current Research on South-East Asia, Forum South-East Asia, Research Workshop, In Dialogue, Network South-East Asia Research, South-East Asia Visually, Reviews

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