With more than two decades of advocacy and practical knowledge production, dissemination, and preservation in the Global South,
the Redsea Cultural Foundation in Hargeysa, Somaliland, has officially established the Somaliland Centre for African Studies (SCAS) in 2023.
The Centre is the academic wing of the foundation dedicated to asserting the space of African indigenous knowledge in the global educational discourse with the active role and recognition of African Scholars.
Its mission is to be a centre of excellence in African indigenous knowledge and methodology development whereby global scholars especially scholars of the Global South are networked for collaborative knowledge production, archiving, and sharing.
Its vision is to become a leading and reputable African knowledge production, dissemination, preservation, and archival centre by 2030.
Dhaxalreeb is an academic journal that undergoes peer review prior to publication. It is published by SCAS and follows a Diamond Open Access policy. To submit an article, send it via email to dhaxalreeb AT redsea-online DOT org.
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Call for proposals: Vol 21, No 2 - a guest-edited and themed issue
Editor: Clare Bath - write to cbath@nd.edu and cc: dhaxalreeb@redsea-online.org
Theme: Borders Unbound: Power, Identity, and the Making of Boundaries.
The editorial team of the Dhaxalreeb are pleased to invite submissions for Volume 21, Number 2 of Dhaxalreeb, a guest-edited and themed issue of the journal. Dhaxalreeb is an academic, peer-reviewed journal of history, culture, and politics housed and sponsored by the Somaliland Centre for African Studies.
This year’s special edition theme is “Borders Unbound: Power, Identity, and the Making of Boundaries.” We welcome interdisciplinary proposals broadly related to the concept of borders, including (but not limited to) questions of statehood, nationalism, identity, international law and governance, private land ownership, and culture and symbolic boundaries. Dhaxalreeb is dedicated to supporting research that engages indigenous knowledge, methodologies, and memory. While any particular geographic focus is not required, we prefer proposals that clearly demonstrate theoretical or concrete implications for the Horn of Africa.
Proposals and subsequent manuscripts must be written in English and fewer than 5000 words (not including citations). Manuscripts must contain original data analysis and nuanced theoretical engagement. Additionally, manuscripts cannot contain any previously published materials and cannot be currently in consideration for publication in another journal. Please see the supplemental document for more information on the peer-review publication process. And address any questions to Clare Bath at cbath@nd.edu.
The deadline for consideration is 5 pm EAT (10am EST) on March 20th, 2025, though early submissions are encouraged. Authors whose proposals are selected must be prepared to submit their manuscript in mid-June. To be considered, please include (1) an abstract (300 words or less) and (2) a resume, CV, or brief academic/professional bio (one page or less).
Authors, please submit your materials ONLINE here or via email to cbath@nd.edu cc dhaxalreeb@redsea-online.org.