Oxford Studies in Culture & Politics
A new book series from Oxford University Press USA

Editors:

Clifford Bob, Duquesne University
James M. Jasper, CUNY Graduate Center

Oxford Studies in Culture & Politics analyzes key elements of the political world--conflict, movements, leadership, institutions, and more--as they affect and are affected by cultural phenomena such as identity, rhetoric, ideology, memory, decision-making, and emotions.  Bridging disciplinary and methodological divides, the series rigorously explores the cultural dynamics of politics in local, national, and global perspectives. 

Of particular interest are the many ways that political actors create and use meanings to make "objective situations" appear more or less amenable to stasis or change.  Authors might examine how leaders manipulate historical memories--or the ways in which constructed histories drive conflicts; how campaigns market ideas--or how cultural understandings sway platforms; how policies generate new alliances--or how shifting attitudes alter institutions; how movements and counter-movements attack one another--or how rhetorical combat influences constituents; and how emotions stir change--or how politics fuels anger and activism.  

Global in scope, Oxford Studies in Culture & Politics will publish the best of scholarship on a critical and dynamic aspect of politics.

How to Submit a Proposal

Potential authors should submit a covering letter, a copy of their CV or résumé, a book proposal, and sample chapters from the work (if available) to the series editors or to James Cook at OUP.

About the Series Editors

Clifford Bob

Clifford Bob is associate professor of political science at Duquesne University, where he studies human rights, globalization, and transnational activism.  His books include The Marketing of Rebellion, which won the 2007 International Studies Association Best Book Award, and The International Struggle for New Human Rights.  He has received fellowships from the American Council of Learned Societies, Social Science Research Council, and U.S. Institute of Peace and has published widely in political science, sociology, and law. For more information, visit his website, http://cliffordbob2.googlepages.com/.

James M. Jasper

James M. Jasper teaches in the sociology Ph.D. program at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. A former editor of Contexts magazine, his authored, coauthored, and co-edited books include Nuclear Politics, The Animal Rights Crusade, The Art of Moral Protest, Restless Nation, The Social Movements Reader, Rethinking Social Movements, Passionate Politics, and Getting Your Way. More information is available on his website, http://www.jamesmjasper.org.

Contacts

Clifford Bob
Email: cliffordbob2@gmail.com

James M. Jasper
Email: jjasper@gc.cuny.edu

James Cook
Oxford University Press
198 Madison Ave
New York, NY 10016
Email: james.cook.oup.com