[EQ] Call for Papers: Health and Human rights in Disasters - theme issue of Health and Human Rights: An International Journal

CALL FOR PAPERS

Health and Human Rights: An International Journal invites submissions for a forthcoming theme issue on

Health and Human Rights in Disasters  by October 31, 2010.

Website: http://www.hhrjournal.org/submissions.php

Disasters, such as earthquakes, floods, civil war, and other sudden large-scale calamities often trigger health crises and can result in responses that compromise and even devalue the fulfillment of human rights. For this issue, we invite submissions that explore the human rights and health aspects of disaster relief preparation, management, and outcomes.

Essays are particularly invited that: explore disparities between implementation in the field and academic literature; offer insights into the traditional definitions of vulnerable groups within the context of humanitarian operations; suggest critical analyses of disaster response from a health rights-based participatory or accountability perspective; consider ethics in crisis response; or examine the increasing role of risk reduction as it relates to both public health and human rights practice.
What voices are missing from the field in human rights analyses of disaster? What new models of practice might improve the right to health for all affected by both disaster and response?

Deadline: October 31, 2010. (Late submissions will be considered; See below)

Intent to submit: Authors with a scholarly manuscript now in preparation, relevant to the issue, who may find it necessary to submit later than the October 31 deadline are strongly urged to send an “intent to submit” email (or related query) to hhrjournal@hsph.harvard.edu by October 31, 2010.

Please include an abstract of your paper and the anticipated date for your final submission. Statements of intent do not ensure publication; all manuscripts selected for consideration will be subject to editorial and independent peer review.

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