Call for Papers: Journal of Management Studies Special Issue
We invite submissions for our Special Issue on Social Movements and Organizing towards (Un)Desirable Futures.
Full Call here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/pb-assets/assets/14676486/JMS-CFP-Social-Movements-1720558470233.pdf
Submission Deadline: 30 September 2025
Special Issue Editors:
- Grace Augustine (University of Bath)
- Simone Schiller-Merkens (Witten/Herdecke University)
- Brayden King (Northwestern University)
- Michael Lounsbury (University of Alberta)
JMS Editor:
- Christopher Wickert (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
Background: This Special Issue aims to deepen our understanding of social movements' roles in shaping alternative futures. Social movements drive organizational and societal transformations, creating more democratic, egalitarian, and ecological practices. However, authoritarian movements are also on the rise, promoting their visions of the future. Our goal is to explore how social movements mobilize towards alternative futures, balancing "desirable" and "undesirable" outcomes.
Aims & Scope: We seek papers that bridge social movement research with temporality and future-making. Possible topics include prefigurative organizing, moralizing work in future-making, authoritarian movements, unintended consequences, and the role of emotions in shaping futures.
Key Dates:
- Pre-submission Events: EGOS 2025: PDW on Social Movements and Organizing Desirable Futures and a sub-theme on The Future of Activism.
- Post-submission Event: Revision workshop in Spring 2026.
Submission Process:
- Prepare manuscripts using JMS Manuscript Preparation Guidelines: JMS Guidelines
- Submit via JMS ScholarOne: Submit Here
- Articles will undergo JMS's double-blind review process.
We look forward to receiving your work in this space.
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Grace Augustine
University of Bath School of Management
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