Regional Science Policy & Practice (RSPP)
Call for Papers Special Issue: Sustainable Development of Afghanistan and Iran
Editor
Abdul Shaban - School of Development Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Given, the difficult political history and development situation, Afghanistan and Iran requires deeper analysis of its existing situation and human practices to learn and track itself on the path of sustainable development. The major challenge before the country is how to evolve a war economy into a peaceful and sustainable economy. The proposed special issue of Regional Science Policy & Practice will attempt to understand the possibilities of development of Afghanistan and Iran in the context the regional history and current reality, with the following major subareas (though not limited to),
- From war to peace, prospects for regional development in Afghanistan and Iran
- Regional philosophy of peace and development and spatial practices
- Economic structure and potentials of growth
- Inequality, poverty, and potential for sustainable community development
- The role of trade, especially the regional trade (India, Pakistan, China, Iran, and Central Asian Countries), and investment in development,
- Urban centers, regional growth (including rural-urban), and development
- Educational Institutions, skills, and human capital
- Women and development
- Sustainable Development Goals in the Regions of Afghanistan and Itan
Manuscript submission information:
All submissions must be original and may not be under review elsewhere. All manuscripts will be submitted via the Regional Science Policy & Practice online submission system (https://www.editorialmanager.com/rspp/). Authors should indicate in the cover letter that the paper is submitted for consideration for publication in this special issue “Sustainable Development of Afghanistan and Iran”, otherwise, your submission will be handled as a regular manuscript.
- Submissions open until December 31, 2024.