Serendipities

Aims & Scope

Serendipities publishes three kinds of texts: Articles reporting research results, developing theoretical arguments, or – at best – offering a combination of both. An article has to be concerned with the sociology and history of the social sciences and should demonstrate how it adds to our knowledge. This is best achieved when it is positioned in relation to the relevant literature from the field. Book reviews presenting and assessing new publications relevant to the subject matter of the journal. There is no restriction with regard to the language of the reviewed publication. Moreover, it is the explicit aim of the editors that this section will function both as a forum for critical evaluation of new books and as a platform for those who are not able to read them in their original language. A third kind of text are various forms of research materials. These may be archival materials, i.e., items from the past that are deemed valuable enough to be made visible to the scientific community (e.g. letters, unpublished manuscripts, administrative documents etc.). These should be presented with short commentaries on the significance of the documents. Alternatively, using some of the functionalities offered by digitalisation, such materials might be contemporary reconstructions of past situations (e.g., visualizations), data sets, or similar. Furthermore, Serendipities makes use of some of the more adventurous features of the Web by encouraging discussions online. We are open to a wide range of methods and genres, including: - empirical case studies and broader historical analysis - theoretical and conceptual reflections - comparative, transnational, and transregional investigations - prosopographic and sociometric approaches - interviews with scholars - translations of overlooked texts - debates on timely issues We are also open to a wide range of topics, including: - the circulation of social science ideas, concepts, practices, projects, and practitioners across national, disciplinary, and epistemological boundaries - the evolution and transformation of research methods, theories, frameworks, paradigms, and techniques - the relationship between knowledge and power - the role of funding agencies and policy in shaping knowledge and its social uses - boundary work between and within the social science disciplines, and boundary work between the social sciences and other broad spheres of knowledge making including the natural sciences and the humanities - interdisciplinary developments within the social sciences and that link them to other knowledge making spheres - the relationship between the social sciences and different publics, clients, social movements, and political entities at various levels In addition, we welcome bulk reviews of two or more books. These could be organized around the methodologies used, disciplines, periods, countries, or scholars, etc. If you would like to review books, please contact our book editor. Serendipities welcomes submissions from established scholars, independent scholars, and early-career researchers from all world regions.

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