Indian Youth Perspectives on Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
Introduction
Goal 16 aims to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels[1].
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 is the penultimate goal within the 2030 agenda, signifying that there can be no sense of sustainability when there is no stability, peace, assurance of effective governance, or protection of human rights. Significant attention should therefore be placed on defining and modifying national and international policies to advance justice, good governance, and peace, as well as ensuring their effective implementation. This is particularly important for contexts where conflict and violence continue to persist[2].
Sustainable development is a demand to redress the imbalances and injustices caused by extreme poverty, expanding inequality, and environmental destruction. Development must be inclusive as well as environmentally friendly to be sustained. Inclusive social development entails eliminating all types of discrimination, including legal discrimination, and ensuring that everyone has equal access to development opportunities, resources, and benefits[3]. This is the key message of SDG 16.
SDG 16 is at the core of the 2030 agenda. It is a driving force behind the achievement of all other SDGs.
Youth need SDG 16 to reach their full potential, and SDG 16 can only be met with the full engagement of young people. To have an impact on their societies, young people require an enabling environment that promotes peace, justice, and inclusiveness.
In this spirit, Takhte Writers & Publishers, in cooperation with UNESCO, is launching a call for contributions for a publication on ‘Indian Youth Perspectives on Peaceful and Inclusive Societies. The publication aims to advance youth research and analysis on the recent trends and practices being taken forward to make progress on SDG 16 in India. Young people between 18 and 35 years old, including students (undergrads and postgrads), Ph.D. Scholars, Academicians, Researchers, and Professionals (NGOs, INGOs, and SCOs) are encouraged to participate. Contributions are expected to be original, unpublished papers of conceptual, constructive, empirical, or theoretical work in any of the areas linked to the below-listed themes and questions.
Intended outcome
- The publication will amplify young voices on this critical thematic, serving as a reference for new youth-led knowledge on issues related to justice, good governance, and stability
- The research process will help to build the capacities of young people across India to develop high-quality insights on issues related to SDG 16
- Submission
Eligibility
- Applicants must be aged between 18 and 35 and should either be enrolled in a university-level course or have graduated from a university program
- Applicants must be based in India
List of Themes
- Submissions should cover one of the below four themes/questions:
| Preventing conflict and maintaining peace | Building institutional resilience, effectiveness, and accountability | The role of communities and education in strengthening the rule of law | Ensuring inclusion, protection and participation |
| What are some key strategies that can be implemented for preventing conflict and maintaining peace? | What are some of the key challenges in building institutional resilience, effectiveness and accountability and how can these be overcome? | How can community and education-based approaches be used to promote the rule of law? | What are the key pillars in ensuring inclusion, protection and participation of all people for peace and justice? |
Submission Procedure
- Prospective authors are invited to submit an abstract of 300 words, a bio-blurb, and five keywords by July 7, 2022. Please submit the abstract using the following Google Form https://forms.gle/APBqgx3DbVvbNBm49
- Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified by July 21, 2022. After that, a month will be given for the development of the chapter. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by August 20, 2022. The editorial board will review all submitted chapters, and the results will be returned by November 1, 2022. Authors may submit the revised chapters by addressing the feedback latest by November 30, 2022. The anthology of chapters will finally be edited and published in an e-book. The e-book will be launched in January 2023.
Review Process
All the submitted abstracts and chapters will be reviewed by the appointed editorial team to ensure relevance, quality, and originality.
Submission Guidelines
- All book chapters must be original and should not have been submitted for publication/consideration in any other book, journal, or conference.
- Submissions must follow the following structure
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Problem statement and literature review
- Summary of research methodology
- Findings or results
- Discussion, limitations, future research, and conclusion
- References (APA)
- Chapters will be screened for plagiarism, and plagiarism will not be tolerated.
- The length of contributions should not exceed 3000 words, excluding abstract of 300 words and five keywords
- Submissions should include a short cover letter mentioning the title of the Chapter and including information about your name, designation, your organization/institution/university, and your email address.
- A maximum of two people can co-author a submission
Important Dates
July 7, 2022: Abstract submission deadline
July 21, 2022: Acceptance notification
August 20, 2022: Full chapter submission
August 21 – October 30, 2022: Review process
November 1, 2022: Review results returned
November 30, 2022: Revised chapter submission
January 2023: e-Book published
Publication & Certificate
Selected chapters will be published in the form of an edited e-book with an ISBN and will be available on both the UNESCO and Takhte websites. The e-book will be launched in January 2023 (date to be announced), and certificates will be circulated to selected authors.
[1] OWG (2014). Report of the Open Working Group of the General Assembly on Sustainable Development Goals for the sixty-eight session of the United Nations General Assembly. http://undocs.org/A/68/970
[2] https://www.thewokelawyer.org/post/sdg-16-india-the-journey-so-far
[3] https://sdgs.un.org/statements/ms-irene-khan-director-general-international-development-law-organization-12613
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Indian Youth Perspectives, Peaceful and Inclusive Societies
