Race, Ethnicity and the Covid-19 Global Pandemic volume

Call for Chapters 

Race, Ethnicity and the Covid-19 Global Pandemic

Editors: 

Melvin E. Thomas, Ph. D.  Associate Professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, North Carolina State University

Loren Henderson, Ph. D.  Associate Professor of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy, UMBC Innovation Fellow, University of Maryland Baltimore County

Hayward Derrick Horton, Ph. D.  Professor of Sociology, State University of New York-Albany

Dear Colleagues 

We are seeking proposals for chapters for possible inclusion in the forthcoming edited volume, “Race, Ethnicity and the Covid-19 Global Pandemic.“  This volume will present the most authoritative and up-to-date theory and research on the causes and consequences of the covid-19 pandemic on racial and ethnic minorities in the U. S. and world.    These original essays will provide a critical examination of the progress and direction of debates, as well as a foundation for future research.  Please send your proposed title, abstract (no more than 400 words), name, and affiliation to melvin_thomas@ncsu.edu by July 30, 2020.

We are particularly interested in chapters that address the following issues:

1.      Discussions that apply social science theories to enhance our understanding of racial disparities in covid-19 infections and deaths in the U.S. and/or globally.

2.      Multivariate analyses of the racial disparities.

3.      Cross-national studies of the covid-19 pandemic and how it impacts racial, ethnic or religious minorities.

4.      Qualitative studies of how racial and ethnic minorities deal with covid-19 related issues.

5.      Historical analyses of pandemics and their impact on racial and ethnic minorities.

6.      Analyses that link racism in the U.S. healthcare system to covid-19 deaths.

7.      Analyses that provide solutions to racial and ethnic disparities linked to disparate covid-19 infections and deaths that can be that can used to mitigate the impact of future pandemics.

 CHAPTER FORMAT 

Standard format will help ensure coherence. Full chapter should be within 7000 -8000 words (approximately) including, reference, tables, figures etc.   

Please send abstracts of 300–400 words, and a biography of each author of 50–80 words, to Melvin Thomas at melvin_thomas@ncsu.edu by July 30, 2020^.  Please give the subject header as “Race, Ethnicity and Covid-19  Proposal’. Notifications of acceptance will be sent no later than August 31, 2020. Chapters of 7,000 to 8,000 words will be due by October 30, 2020.