Call for Authors

Praeger Security International is launching a new series, the PSI Guides to Terrorists, Insurgents and Armed Groups.

Each volume in this series is meant to be a relatively short but authoritative research study of a particular terrorist group, insurgency or other armed group.

• The volume should include organizational biographies, 5-6 narrative chapters that provide a concise overview of the origins, ideology, growth, activities, etc. of your chosen group.
  
  
• Envisioned as works aimed at a broad audience (not specifically specialists in their respective fields), these volumes will chronicle the rise and (in many cases, but not all) the demise of terrorist organizations, insurgencies, and armed groups from around the globe, while addressing issues of international security, transnational threats, and regional concerns specific to each entity.
  
  
• Beyond the narrative chapters, each work must include content specific appendices, to include maps, glossary, brief biographical sketches of leaders, prominent organizational members and a timeline of key organizational events (establishment of, key events such as hijackings, bombings, taking/releasing hostages, etc.). When possible, original documents that illustrate organizational philosophies, organizational responses to international actions, or national policies directed toward the organizations would be a welcome inclusion in any appendix.
  
  
• Overall, your volume should provide a general readership with everything they need to know about a particular terrorist group, insurgency or other armed group

*The works in this series are not limited to single authorship, and when appropriate, can be co-authored

Proposal Preparation

Your proposal should include the following elements:

I: The Basic Facts

1. Complete name and street address of each co-author or co-editor. Include phone, fax, and email.

2. Name of Organization or Group that your book will focus on, and working title if you have one
(please click here to see the list of proposed groups to be covered in this series).

3. Length: Our ideal is 70,000 - 90,000 words.

4. Proposed delivery date. This should not be longer than 18 months after contract at the latest. We will aim to publish 6-9 months after determining that the manuscript received is acceptable. This determination process may include peer review and subsequent revision by the author. Also, if significant portions of the manuscript have already been written, please indicate this in your proposal.

II: About the Book

5. Executive Summary: One page or less summarizing the book, the intended audience, the market potential, other competing publications, your expertise on this topic, etc. Clearly state your thesis and whether it may challenge conventional wisdom, the status quo, or previous research.

6. Table of Contents and Chapter Summaries: Please restrict yourself to one paragraph per chapter.

III: About the Author

7. CV or resume. (Please submit your CV as a separate document, a Word attachment to an email, not embedded in the middle of the proposal.)

8. Author's citizenship.

 

Please click here for a sample proposal

 

Please send your proposal, as well as any requests for information or clarification, to Dr. James Forest, Director of Terrorism Studies, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, 10996. Attachments (MS Word, PDF, Wordperfect, etc.) and e-mail submissions are strongly encouraged, and can be sent to PSI@teachingterror.net