community economic development law and policy

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS
        October 2011

The Irish Review of Community Economic Development Law and Policy is an online journal, published four times a year by the Northside Community Law Centre, in Coolock, Dublin. The journal seeks to offer a platform for interaction that encourages greater scholarly and academic collaboration in the areas of social policy, law and community development, promoting the practice of CED law and policy in Ireland and learn about these initiatives in other countries. The journal also seeks to create channels of collaboration between academia, practitioners and any other interested parties.

Its mission is to offer an insight into how we can address issues of social inclusion by the use social policy, law and community development principles.

We are currently requesting articles on any topic pertaining community economic development law and policy, such transactional law, grass-roots lawyering, articles that integrate socio-legal rights with community development and/or social policy issues, or articles that create connections not created before among these areas. The articles will be peer-reviewed for possible inclusion.

If you are interested in writing an article please see attachments or email us at editor@nclc.ie indicating your proposed article. Articles previously published may be accepted where permission has been granted.  Download author's instructions in a pdf. 

We look forward to your contributions!

The Editors
Colin Daly and Maria Antonieta Nestor
AREAS/TOPICS COVERED:

Articles on any area of CED law and policy. The articles may include but are not limited to: 

o    Transactional law. For example, the use of property, tax, corporate or planning law aimed at developing community projects such as corporate governance and the formation of business entities (e.g.: partnerships, limited companies, etc.)
o    Community development. For example, the role of community partnerships in developing projects and initiatives that benefit the local economy
o    Public interest law and policy (with a focus with on community development and/or social policy). For example, case studies about the type of lawyering taking place at a grass-root level whereby lawyers play a particular role in the development of community projects and/or policies aimed at the economic wellbeing of a particular community
o    Environmental law. For example, sustainable development and how it affects the economic development of communities
o    Housing law and/or Regeneration and/or NGOs/charity law. For example, the role of housing associations in the building of communities
o    Regulation. For example, how regulation affects local government which in turn has an impact on local communities
o    EU law. For example, how Europe 2020 process will affect the development of local communities
o    Policy. For example, how the formation/application of policy affects communities “on the ground” such as those applied to community partnerships and local development programmes
•    Articles that focus on the role of community law centres in encouraging community economic development law and policy such as:
o    The type of Advice, Information and Representation given to individuals and/or community groups (e.g.: ADR/Mediation; Social Welfare, Employment & Equality, Debts & Consumer Rights, Health, Education and Disability, Housing, Family Law, Immigration; Human Rights & Public Interest) that in turn encourage community economic development. For example, how the registration of a group of people as a limited company has helped to create employment in local areas
o    Community Education
o    Law Reform and Policy formation
•    Articles on the economic and socio-legal legal aspects of community development. For example, articles that integrate socio-legal rights with community development, or articles that create connections not created before among these two areas
•    Relevant interactions of any of the CED topics with Clinical Legal Education programmes and/or courses
•    Pro bono and low bono work. For example, articles/case-studies describing new approaches on how pro bono and low bono work can offer alternative access to legal services and thus benefit the local community