[Discussion] Graduate Journal of Social Science

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Graduate Journal of Social Science

Special Issue: Formal Methods of Temporal Analysis

Social scientists are increasingly employing narrative techniques to study
social life: working with events rather than variables. Formal analytic
techniques such as Event Structure Analysis, Optimal Matching, Semantic 
Grammars
and Comparative Narratives have accompanied these methodological 
advances. This
special issue solicits papers from across the social sciences that 
employ formal
methods of temporal analysis. As sequence analysis involves a distinct 
set of
problems such as duration, enchainment, emplotment and colligation, we 
are also
interested in papers that investigate the theoretical issues raised by these
methods.

Potential authors should submit a preliminary proposal of no more than 
500 words
by 1 August 2005 to the special issue editor, Jeffrey Roberts at
temporal@gjss.org.

The proposal should include the research question(s), the theoretical and/or
empirical basis for the paper and preliminary findings. Accepted authors 
will be
invited to submit a full paper of approximately 5,000-8,000 words by 1 
January
2006. Anticipated publication date for the issue is Spring 2006.

Those interested in contributing are encouraged to contact Jeffrey 
Roberts with
questions and ideas.

Further information about GJSS may be found at
http://www.gjss.org.

Jeffrey Roberts
University of Kent, UK

Email: temporal@gjss.org

Visit the website at http://www.gjss.org