The Jackson School Journal is gearing up for another publication round, and we want to publish YOU!

We are currently accepting submissions for our Fall 2012 issue. We accept Qualifying Papers, research papers and policy papers, and generally look for submissions about 10-15 double-spaced pages in length, though you’re welcome to submit something shorter or longer. Submissions go through a double-blind peer review process, and if your piece is selected you get the chance to work closely with an editor and faculty members. Plus, you get to see your name in print! Submissions are due April 6, 2012.

For more information, check out the Submissions tab, or email us at jsjis@uw.edu.

The Journal is also looking for Peer Reviewers!

The Journal depends on a core group of peer reviewers every quarter to help select pieces for publication. Reviewers are eligible to receive 1 credit of SIS 499 (Independent Study) for working with the Journal. Reviewing is also a great way to get involved with the Journal, especially for those interested in applying for the Editorial Board.

For more information, check out the Reviewing tab. To become a peer reviewer, email us at jsjis@uw.edu.

JSIS senior and Daily reporter Sandi Halimuddin shares her experience traveling to Indonesia with one of this year’s traveling task forces in today’s Daily! Here’s a snippet:

For the first two weeks of winter quarter, my academic studies occurred in government buildings and NGO offices, my homework involved trekking through rice paddies and mountainous forests, and my teacher was the beautiful country of Indonesia.

As part of the Jackson School of International Studies’ task force program on climate change in Indonesia, I traveled with UW associate professor Celia Lowe and seven undergraduates to Indonesia with the goal of researching carbon emissions from deforestation and land-use changes.

Yet the scholarly endeavors were only a piece of the full learning experience I had in broadening my understanding of the history, politics, and culture of my father’s home country, Indonesia.

We traveled 8,386 miles to Indonesia, where we researched and created policy recommendations for the United Nations’ program on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Degradation (REDD+) in developing countries. REDD+ is a global attempt to create financial incentives for forest conservation in Indonesia.

Equipped with nothing but a few weeks worth of knowledge about forestry rights in Indonesia and elementary Bahasa Indonesian skills, I felt underqualified to produce non-trivial recommendations to a United Nations representative about how REDD+ can be implemented in an efficient, effective, and equitable manner. We worked in collaboration with a University of Indonesia research team led by Dr. Suraya Afiff, a professor of political ecology in the university’s anthropology graduate program. Our Indonesian counterparts were invaluable as academic partners, translators, cultural brokers, and friends.

To read more, check out the rest of the article here!