Call for Chapters: Unequal Earth – Human Rights at the Crossroads of Race, Gender, and Territory

Copal Publishers invites contributions for a forthcoming Scopus-indexed volume titled Unequal Earth: Human Rights at the Crossroads of Race, Gender, and Territory. This interdisciplinary book seeks to decolonize justice by amplifying Indigenous and marginalized voices, addressing systemic inequities, and reimagining human rights frameworks in the context of race, gender, and land.

About the Book

The volume will explore oppression, marginalization, and structural injustices faced by Indigenous, racialized, gendered, and displaced communities worldwide. It aims to bring together scholars, activists, and practitioners to reclaim narratives and propose equity-based transformations.

Themes and Sub-Themes

The book welcomes chapters that critically engage with the following areas:

Decolonizing Human Rights Frameworks

• Critiquing Universalism: Whose Rights? Who’s Human only?

• Indigenous epistemologies and community-centric justice models

• Postcolonial and decolonial perspectives on international law

• Non-Western traditions of rights and ethics

Race, Power, and Structural Violence

• Racial capitalism and neoliberal global orders

• Environmental injustice and climate apartheid

• Policing, surveillance, and mass incarceration

• Racial health disparities and biopolitics

Territory, Land, and Displacement

• Land rights, Indigenous sovereignty, and land grabs

• Development, infrastructure, and forced evictions

• Statelessness, borders, and the right to belong

• Sacred ecologies and the politics of place

Gender, Body Politics, and Justice

• Feminist and queer interventions in human rights

• Gendered displacement and climate migration

• Reproductive rights and bodily autonomy

• Caste, gender, and intersectional oppressions

Land and Universal Futures: Justice Beyond the Nation-State

• Infrastructure, development, and forced evictions

• Statelessness and belonging

• Sacred ecologies and place-based justice

Testimonies, Resistance, and Narratives

• Oral histories, life-writing, and testimonial literature

• Activist movements and community-led justice practices

• Artistic and cultural resistance: films, music, performance

• Memory, trauma, and healing in marginalized communities

Submission Guidelines

• Abstract: 300–400 words (minimum 5 keywords)

• Author details: Name, affiliation, email, and short bio (100 words)

• Full Chapter: 3,000–4,000 words (including references)

• Formatting: Times New Roman, 14 pt (headings), 12 pt (regular text)

• Email: unequal.earth.book@gmail.com

• Publication Charges: ₹3000/-

Important Dates

• Abstract Submission Deadline: September 15, 2025

• Acceptance Notification: September 30, 2025

• Full Chapter Submission: November 30, 2025

• Reviewer Comments: January 15, 2026

• Final Submission: February 15, 2026

• Publication: Mid-2026

Editorial Team

• Dr. Krati Sharma – Department of English, Poornima Institute of Engineering and Technology

• Dr. Sarveen Kaur Sachdeva – Associate Professor, Department of Humanities & Applied Sciences, Poornima College of Engineering

• Dr. Shikha Agarwal – Professor, Department of Humanities & Applied Sciences, Poornima College of Engineering

Final Note

This book provides a critical platform to rethink human rights by engaging with Indigenous perspectives, intersectional justice, and global struggles for equity. Scholars, researchers, and activists are encouraged to contribute to this timely initiative and help shape the discourse on human rights in the 21st century.