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NEW AGENDA is an Open Access, peer-reviewed journal and is accredited by the Department of Higher Education and Training (DHET). The journal’s focus encompasses South African, African and international developments in social and economic research and policy. It aims to provide high-quality pertinent information and analysis for stakeholders in government, academia and civil society. 

New Agenda is the flagship publication of the Institute for African Alternatives (IFAA). IFAA is dedicated to promoting economic transformation, non-racialism, anti-racism and gender equality, continental solidarity and African self-reliance, and youth participation in political and social discourse.

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Call for Papers: “Energy, Communication, Environment: Nature and Culture in Times of Socio-Ecological Crisis”

29-11-2025

Proposals to be submitted by 15 Febuary 2026, for New Agenda  102, a Special “Essay edition” of New Agenda on the theme described in the announcement. Essays for this particular special issue edition will be 3000-words in length, written in an academic register but with a wide audience in mind. 

Read more about Call for Papers: “Energy, Communication, Environment: Nature and Culture in Times of Socio-Ecological Crisis”

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