Next year will mark the 40th anniversary of the war between Great Britain and Argentina in 1982 over the Falklands/Malvinas islands. In recognition of growing scholarly interest in the Falklands War, the International Journal of Military History and Historiography will publish a special issue in October 2022, bringing together new perspectives on the conflict. The editors are currently requesting proposals to publish an article in this special issue.

In some respects an anachronistic conflict, with two state actors engaging in naval, air and land-based warfare arising from a territorial dispute, the Falklands war also ran counter to many of the central international dynamics of the era. It pitched two countries on the same side of the Cold War divide against one another, caused diplomatic tensions throughout Europe and Latin America, and opened a chasm between Great Britain and the United States.

While Britain emerged from the conflict victorious and (according to Margaret Thatcher at least) strengthened internationally, the dispute over the territories remains unresolved and a source of tension in UK-Argentina relations and beyond. Historiographical debates surrounding the war remain similarly unsettled and the release of government documents from the period from various countries in recent years has stimulated further interest in the war from a variety of perspectives.

In recognition of the growing scholarly interest in the Falklands War, the International Journal of Military History and Historiography has scheduled a special issue to be published in October 2022, bringing together new perspectives on the conflict. The special issue will be guest edited by Dr Sophie Thérèse Ambler and Dr Thomas Mills of the Centre for War and Diplomacy at Lancaster University. The editors are currently requesting proposals to publish an article in this special issue of the journal. Articles on any aspect of the Falklands War that fall within the scope of the journal are welcome. In particular, we welcome studies of the Falklands War from the perspective of:

• ‘Bottom-up’ participant perspectives
• Arms trade
• Diplomacy (particularly from a multiple actor perspective)
• Historiographical debates
• Intelligence and espionage
• Local populace impact and recovery
• Media coverage
• Memorialisation
• Political and public perceptions of the war
• Technology

Given the need to publish the journal issue in 2022 to coincide with the 40^th anniversary of the Falklands War, the writing and peer review process will take place according to a fixed timeline without the possibility of extending deadlines. The full schedule will be agreed with authors once proposals have been received, but please note at this stage that submission of full first drafts of articles is likely to be required in November 2021.

Proposals are welcome from scholars at all stages of their careers. Writing samples may be requested from those scholars who do not have a body of published work. Proposals should be submitted as one document and take the form of:

• An outline of the proposed article, providing an indication of its central argument, historiographical significance and sources used (Max 500 words)
• An academic CV

Please send proposals to Dr Sophie Thérèse Ambler and Dr Thomas Mills (Lancaster University) using the address: t.c.mills@lancaster.ac.uk. To be considered for inclusion in the special issue, proposals must arrive not later than Monday 5 July 2021. For informal enquires about any aspect of the call for papers, please contact Sophie Thérèse Ambler (s.ambler@lancaster.ac.uk) or Thomas Mills (t.c.mills@lancaster.ac.uk).