Problematising Management and Organization Studies through Genealogies of Power

Call for Papers

Special Issue: Problematising Management and Organization Studies through Genealogies of Power

Journal

Culture and Organization

Publisher

Taylor & Francis Group

Manuscript Deadline

08 August 2026

About the Special Issue

Culture and Organization invites submissions for its Special Issue titled "Problematising Management and Organization Studies through Genealogies of Power."

This Special Issue explores how genealogical approaches to power, inspired by the work of Michel Foucault and other critical scholars, can provide new perspectives for understanding contemporary management and organizational practices. In an era marked by rising authoritarianism, widening inequalities, surveillance capitalism, environmental crises, and democratic challenges, genealogy offers a powerful methodology for critically examining the historical development of organizational power structures and practices.

The issue encourages interdisciplinary and critical scholarship that connects management phenomena with broader political, social, economic, environmental, and historical contexts. Researchers are invited to investigate how genealogical methods can uncover hidden power relations, challenge dominant organizational narratives, and contribute to more democratic, inclusive, and sustainable alternatives.

Scope and Topics of Interest

Submissions may address, but are not limited to:

Genealogies of Power in Management and Organizations

• Genealogical analyses of HRM, accounting, CSR, entrepreneurship, and organizational governance

• Genealogy applied to digital work, platforms, teamwork, diversity, and emerging organizational contexts

• Genealogical perspectives on gender, race, coloniality, and organizational power

• Human, non-human, and more-than-human perspectives in the Anthropocene

• Combining genealogy with theories of hegemony, elites, and sociomaterial power

Interdisciplinary Genealogical Approaches

• Genealogy combined with sociology, anthropology, politics, history, and related disciplines

• Humanities-informed organizational research, including philosophy, literature, art, films, and cultural studies

• Multi-method qualitative research using archives, ethnography, documentary analysis, literary texts, films, and observational methods

Genealogies and Resistance

• Alternative organizations and democratic organizing

• Social movements and resistance to dominant organizational practices

• Genealogical perspectives on activism and whistleblowing

• Critical analyses of organizational resistance and counter-hegemonic practices

Submission Guidelines

• Original empirical, conceptual, qualitative, and interdisciplinary papers are welcome.

• Fiction-based humanities methodologies, literary analyses, films, and cultural texts are also encouraged where appropriate.

• Authors may submit a 500-word abstract (including references) to the Guest Editors by 07 January 2026 to receive formative feedback before preparing the full manuscript.

• Full papers must be submitted through the ScholarOne online submission system by 08 August 2026.

• During submission, authors should select the Special Issue "Problematising Management and Organization Studies through Genealogies of Power."

• Publication of the Special Issue is expected in 2027.

Guest Editors

• Charles Barthold, Open University, United Kingdom

• Alix Blanchard, La Rochelle University, France

• Layla Branicki, School of Management, University of Bath, United Kingdom

• Guillaume Delalieux, La Rochelle University, France

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