Political Studies
Political Studies is a leading international journal in politics and international relations scholarship. Since its inception over seventy years ago the journal has remained at the forefront of its field, publishing rigorous and original work in all areas of the discipline. Political Studies is not constrained by any particular methodological or theoretical framework and encourages a pluralistic approach to politics and international relations. Innovative submissions, which cross and challenge traditional discipline boundaries, reconsider the relationship between international and domestic politics or offer a fresh comparative perspective, are particularly welcome. Political Studies aims to develop the most promising work available, facilitate professional communication in political science and is committed to the highest standards of peer reviewing.
The Political Studies Association awards the Harrison Prize for the best paper published in Political Studies every year. Read the virtual issue that brings together all the award winning papers here.
Political Studies is published in association with the Political Studies Association.
The PSA acknowledges the prevalence of systemic bias and unequal power dynamics within academia and publishing. The PSA believes that the promotion of equality and diversity should be core values for the practice of politics as well as the study, teaching and writing of politics. We are passionate about supporting inclusion in the academy and wider society through our publishing activities.
Working with our journal editors and publishing partner Sage, we are doing this by:
- Publishing and amplifying content from diverse, global perspectives, including women, scholars of colour, LGBTQIA+ people, disabled people, and historically marginalised communities.
- Working to increase diversity of our journals’ editorial boards, peer review processes and author bases.
- Ensuring that our content and communications are inclusive and accessible, challenging bias and stereotypes.
Read more about the PSA’s commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
Read more about the minimum standards for inclusion and diversity for scholarly publishing developed by the RSC cross-publisher group (which includes Sage as a member).
Submit your manuscript today at https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/post.
Political Studies is a leading international journal, which is committed to publishing high-quality research in all areas of politics and international relations. The journal publishes rigorous and original work of significance to the discipline broadly defined, and which speaks to the whole discipline. The journal’s editorial approach is not constrained by any particular methodological or theoretical framework and the editors wish to encourage a pluralistic approach to the discipline and debate among the different approaches. The editors particularly welcome submissions which aim to be innovative in their approach, which cross traditional disciplinary boundaries, which reconsider the relationship between the domestic and international politics, or which offer fresh comparative perspectives. The journal is committed to the very highest standards of peer reviewing, to developing the most promising new work available, and to facilitating professional communication in political science.
| Mónica Brito Vieira | University of York, UK |
| Graeme Davies | University of York, UK |
| Daphne Halikiopoulou | University of York, UK |
| Sarah Shair-Rosenfield | University of York, UK |
| Udit Bhatia | University of York, UK |
| Harriet Gray | University of York, UK |
| Eva Heims | University of York, UK |
| Daniel Keith | University of York, UK |
| Nicole Lindstrom | University of York, UK |
| Alfred Moore | University of York, UK |
| Peg Murray-Evans | University of York, UK |
| Indrajit Roy | University of York, UK |
| Anna Sanders | University of York, UK |
| Tim Bale | Queen Mary University, UK |
| Rosie Campbell | Birkbeck, University of London, UK |
| Simone Chambers | University of California, Irvine, USA |
| Sarah Childs | University of Bristol, UK |
| Harold Clarke | University of Texas at Dallas, USA |
| Annelien de Dijn | University of Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| John Dryzek | University of Canberra, Australia |
| Geoffrey Evans | Nuffield College, UK |
| Rachel Gibson | University of Manchester, UK |
| Kathryn Harrison | University of British Columbia, Canada |
| Will Jennings | University of Southampton, UK |
| Cecile Laborde | University of Oxford, UK |
| Adam Morton | The University of Sydney, Australia |
| Katherine Morton | University of Sheffield, UK |
| Pippa Norris | Harvard University, USA & University of Sydney, Australia |
| David Owen | University of Southampton, UK |
| Patricia Owens | University of Oxford, UK |
| John Ravenhill | Basillie School of International Affairs |
| Jan Aart Scholte | University of Gothenburg, Sweden |
| Miranda Schreurs | Environment and Climate Policy, Bavarian School of Public Policy, Munich, Germany |
| Robbie Shilliam | Queen Mary, University of London, UK |
| Gerry Stoker | University of Southampton, UK |
| Tetsuki Tamura | Nagoya University, Japan |
| Diana Tussie | Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, Argentina |
| Jack Vowles | Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand |
| Linda Weiss | University of Sydney, Australia |
Manuscript submission guidelines can be accessed on Sage Journals.