Call for Papers
The current Politikon editorial board is proud to announce the opening of the first call for papers of the academic year 2012.
We will accept academic papers on the following themes:
• Democracy
• Political theory ,
• Political philosophy
• Theories of the State
• State, administration and public policy
• Public opinion, mass media and political communication
• Comparative politics
• International politics
• Political history
• Gender issues
• Studies of work
• Civil society, participative democracy and new political actors
• Politic economy
• Methodology, and didactic in social sciences
• Etc..
Technical specifications for papers:
The deadline to submit papers will be April 25th 2012.We will accept academic papers with up to two authors Each paper should have an abstract (no more than 150 words).
Academic papers should show:
• academic style and tone
• excellent English
• between 2000 and 4000 words
• in-text references (APSA-Style): Name of author, year of publication, page
http://www.ipsonet.org/data/files/APSAStyleManual2006.pdf (e.g. Klausmann, 2007, 23)
http://www.refworks.com/Refworks/OSPreviewer.asp?format=233&selected=323&sampleD=true
• bibliography at the end:
Please include a short presentation of yourself (approx. 100 words) in the following style (3rd person singular): Name, age, (hometown), university, degree, focus of your studies/Master or Bachelor Thesis,
current employment or study interests,
e.g.:"Françoise Deutsch, 32, is a graduate who received his/her Bachelor in "European Studies" at the University of Shire in 2008. In 2009, s/he obtained an LL.M/M.Sc./MA in International Relations at the University of Stadt. S/he has written his/her Master Thesis
on ???, and currently interns/works/studies at the WWW. His/her interests include security studies, human rights, democratic transition, development studies, political philosophy, conflict resolution etc."
Your academic perspective and observations can be an invaluable contribution for Political Science students. Please do not hesitate to submit your academic article for publishing on the upcoming POLITIKON!
Remember that this journal is a valuable space for your professional and academic growth. We want every student from the entire world to submit their articles, regardless of your mother tongue not being English. Do not forget that in POLITIKON you have an opportunity to learn.
Contact Us: Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at politikonjournal@iapss.org
Previous POLITIKON issues are available for viewing on the IAPSS
website: www.iapss.org.
Editorial Board 2012
-Editor-in-Chief: Rodrigo VAZ
-Editor: Gabriela MARZONETTO
-Editor: Weronika MYCK
-Editor: Julio AGUIRRE
-Editor: Conrad REIN
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