Policy & Politics
An International Journal
The multi-disciplinary journal analysing the theory, origins and impact of public policy
Editors: Geetanjali Gangoli, School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol, UK and Tony Fitzpatrick, School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham, UK
Volume 38, 2010, 4 issues: January, April, July and October
ISSN 0305 5736 Online ISSN: 1470-8442
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“Policy & Politics has become a leading journal tackling policy issues concerning East Asia as well as other parts of the world. It now provides an indispensable academic forum for Asian policy practitioners and academics.” Professor Huck-ju Kwon, Seoul National University, Korea
"Broad in scope and empirically grounded, Policy & Politics delves into the most pressing issues of the day. This widely-cited journal offers original analyses and lively debate by prominent academics in the field - mandatory reading for social and public policy scholars."
Neil Gilbert, Chernin Professor of Social Welfare, University of California, Berkeley
About this journal
Policy & Politics is the leading journal in the field of public policy with an enviable reputation for publishing peer-reviewed papers of the highest quality. It explores the fit between theory and empirical applications and links macro-scale political economy debates with micro-scale policy studies.
ISI Social Science Citation Index
Policy & Politics is consistently ranked in the top ten in Public Administration with an impact factor of 0.910 in the 2007 ISI Social Science Citation Index.
Australian Research Council journal rankings
Policy & Politics scored 'A' in the 2007 Research Journal Ranking Review List by the Australian Research Council. These rankings are produced as part of the Excellence in Research for Australia (ERA) initiative.
Abstracting and indexing
Policy & Politics is abstracted in ASSIA (Applied Social Science Index and Abstracts), British Humanities Index, EBSCO Publishing Library Services, GEOBASE (Online and CD-Rom), Geographical Abstracts: Human Geography, International Development Abstracts, ISI Journal Citation Reports, Social Science Edition, Political Science and Public Administration categories, PAIS (Public Affairs Information Service), Studies on Women Abstracts, Australian Family & Society Abstracts.
Policy & Politics Annual Lectures
Shami Chakrabati, CBE, Director of Liberty, gave the 15th Annual Policy & Politics Lecture on 18 March. The speech, entitled "Common Values, Common Ground: The Case for the Human Rights Act" defended the Human Rights Act. She first laid out the case against the Act then outlined the case for the defence. The well-attended lecture was engaging and thought-provoking and encouraged some challenging and topical questions from the floor.
The annual lecture was established in 1996 to enhance further the international profile of the journal. As a public lecture offered by the University of Bristol it provides an opportunity to hear experts reflect on topics of major contemporary significance. Click here for details of past lectures.
Call for papers
Policy & Politics has recently launched its Thematic Review section which publishes articles that directly engage with the themes of the journal: governance and democracy; comparative and international policy; accountability and regulation; policy making and implementation; state and civil society; theorising the policy process; human rights and anti-discrimination; evaluation; and globalisation and internationalisation.
Each thematic review article is intended to summarise a chosen body of literature and to offer new perspectives or seek to advance understanding of an issue or debate. It offers the opportunity to launch high-profile critiques, to showcase acute but comprehensive contributions and to initiate challenging dialogues.
The journal welcomes abstracts of potential articles, to submit an abstract or if you would like to discuss your ideas informally, please contact Sarah Ayres, Associate Editor: sarah.ayres@bristol.ac.uk.
ALPSP Learned Journals Collection (ALJC)
Policy & Politics is available to consortia and other library customers via the ALPSP Learned Journals Collection. For more information, please visit www.alpsp-collection.org