Special issues

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Special Issue: Alive and Kicking: Electoral Reform in Germany
Volume 31, Issue 4, 2022 pages 477-633
Germany under Merkel III: Continuity and Change
Volume 28, Issue 3, 2019 pages 305-519
German Party Membership in the 21st Century
Volume 28, Issue 2, 2019 pages 149-303
Parties and Voters at the 2013 German Federal Election
Volume 26, Issue 1, 2017 pages 1-193
The Changing Politics and Policies of Migration in Germany
Volume 25, Issue 3, 2016 pages 315-437
Reframing German Federalism
Volume 25, Issue 2, 2016 pages 165-314
E-Campaigning in Germany: A Net Revolution?
Volume 24, Issue 4, 2015 pages 427-ebi
The Civic Culture at 50
Volume 24, Issue 3, 2015 pages 217-426
Voters and Voting in Germany’s Multi-level System
Volume 24, Issue 1, 2015 pages 1-118
The Merkel Government and the German Election of 2013
Volume 23, Issue 4, 2014 pages 237-ebi
Mapping the Transformation: The CDU in Flux
Volume 22, Issue 1-2, 2013 pages 1-218
The German Election of 2009
Volume 20, Issue 1, 2011 pages 1-226
German Federalism in Transition?
Volume 17, Issue 4, 2008 pages 393-593

Special issue information

The editors of German Politics welcome proposals for special issues on German politics. We are particularly interested in research that links German politics to broader issues in comparative and international politics and in studies that approach Germany within a comparative context.

Contributors to special issues should reflect the diversity of our scholarly community in terms of national origin, gender, career stage, and other characteristics. Informal inquiries about planned special issues, including but not limited to time lines and topics, can be addressed to any of the editors. Typically German Politics publishes two special issues per year.

Completed proposals should be sent to the Managing Editor, Dan Hough, at [email protected]. In addition to the title, the proposal should address the following:

  • rationale and significance of the topic
  • research questions
  • methodological approaches
  • abstracts of the proposed articles (no less than 150 words)
  • anticipated date of submission
  • contact information for special issue editor(s)
  • biographical information about the authors

Special issues vary in length but normally consist of no fewer than six articles, excluding introductory and concluding chapters. The articles have to meet the same criteria as any other submissions to the journal. Please consult the submission guidelines and give special attention to the manuscript preparation guidelines.

Special issue submissions are subject to the same peer review process as individual articles: prereview by the editors and double-blind peer review by two external evaluators. The review process can only commence once all chapters have been uploaded. Submission does not guarantee publication of the special issue or of the individual articles.

Editors:

Dan Hough [email protected], Louise Davidson-Schmich [email protected], Kai Oppermann [email protected]