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Inside the Journal: The Publication Process

Dylan Kissane • Feb 20 2014 • Articles

Getting published in academia is a big deal for early-career academics. Journals are often a key outlet for publishing research, lending themselves to less expansive projects.

Rapid Fire: Are Political Scientists Irrelevant?

Robert W. Murray • Feb 19 2014 • Articles

The contributors to E-IR’s IR Theory and Practice blog discuss whether Nicholas Kristof’s argument surrounding the irrelevance of political scientists rings true.

Inside the Journal: Sustaining and Growing the Journal

Dylan Kissane • Feb 19 2014 • Articles

Launching a journal is one thing, but sustaining interest in it and developing the audience is quite another. CEU PSJ has achieved both these things.

Gateways to Peace in Syria: Going Beyond Geneva II

Hilal Khashan • Feb 18 2014 • Articles

When negotiations between the US, Russia and Iran grow best in the dark, as they are bound to, Assad will realise that he is an expendable pawn in the game of nations.

Cultural Conflict in Northern Ireland: Explaining the Failure of the Haass Talks

Matthew Whiting • Feb 18 2014 • Articles

Given the depth of compromise already displayed in Northern Ireland, why would disagreement over essentially symbolic politics prove to be so intractable?

Inside the Journal: Launching an Academic Journal

Dylan Kissane • Feb 18 2014 • Articles

Every journal has its own genesis. For the CEU PSJ, this came when graduate students recognised there was a large body of scholarship going under-utilised.

Brussels to the Rescue?

Nienke de Deugd • Feb 18 2014 • Articles

In Ukraine, Euromaidan protesters call for democracy. Their disappointment with the EU is growing as attempts to negotiate a way out of the crisis have largely failed.

Inside the Journal: The CEU PSJ and Its Founding Editor

Dylan Kissane • Feb 17 2014 • Articles

In the coming days, The Ivory Tower will explore the role of the editor and the ‘behind the scenes’ processes of an academic journal. This post is the first of the series.

A Tale of Two Constitutions: The Divergent Paths of Egypt and Tunisia

Noha Aboueldahab • Feb 17 2014 • Articles

January 2014 saw new constitutions adopted in Egypt and Tunisia. These constitutions reveal just how differently the transitions in Egypt and Tunisia have taken shape.

Can South Sudan Come Back from the Brink?

Sarah Washburne • Feb 17 2014 • Articles

The politicians in Juba are refusing to admit that this recent surge of violence is fueled by tribalism. Indeed, South Sudan is on the brink of civil war and state failure.