East European Politics is an international refereed journal which publishes cutting-edge research covering the government, politics, and societies of the post-communist space. In geographical terms, EEP covers the entire post-communist region, including East Central and South Eastern Europe, Russia and all the other countries of the former Soviet Union.
The journal publishes original scholarship on political developments in individual countries, together with cross-country comparative analyses, and studies relating the post-communist region to other parts of the world. EEP accepts historical studies only where they show a clear and direct link to the politics of the contemporary post-communist space. The journal is open to multiple methodological approaches, but we only accept rigorous and clearly outlined research designs demonstrating the highest standards of conceptualisation and theory-building.
In addition to research articles and a substantial book reviews section, EEPpublishes thematic special issues. The journal also publishes regular ‘symposium’ sections and review articles devoted to briefer analysis of particular events, political issues, and important theoretical and conceptual developments. The Editors welcome proposals for these special collections.
Peer Review
All research articles in this journal have undergone rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by at least two anonymous referees.
Endorsements:
"In every field of academic endeavor there are journals that are simply indispensable. In the field of East European Studies one of such journals is East European Politics. Everybody interested in the politics of the region will find in it timely, insightful, and theoretically savvy analyses of the situation in specific countries and extremely useful comparative panoramas."
Jan Kubik
President, The Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies
Professor at Rutgers University and University College London
"With its focus on the politics and government of Eastern Europe, East European Politics provides the ideal complement to West European Politics. Its comparative approach and its empirically rich analyses of the political systems of post-Communist Europe make it mandatory reading for anybody who is interested in how European countries converge and diverge."
Klaus H. Goetz
Chair in Political Systems and European Integration, University of Munich
Co-editor, West European Politics
" East European Politics is an invaluable source for new research on Eastern Europe domestic politics and foreign relations. I recommend this journal often to both students and colleagues for publishing high quality articles by experts in the field of Russian and East European Studies."
Hilary Appel
Claremont McKenna College
" East European Politics is a vital journal, containing great articles on key political developments and events in the region, which are extremely useful in both research and teaching."
Cas Mudde
Stanley Wade Shelton UGAF Professor
University of Georgia
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Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.
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