Call for articles

A Different View 
 
 

1. Introduction:

IAPSS's monthly Online Journal A Different View reaches a wide audience of students and university teachers around the world and is looking for articles.  

Contributors to A Different View may live on different continents, hold different beliefs and political opinions but share in one task: delivering high quality, student-authored news, opinion pieces and academic articles every month!  

If you have something to say about economic, political or legal developments around the world, if you feel there is an issue that other people should be aware of then submit your paper to the following e-mail address: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it   and This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

2. What topics are published by A Different View (ADV)?

A Different View publishes articles, which deal with specific topics (see 3.) and should refer to: 

• Political Science
• International developments
• National events which impact on the international community

3. A Different View: Topic Preview
   
   

4. Technical specifications for articles:

The deadline for articles is the 20^th of each month. 

• Opinion articles should be:

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  • on a current political, economic or legal issue
  • written in standard English
  • between 1000 and 2000 words
  • no in-text reference

• Academic articles should show:

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  • academic style and tone
  • excellent English
  • between 1000 and 4000 words
  • in-text references (APA-Style): Name of author, year of publication, page (e.g. Klausmann, 2007, p.23)
  • a bibliography at the end

• Dialogue articles: 

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  • two authors take different sides on an issue and oppose their arguments in two columns (no bullet points)
  • excellent English
  • between 2000 and 4000 words (altogether)

With your articles please include a short presentation of yourself (approx. 100 words) in the following style (3^rd person singular): 

Name, age, (hometown), university, degree, focus of your studies/Master or Bachelor Thesis, current employment or study interests. 

Example: 

"Denize Klausmann, 25, is a college graduate who received his/her Bachelor in "European Studies" at the University of XXX in 2007. In 2008, he obtained an LL.M/M.Sc. in Public Affairs Management at the University of XXX. He/she has written his/her Master Thesis on XXX, and currently interns/works at XXX. His/her interests include security studies, human rights, democratic transition etc."