Call for Papers from the Romanian Journal of Political Science (PolSci) – Social and Political Networks

Call for Papers

Call for Papers from the Romanian Journal of Political Science (PolSci) – Social and Political Networks

The quantitative methodology of analyzing social and political networks is at the forefront of the international scientific community, thanks to the innovative, empirical and scientific perspective it brings to understanding social, political, individual and group behaviors. Network science applications in social sciences have produced results with real impact, from the capturing of Saddam Hussein, understanding global trade flows, migration patterns and human mobility, to mapping and disrupting organized crime networks or informing public policy in general. Therefore, research applications in this field present not only an academic interest, but also a general interest in innovation, optimization and efficiency of social, economic and political processes. The Romanian Journal of Political Science invites authors to engage with topics in the application of network science to social and political problems in the upcoming, summer 2018 issue. This special issue is of interest to academics, as well as to public policy and non-governmental institutions and business companies with research and development activities in social sciences.

Guest Editors

• Balazs Vedres, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology and Director of the Center for Network Science, Central European University, Hungary

• Carl Nordlund, Department of Management and Engineering and Institute for Analytical Sociology, Linkoping University, Sweden

• Silvia Fierascu, Center for Network Science, Central European University, Hungary and Department of Political Science, West University of Timisoara, Romania

PolSci (Romanian Journal of Political Science) is a bi-annual journal edited by the Romanian Academic Society (RAS). PolSci is indexed by ISI Thomson under the Social Sciences Citation Index and by other prominent institutions such as IPSA, GESIS, EBSCO, CEEOL and ProQuest. Previous PolSci contributors include Francis Fukuyama, Larry Diamond or Philippe Schmitter, as well as a significant number of young researchers. The Journal welcomes academic papers, reviews of recent publications and announcements of forthcoming volumes as well as contributions from various fields of research in the social sciences.

Submissions are now being accepted for the Summer 2018 issue.

Please submit your work saved as a Microsoft Word document at polsci@sar.org.ro before May 15, 2018, midnight Central European Time. Please note that we will not review manuscripts that have already been published, are scheduled for publication elsewhere, or have been simultaneously submitted to another journal.

The Romanian Academic Society requires the assignment of copyrigh t . If you are interested in submitting an article, please visit our website for details on the Authors ’ Guidelines .

Managing Editor

Tel: 0040 212 111 424

E-mail: polsci@sar.org.ro

published in Vol 17 - No 2 - 2017 // General issue

Vol 17 - No 2 - 2017 // General issue

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Vol. 17, no. 2, Winter 2017 – General issue

PolSci Volume 17, number 2 (Winter 2017) comprises articles which deal with themes such as universal turnout, the role of NGOs and public administration. The first article deals with the implications of universal turnout in Montenegro. The second discusses the intensity of activity and tactics of Romanian NGOs in the context of post-EU accession. The... »

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Universal turnout and its implications: 2012 Parliamentary elections in Montenegro

The link between turnout and election outcome remains somewhat of a mystery as many scholars try to estimate whether and what kind of effect different levels of turnout have on election results. Numerous studies, showing that participation is in decline, fostered the debate around this link. Researchers are trying to measure whether the ever-growing number... »

Strengthening civil society beyond the ‘assistance-for-democratization’ era. Lessons from Romania

This article investigates the puzzling observation that, despite the vigorous mass protests that have taken place since 2012 and mobilized Romanian civil society against attempts to implement unpopular policies in fields such as health, environment or justice, and which have led to the fall of two cabinets, the non-governmental organization (NGO) sector suffers from structural... »

In search of sustainable public administration: What should, could, or must be done

The main research question considered in the article is how to provide public administration that is sustainable, and capable of supporting its political management both in stable and in turbulent times. Within this framework, special attention is given to the performance of a state, the role of political management and public managers, challenges and trends... »

Securitizing “The Other”: A case study on Israeli and Palestinian institutional discourses

The present study is focused on the image of “the other” in the institutional discourse of Israeli and Palestinian actors, employing Discourse analysis and Functional Grammar in order to segment the discourses and analyze them from the perspective of ingroup and outgroup construals. In doing so, the study explores the dynamics between two securitization processes,... »

Affective Source Cues: Negativity and Policy Attitudes

The article explores source cue effects on policy attitudes in the context of the multi-party system of the Czech Republic. This context requires a more complex experimental design compared to the common source cue research of a two-party setup in the US research tradition. The cues in this research are conceptualized as either positive or... »

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