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Introduction: editing and publishing political science and international relations journals in Central and Eastern Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2026

Jan Daniel Open the ORCID record for Jan Daniel [Opens in a new window]  and
Aleš Karmazin
Jan Daniel*
Affiliation:
Institute of International Relations Prague, Nerudova 3, 118 50 Prague, Czech Republic
Aleš Karmazin*
Affiliation:
Metropolitan University Prague, Dubečská 900/10, 100 00 Prague, Czech Republic
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daniel@iir.cz
ales.karmazin@mup.cz
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Abstract

This article introduces the Debate on editing and publishing (in) Political Science and International Relations journals in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The Debate brings together editors of PoliSci and IR journals published in four CEE countries to examine the practice of publishing (in) these disciplines and explore the diverse strategies journals, and their editors employ to navigate the semiperipheral context of CEE. Going beyond structuralist accounts of semiperipheral inferiority, we introduce CEE journals as institutions endowed with agency, self-reflection and responsibility towards their academic communities. The Debate discusses if and in which sense these journals try to become (limited) innovators, how they are bound by different conditions stemming from the national or regional contexts, how they work with or challenge them and which opportunities they exploit to advance their goals.

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Journal editingCentral and Eastern EuropeSemiperipherySociology of knowledgePolitical ScienceInternational relations

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European Political Science , Volume 24 , Issue 4 , December 2025 , pp. 721 - 726
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Copyright © European Consortium for Political Research 2025

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