International affairs is an amazing field of study but little to no outlets exist for young scholars, graduate students, mid-career professionals, and independent analysts (such as myself). Global politics seeks to contribute to the field of international affairs scholarship by featuring young voices and independent analysts. Analytical and scholarly contributions will be provided by mainly up and coming international affairs professionals, showcasing new perspectives on challenging issues and core theories.

While the mission is to provide a platform for young scholars, Global Politics contributors must demonstrate a working expertise of their topic. This can be done through schooling—Masters or PhD degree—or professional experience such as living abroad or direct work experience. This site will remain open to those who do not have these exact experiences, but those who are unable to demonstrate their expertise through their writing and/or experience may have their paper rejected. It’s our goal to ensure that all contributions to this site are high quality so contributors can feel proud to have their work published on this site.

To achieve its mission, this site will publish a wide variety of scholarly and analytical pieces. Global Politics is particularly interested in short analytical articles on current affairs, deep-dives into global challenges, scholarly articles with a focus on applying and advancing international relations and political science theories, full literature reviews, capsule reviews of new scholarly articles, and original book reviews. A Submission Guidelines page is coming soon!

Now, it’s safe to say that readers and future analytical contributors will need to know what Global Politics is interested in publishing. This site is interested in the study of international affairs broadly defined. Yes, this site will publish on American politics, systemic analysis, foreign policy, and also regional issues. If you have a particular topic in mind and want to see if it’s within our scope, please do not hesitate to reach out. Global Politics seeks to work with all authors to not only publish their work but provide impactful review of their article from pitch to publication to enhance the authors writing.

Given the wide nature of this project, it’s imperative that Global Politics grows into its mission. Starting now, Global Politics will publish short analytical pieces and book reviews on this site. As readership and submissions grow, the editorial leadership of Global Politics will seek people to contribute deep-dives based on their expertise. Finally, Global Politics will then launch the Journal of Global Politics that will publish the more scholarly works.

I look forward to starting this journey and working to bring the young voices to the table. This is a mission close to my heart as an independent analyst and I cannot wait to see the growth of Global Politics.

Sincerely,

Benjamin Zimmer: Creator of Global Politics