Politics and Civil Society publishes high‑quality, original research on civil society and its relationship with politics, democracy, institutions, and social change. Manuscripts must make a clear scholarly contribution, engage with relevant literature, and demonstrate methodological transparency. Submissions must not be under review elsewhere.
Article Types Accepted
Research Articles: empirical (quantitative, qualitative, mixed‑methods), comparative, or theoretical contributions; 7,000–10,000 words.
Methodological Articles: innovations in measurement, data collection, or analytical strategies relevant to civil society research; 6,000–9,000 words.
Review Articles: state‑of‑the‑art syntheses of major themes, debates, or methodological developments; 8,000–12,000 words.
Book Reviews: invited or proposed; 1,000–2,000 words.
Word counts include references, tables, and figures.
Manuscripts must clearly relate to the journal’s thematic areas, including:
• Civil society organizations, volunteering, civic and political participation
• Political culture, social capital, trust, democratization
• State–civil society relations, public policies affecting civil society
• Gender, diversity, minority inclusion, representation
• Religious and secular forms of civil society
• Inequalities, exclusions, and tensions within civic life
• Empirical, comparative, and quantitatively oriented research is strongly encouraged
Authors should explicitly articulate how their submission contributes to debates on civil society’s democratic potential, limitations, and structural inequalities.