Submissions
Authors are expected to submit typed, double-spaced electronic copies of their manuscripts as an email attachment in Word or RFT format. Abstracts are required with each submission. Articles should aim between 6,000-8,000 words. The first page of the typescript should bear the title of the paper together with the name(s), institutional affiliation(s) and titles (e.g. ESRC Candidate or Lecturer in Politics). All contributions should adopt the Harvard system. For detailed information click here

Copyright
Authors retain copyright for their work and are encouraged to submit them to other journals. Authors will be asked to acknowledge Political Perspectives in future publications.

The journal reflects the diversity of the ongoing research at the University of Manchester. Issues will reflect current reasearch from one of the Research area groups in Politics . The broad areas of interest for each group are:

CIP
The Centre for International Politics (CIP) in Government and International Politics brings together academic staff, research fellows and research students working in the fields of International Relations, International Political Economy and First and Third World Politics. Within a broad emphasis on critical, normative and ethical approaches, CIP seeks to produce and support excellent scholarship and research across all aspects of international politics.

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EPRU
The chief aim of EPRU is to encourage basic research on the comparative study of Europe, and to link the results of that research to the immediate concerns of practitioners.

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MANCEPT
MANCEPT’s overarching purpose is to provide an active forum for discussion and research in political theory.

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GRP
GRP is dedicated to high calibre research on governance and public policy in central and local government, public and urban policy theory, public sector organisation and reform and regional economic development.

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