<div dir="ltr"><div>Dear colleagues,</div><div><br></div><div><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26)"><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38);text-align:justify;font-kerning:none">The International Political Science Association (IPSA) and the <a href="https://www.ipsa.org/publications/abstracts" target="_blank"><span style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(41,101,168)"><i>International Political Science Abstracts</i></span></a> seek articles for the journal's <b><i>Trends in International Political Science</i></b> rubric. Every year, </span><span style="text-align:justify;font-kerning:none"><i>International Political Science Abstracts</i> receives over</span><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38);text-align:justify;font-kerning:none"> 30,000 articles from around the globe, providing us with an unparalleled access to articles published in and around our discipline. <i>Trends</i> seeks to build on this material, determining six burgeoning currents in the field. We gather leading articles on these trends over the last 2-4 years and seek scholars with expertise in each of these areas to write (in English) a 3500-4000 word overview of the subject taking into account the bibliography we provide.</span><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38);text-align:justify"> After the revision process, the</span><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38);text-align:justify"> </span><i style="color:rgb(38,38,38);text-align:justify">Trends </i><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38);text-align:justify">article is then published as the first chapter of each bi-monthly issue of the </span><i style="color:rgb(38,38,38);text-align:justify">International Political Science Abstracts</i><span style="color:rgb(38,38,38);text-align:justify"> and distributed to libraries around the world in both print and database editions. </span></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(26,26,26);min-height:11px"><span style="font-kerning:none"></span></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"><span style="font-kerning:none">We are currently soliciting authors to write articles on the following subjects:</span></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px 0px 10px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"><span style="font-kerning:none">1) Confucian political thought; </span><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span style="font-kerning:none">2) Affective polarization;</span><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span style="font-kerning:none">3) Artificial intelligence and voter disinformation;<br></span>4) Democratic dissatisfaction<br>5) Political consumerism;<br>6) Charismatic leadership</p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:justify;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"><span style="font-kerning:none">Authors will receive an honorarium of 500 euros, which may be shared with a co-author.</span></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:justify;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"><span style="font-kerning:none">Those interested in writing an article in English on one of these topics should send an email by <b>26 July 2024</b> to <a href="mailto:Trends.IPSA@gmail.com" target="_blank"><span style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(16,60,192)">Trends.IPSA@gmail.com</span></a> with copy to Stephen Sawyer < <a href="mailto:ssawyer@aup.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(41,101,168)">ssawyer@aup.edu </span></a>> and Daniel Stockemer < <a href="mailto:daniel.stockemer@uottawa.ca" target="_blank"><span style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(41,101,168)">daniel.stockemer@uottawa.ca</span></a> >. Please include a CV that highlights expertise, i.e. publications, teaching or research, in the specific trend on which you would like to write. Following selection, we will contact you with the relevant article titles and abstracts and expect a first draft of the <i>Trends</i> article by <b>11 October 2024</b>. </span></p><p style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;margin:0px;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(38,38,38)"><span style="font-kerning:none">Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need any further information.</span><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span style="font-kerning:none"> </span><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span style="font-kerning:none">Stephen W. Sawyer</span><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span style="font-kerning:none">Co-Editor, International Political Science Abstracts</span><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span style="font-kerning:none"> </span><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span style="font-kerning:none">Daniel Stockemer</span><span style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span style="font-kerning:none">Co-Editor, International Political Science Review</span></p></div><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jacob Bromberg</div><div>Editorial Assistant</div><div><i>International Political Science Abstracts</i></div><div><a href="https://www.ipsa.org/publications/abstracts" target="_blank">https://www.ipsa.org/publications/abstracts</a><br></div><div><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/home/iab" target="_blank">https://journals.sagepub.com/home/iab</a><br></div></div></div></div>