<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">[apologies for cross-posting]</span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span></p><p class="gmail-p1" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(20,20,20)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Dear colleagues,</span></p><p class="gmail-p2" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(20,20,20);min-height:11px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-p3" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(22,22,22)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">The International Political Science Association (IPSA) and the <a href="https://www.ipsa.org/publications/abstracts"><span class="gmail-s2" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(25,60,133)"><i>International Political Science Abstracts</i></span></a> seek articles for the journal&#39;s <b><i>Trends in International Political Science</i></b> rubric. Every year, </span><span class="gmail-s3" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(16,16,16)"><i>International Political Science Abstracts</i> receives over</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="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 4-5 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. After the revision process, the <i>Trends </i>article is then published as the first chapter of each bi-monthly issue of the <i>International Political Science Abstracts</i> and distributed to libraries around the world in both print and database editions. </span></p><p class="gmail-p4" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(16,16,16);min-height:11px"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"></span><br></p><p class="gmail-p5" style="margin:0px 0px 10px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(22,22,22)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">We are currently soliciting authors to write articles on the following subjects:</span></p><p class="gmail-p6" style="margin:0px 0px 10px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(22,22,22)"><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">1) Misinformation; </span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">2) Regime survival;</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">3) AI and election campaigns;</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">4) EU and geopolitics;</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">5) Polarization</span></p><p class="gmail-p7" style="margin:0px 0px 10px;text-align:justify;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(22,22,22)"><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">Those interested in writing an article in English on one of these topics should send an email by <b>13 July 2026</b> to <a href="mailto:Trends.IPSA@gmail.com"><span class="gmail-s5" style="font-kerning:none;color:rgb(12,11,162)">Trends.IPSA@gmail.com</span></a>. </span><span class="gmail-s6" style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-kerning:none">Please include a CV that highlights expertise</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none">, 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>12 October 2026</b>. </span></p><p class="gmail-p8" style="margin:0px;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-feature-settings:normal;font-stretch:normal;line-height:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(22,22,22)"><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or need any further information.</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none"> </span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">Stephen W. Sawyer</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">Co-Editor, International Political Science Abstracts</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none"> </span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">Daniel Stockemer</span><span class="gmail-s1" style="font-kerning:none"><br></span><span class="gmail-s4" style="font-kerning:none">Co-Editor, International Political Science Review</span></p></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Jacob Bromberg</div><div>Managing Editor, Trends in International Political Science</div><div><br></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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>