New Political Literature
| New Political Literature
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| description | Trade journal |
| Area of Expertise | History and politics |
| publishing company | Springer VS ( Germany ) |
| First edition | 1956 |
| Frequency of publication | three times a year |
| editor |
Jens Ivo Engels (managing director) Claudia Derichs Christof Dipper Angelika Epple Dirk Jörke Peter Niesen Alexander Nützenadel Jürgen Osterhammel Lutz Raphael Emanuel Judge Wolfgang Schieder Ute Schneider Peter Steinbach |
| Web link | www.neue-politische-literatur.tu-darmstadt.de |
| ISSN (print) | 0028-3320 |
The New Political Literature (NPL) is a scientific review journal that has been published since 1956 . It appears three times a year. Her thematic focus is on the review of current books from the field of modern and recent history as well as the history of political ideas and political theory . In the NPL, researchers comment on the research discussion in the form of individual reviews, essays and review articles. Current research priorities are reflected in the respective subjects and ongoing scientific debates are taken up. The “New Political Literature” has been published by Springer VS since January 2019 ; its editing is based at the Institute for History of the Technical University of Darmstadt .
Alignment
The "New Political Literature" reports on research on German, European and non-European history of modernity (19th – 20th centuries) as well as on research from theory-based and historically-oriented political science. Particular attention is paid to power and domination , forms of inequality and authoritarian or dictatorial regimes. The magazine continues to deal with questions of democracy in the past, present and future.
The hallmarks of the “New Political Literature” are detailed discussion essays that not only give an overview of a research area, but also make their own contribution to the debate. In addition, the “New Political Literature” identifies emerging fields of research in longer contributions. She also publishes essay reviews of key works. Individual reviews of current literature reflect the diversity of research. Contributions are actively solicited and supervised by the editorial staff of the “New Political Literature”. The review articles go through a double blind peer review process .
history
The NPL's predecessor, “Political Literature. Reports on the international literature on politics ”(PL) was published by Bollwerk-Verlag between 1952 and 1954. The project was developed under the direction of Helmut Röhr at the Institute for Political Science at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. The aim was the political education of the German population, the involvement of the public in helping to shape the still young democracy.
In particular, due to a lack of subsidies, the magazine had to be discontinued in 1955/56. It was replaced in July 1956 by the “New Political Literature” (NPL). The editorial staff initially remained in Frankfurt am Main under Friedrich A. Krummacher. The objectives of "Political Literature" were largely adopted by "New Political Literature". In addition, the journal was given the new subtitle "Reports from historical and political science" , which should clarify an opening in terms of content to historical science.
From 1960 it was published by Ring-Verlag, from 1965 for the first time with today's design by the European Publishing House. In the same year the editorial team changed to the TH Darmstadt on the initiative of the co-editor Eugen Kogons and under the direction of Erwin Viefhaus. From then on the magazine appeared quarterly. From 1972 to 1990 the “New Political Literature” was published by Franz Steiner Verlag, from 1990 to 2018 by Peter Lang Verlag . In 1985 the publication frequency of the magazine was reduced from four to three issues per year.
Since the 1/2010 issue, “Neue Politische Literatur” has also been available digitally. In addition, all reviews since issue 1/2013 appear on the review platform recensio.net with a delay of one year.
literature
- Jens Ivo Engels , Anja Pinkowsky: Aretin as editor of the NPL. In: Christof Dipper, Jens Ivo Engels (ed.): Karl Otmar von Aretin. Historian and contemporary. Frankfurt am Main, Berlin, Bern, Brussels, New York, Oxford, Vienna 2015.
- Jens Ivo Engels, Anja Pinkowsky: The Early History of the “(New) Political Literature”, 1952–1970. In: New Political Literature. 60, issue 3, 2015.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Editor's note on the change of publisher Accessed on February 18, 2019.
- ^ Page of the NPL on recensio.net. Retrieved February 18, 2019.