Journal of Foreign and Security Policy

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Journal for Foreign and Security Policy (ZfAS)

description Trade journal
Area of ​​Expertise Foreign and Security Policy
language German
publishing company Springer VS ( Germany )
Headquarters Wiesbaden
First edition 2008
Frequency of publication quarterly
Editor-in-chief Maja Henke
editor Thomas Hunter
Web link Journal of Foreign and Security Policy
ISSN (print) 1866-2196
ISSN (online) 1866-2188

The Journal for Foreign and Security Policy (ZfAS) is a German-language scientific journal . The journal is published by Professor Thomas Jäger from the University of Cologne . The first edition was published in 2008, since then the issues have been published quarterly by the Springer VS publishing house .

background

The journal for foreign and security policy presents the theory and individual empirical results of the research area quarterly. Its focus is on international relations and their effects on foreign and security policy. The journal covers the following categories: analyzes, studies, essays, reviews as well as conference and specialist conference reports. Special issues are published on current topics; seven volumes have been published so far.

Thematic focus

The ZfAS publishes theory-based and empirical analyzes of foreign policy , security policy and international politics . Manuscripts also concern changes in the international order. Articles are not focused on a geographical region, but regularly deal with German foreign policy or the foreign policy of German-speaking countries.

Editor and editor

The magazine is published by Thomas Jäger, professor for international politics and foreign policy at the University of Cologne . The editorial team includes Maja Henke (Senior Editor) as well as Danae Ankel, Katharina Berninger, Verena Diersch, Rainer Lenzen and Stephan Liedtke. The magazine is overseen by international bodies: the Board of Advisors and the Editorial Advisory Committee.

Setup and peer review

The journal is divided into two sections: The first section comprises analyzes. Analyzes are concise texts on topics relevant to foreign and security policy with a high practical relevance and topicality. These contributions go through an editorial review by two editors. Studies and essays appear in the second section. Studies are more detailed treatises that carefully formulate their theoretical and methodological foundations, which depict and further develop the state of research in the discipline. The studies go through a double-blind peer review process . More than 90 scientists have written reports. E.g .: Mathias Albert , Franco Algieri, Wilfried von Bredow , Klaus Brummer, Daniel Göler, Christian Hacke , Sabine Hess, Claudia Hofmann, Jochen Hippler , Hartwig Hummel, Matthias Jopp, Markus Kaim , Joachim Krause, Barbara Lippert, Alistair Miskimmon, Franz Nuscheler , Elfriede Regelsberger, Ralph Rotte , Christoph Schwarz, Johannes Varwick , Martin Wagener and Christoph Weller. Essays are articles of a more explorative nature that provide food for thought and point out perspectives. The magazine also regularly prints reviews and reports from conferences and specialist meetings.

Special issues

  • Alexander Spencer, Alexander Kocks, Kai Harbrich (eds.): Terrorism research in Germany (= special issue of the journal for foreign and security policy , volume 1). VS Verlag, Wiesbaden 2011, ISBN 978-3-531-17729-8 .
  • Thomas Jäger (Ed.): The world after 9/11. Effects of terrorism on the world of states and society (= special issue of the journal for foreign and security policy , volume 2). VS Verlag, Wiesbaden 2011, ISBN 978-3-531-18420-3 .
  • Klaus Brummer, Stefan Fröhlich (ed.): Ten Years of Germany in Afghanistan (= special issue of the journal for foreign and security policy , volume 3). VS Verlag, Wiesbaden 2011, ISBN 978-3-531-18449-4 .
  • Heiko Borchert, Ralph Thiele (ed.): Networked security. A constructive interim balance sheet (= special issue of the journal for foreign and security policy , volume 4). Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2012, ISBN 978-3-531-18534-7 .
  • Hans-Jürgen Bieling , Tobias Haas, Julia Lux (eds.): The international political economy after the world financial crisis. Theoretical, geopolitical and policy field-specific implications (= special issue of the journal for foreign and security policy , volume 5). Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2013, ISBN 978-3-658-04119-9 .
  • Gunther Hellmann , Daniel Jacobi, Ursula Stark Urrestarazu (Ed.): "Earlier, more decisive and more substantial"? The new debate on Germany's foreign policy (= special issue of the journal for foreign and security policy , volume 6). Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2015, ISBN 978-3-658-07322-0 .
  • Ingo Take (Ed.): Non-State Actors in International Politics. Analysis of effectiveness and legitimacy (= special issue of the journal for foreign and security policy , volume 7). Springer VS, Wiesbaden 2015, ISBN 978-3-658-11279-0 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ ZfAS homepage at springer.com . Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  2. ↑ ZfAS homepage at springer.com . Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ ZfAS homepage at springer.com . Retrieved October 13, 2015.
  4. ↑ ZfAS homepage at springer.com . Retrieved October 13, 2015.

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