Aims and scope

Now included in Clarivate's Emerging Sources Citation Index, Political Science

Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (CRISPP) explores the normative assumptions and implications of current public policy issues and socio-political-legal processes. Areas of interest include:

• Democracy
• Multiculturalism
• Gender and race equality
  Environmental protection
• Restorative justice, reparations and aid
• Immigration
• Health care
• Welfare and social justice
• European Union
• Human rights
  Judicial review and the role of courts
• War and terrorism
• Globalization
• Social inequality

The journal explores the intersections between philosophy and public policy in international and domestic affairs. It emphasises work that is analytic and critical in perspective and aims to promote new topics of research, as well as to contribute to the existing scholarly literature.

Article Information
We particularly welcome articles that address the above areas directly, through normative and analytical explorations of such issues as global warming, religious education, basic income, health insurance, affirmative action, the use of torture, humanitarian intervention and so on. Articles that focus on individual thinkers, particular social and political concepts, such as power, equality, sovereignty and liberty, and various schools of thought including republicanism, feminism, socialism, liberalism and nationalism, should draw out the practical policy implications of the theories or ideas concerned.

Peer Review
All research articles in this journal undergo rigorous peer review, based on initial editor screening and anonymized refereeing by up to three specialist referees.

Authors can choose to publish gold open access in this journal.

Read the Instructions for Authors for information on how to submit your article.