HAPSc Policy Briefs Series: Announcements

Call for Papers - Volume 5, Issue 2

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2024-11-13

CALL FOR PAPERS

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series – Volume 5, Issue 2

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series is an Open Access scientific journal, published by the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc). It aims at the comprehensible and coherent publication of information on current issues, as well as at the exchange of interdisciplinary approaches for the analysis and provision of policy proposals. This biannual publication aims to develop interdisciplinary and multilingual dialogue by providing summaries of relevant research, suggesting possible policy options or presenting specific actions, measures and policies. The journal uses the system of double-blind peer review. There are no submission or publication fees for the authors, as the journal is entirely funded by the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists.

You can visit the journal’s website, hosted by the National Documentation Centre, here.

Deadline for Submissions: 10/12/2024

I. Introduction: Policy Briefs are tools that can transfer academic findings to a concise policy note that could be accessible by policy makers and general public. The choice of the topic is left open to researchers.

II. Eligibility: The Call is open to both members and non-members of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists and the brief could be a submitted by up to six authors. Authors can be academics, technocrats and business executives.

III. Language: Accepted language is English. Additionally, applicants could also submit papers in French, Spanish and Greek. We encourage interdisciplinary and interlinguistic dialogue.

IV. Topics: Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

Democracy and Civil/Human/Social Rights
Public Administration and Governance
Social Policies and Welfare State
Health Politics and Policies
Education, Life-Long Learning and Human Capital
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies
Migration and Refugee Issues
International Relations and International Security
Internal and External Affairs of the European Union
Political Economy in the 21^st Century

V. Submission and Evaluation process: Please submit your Policy Brief to policybriefs@hapsc.org with e-mail Subject: “Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series”

The policy brief should:

✔ be around 2.500 words.

✔ include the name and the affiliation(s) of the author(s).

✔ Include up to 10 Keywords.

Your submission should consist of two word documents:

The Policy Brief (according to the available template).
A short bio (about 300 words max). Google Scholar Profile and ORCID number should be included for each author, if available.

The word file of your policy brief should be titled as “nameofauthor_hapscpolicybriefs2024.docx”.

The authors submit their policy briefs to the email: policybriefs@hapsc.org with an email subject: "Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series". Once the submission has been assessed for suitability by the editor-in-chief (or an associate editor-in chief), it will then be double blind peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. All manuscripts whose format does not follow the guidelines indicated above will be rejected without further consideration. To limit reviewer bias, submissions are anonymized before being sent out for review. The Editors are responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of manuscripts. The Editors’ decisions are final.

The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

⮚ the choice of the topic

⮚ the contribution to the existing knowledge

⮚ the recommendations and policy relevance and their feasibility

⮚ the quality of writing

The selected Policy Briefs will be published at the HAPSc Policy Briefs Series vol. 5, no. 2.

Call for Papers - Volume 5, Issue 1

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2024-04-19

CALL FOR PAPERS

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series – Volume 5, Issue 1

You can visit the journal’s website, hosted by the National Documentation Centre, here.

Deadline for Submissions: 26/05/2024

Answers will be given in June 2024.

III. Language: Accepted language is English. Additionally, applicants could also submit papers in French, Spanish and Greek. We encourage interdisciplinary and interlinguistic dialogue.

IV. Topics: Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

Democracy and Civil/Human/Social Rights
Public Administration and Governance
Social Policies and Welfare State
Health Politics and Policies
Education, Life-Long Learning and Human Capital
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies
Migration and Refugee Issues
International Relations and International Security
Internal and External Affairs of the European Union
Political Economy in the 21^st Century

V. Submission and Evaluation process: Please submit your Policy Brief to policybriefs@hapsc.org with e-mail Subject: “Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series”

The policy brief should:

✔ be around 2.500 words.

✔ include the name and the affiliation(s) of the author(s).

✔ Include up to 10 Keywords.

Your submission should consist of two word documents:

The Policy Brief (according to the available template).
A short bio (about 300 words max). Google Scholar Profile and ORCID number should be included for each author, if available.

The word file of your policy brief should be titled as “nameofauthor_hapscpolicybriefs2024.docx”.

The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

⮚ the choice of the topic

⮚ the contribution to the existing knowledge

⮚ the recommendations and policy relevance and their feasibility

⮚ the quality of writing

The selected Policy Briefs will be published at the HAPSc Policy Briefs Series vol. 5, no. 1.

Call for Papers - Volume 4, Issue 2

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2023-09-15

CALL FOR PAPERS

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series – Volume 4, Issue 2

You can visit the journal’s website, hosted by the National Documentation Centre, here.

Deadline for Submissions: 15/11/2023

Answers will be given in December 2023.

III. Language: Accepted language is English. Additionally, applicants could also submit papers in French, Spanish and Greek. We encourage interdisciplinary and interlinguistic dialogue.

IV. Topics: Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

Democracy and Civil/Human/Social Rights
Public Administration and Governance
Social Policies and Welfare State
Health Politics and Policies
Education, Life-Long Learning and Human Capital
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies
Migration and Refugee Issues
International Relations and International Security
Internal and External Affairs of the European Union
Political Economy in the 21^st Century

V: Submission and Evaluation process: Please submit your Policy Brief to policybriefs@hapsc.org with e-mail Subject: “Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series”

The policy brief should:

✔ be around 2.500 words.

✔ include the name and the affiliation(s) of the author(s).

✔ Include up to 10 Keywords.

Your submission should consist of two word documents:

The Policy Brief (according to the available template).
A short bio (about 300 words max). Google Scholar Profile and ORCID number should be included for each author, if available.

The word file of your policy brief should be titled as “nameofauthor_hapscpolicybriefs2023.docx”.

The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

⮚ the choice of the topic

⮚ the contribution to the existing knowledge

⮚ the recommendations and policy relevance and their feasibility

⮚ the quality of writing

The selected Policy Briefs will be published at the HAPSc Policy Briefs Series vol. 4, no. 2.

Call for Papers - Volume 4, Issue 1

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2023-04-10

CALL FOR PAPERS

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series – Volume 4, Issue 1

You can visit the journal’s website, hosted by the National Documentation Centre, here.

Deadline for Submissions: 20/05/2023

Answers will be given in June 2023.

Introduction: Policy Briefs are tools that can transfer academic findings to a concise policy note that could be accessible by policy makers and general public. The choice of the topic is left open to researchers.
Eligibility: The Call is open to both members and non-members of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists and the brief could be a submitted by up to six authors. Authors can be academics, technocrats and business executives.
Language: Accepted language is English. Additionally, applicants could also submit papers in French, Spanish and Greek. We encourage interdisciplinary and interlinguistic dialogue.

Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

Democracy and Civil/Human/Social Rights
Public Administration and Governance
Social Policies and Welfare State
Health Politics and Policies
Education, Life-Long Learning and Human Capital
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies
Migration and Refugee Issues
International Relations and International Security
Internal and External Affairs of the European Union
Political Economy in the 21^st Century

Submission and Evaluation process: Please submit your Policy Brief to policybriefs@hapsc.org with e-mail Subject: “Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series”

The policy brief should:

✔ be around 2.500 words.

✔ include the name and the affiliation(s) of the author(s).

✔ Include up to 10 Keywords.

Your submission should consist of two word documents:

The Policy Brief (according to the available template).
A short bio (about 300 words max). Google Scholar Profile and ORCID number should be included for each author, if available.

The word file of your policy brief should be titled as “nameofauthor_hapscpolicybriefs2021.docx”.

The authors submit their policy briefs to the email: policybriefs@hapsc.org with an email subject: "Submission at HAPSc's Policy Briefs Series". Once the submission has been assessed for suitability by the editor-in-chief (or an associate editor-in chief), it will then be double blind peer reviewed by independent, anonymous expert referees. All manuscripts whose format does not follow the guidelines indicated above will be rejected without further consideration. To limit reviewer bias, submissions are anonymized before being sent out for review. The Editors are responsible for the final decision regarding acceptance or rejection of manuscripts. The Editors’ decisions are final.

The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

⮚ the choice of the topic

⮚ the contribution to the existing knowledge

⮚ the recommendations and policy relevance and their feasibility

⮚ the quality of writing

The selected Policy Briefs will be published at the HAPSc Policy Briefs Series vol. 4, no. 1.

Call for Papers - Volume 3, Issue 2

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2022-09-19

CALL FOR PAPERS

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series – Volume 3, Issue 2

You can visit the journal’s website, hosted by the National Documentation Centre, here.

Deadline for Submissions: 15/11/2022

Answers will be given in December 2022.

Introduction: Policy Briefs are tools that can transfer academic findings to a concise policy note that could be accessible by policy makers and general public. The choice of the topic is left open to researchers.
Eligibility: The Call is open to both members and non-members of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists and the brief could be a submitted by up to six authors. Authors can be academics, technocrats and business executives.
Language: Accepted language is English. Additionally, applicants could also submit papers in French, Spanish and Greek. We encourage interdisciplinary and interlinguistic dialogue.

Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

Democracy and Civil/Human/Social Rights
Public Administration and Governance
Social Policies and Welfare State
Health Politics and Policies
Education, Life-Long Learning and Human Capital
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies
Migration and Refugee Issues
International Relations and International Security
Internal and External Affairs of the European Union
Political Economy in the 21^st Century

Submission and Evaluation process: Please submit your Policy Brief to policybriefs@hapsc.org with e-mail Subject: “Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series”

The policy brief should:

✔ be around 2.500 words.

✔ include the name and the affiliation(s) of the author(s).

✔ Include up to 10 Keywords.

Your submission should consist of two word documents:

The Policy Brief (according to the available template).
A short bio (about 300 words max). Google Scholar Profile and ORCID number should be included for each author, if available.

The word file of your policy brief should be titled as “nameofauthor_hapscpolicybriefs2021.docx”.

The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

⮚ the choice of the topic

⮚ the contribution to the existing knowledge

⮚ the recommendations and policy relevance and their feasibility

⮚ the quality of writing

The selected Policy Briefs will be published at the HAPSc Policy Briefs Series vol. 3, no. 2.

Call for Papers - Volume 3, Issue 1

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2022-03-14

CALL FOR PAPERS

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series – Volume 3, Issue 1

The Journal: HAPSc Policy Briefs Series is an Open Access scientific journal, published by the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc). It aims at the comprehensible and coherent publication of information on current issues, as well as at the exchange of interdisciplinary approaches for the analysis and provision of policy proposals. This biannual publication aims to develop interdisciplinary and multilingual dialogue by providing summaries of relevant research, suggesting possible policy options or presenting specific actions, measures and policies. The journal uses the system of double-blind peer review. There are no submission or publication fees for the authors, as the journal is entirely funded by the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists.

You can visit the journal’s website, hosted by the National Documentation Centre, here.

ISSN: 2732-6578, e-ISSN: 2732-6586

Submissions Start: 14/03/2022

Deadline for Submission: 15/05/2022

Answers will be given in June 2022.

I. Introduction: Policy Briefs are tools that can transfer academic findings to a concise policy note that could be accessible by policy makers and general public. The choice of the topic is left open to researchers.

II. Eligibility: The Call is open to both members and non-members of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists and the brief could be a submitted by up to six authors. Authors can be academics, technocrats and business executives.

III. Language: Accepted language is English. Additionally, applicants could also submit papers in French, Spanish and Greek. We encourage interdisciplinary and interlinguistic dialogue.

IV. Topics: Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

Democracy and Civil/Human/Social Rights
Public Administration and Governance
Social Policies and Welfare State
Health Politics and Policies
Education, Life-Long Learning and Human Capital
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies
Migration and Refugee Issues
International Relations and International Security
Internal and External Affairs of the European Union
Political Economy in the 21^st Century

V: Submission and Evaluation process: Please submit your Policy Brief to policybriefs@hapsc.org with e-mail Subject: “Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series”

The policy brief should:

✔ be around 2.500 words.

✔ include the name and the affiliation(s) of the author(s).

✔ Include up to 10 Keywords.

Your submission should consist of two word documents:

The Policy Brief (according to the available template).
A short bio (about 300 words max). Google Scholar Profile and ORCID number should be included for each author, if available.

The word file of your policy brief should be titled as “nameofauthor_hapscpolicybriefs2021.docx”.

The policy brief should be written in Times New Roman 12, line spacing 1.5. Use the available template. Also, you should follow the APA reference style with minor modifications (see the template for more information). After the initial screening by an editor, and if the manuscript abides by the required format, submissions will be reviewed by two anonymous referees. The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

⮚ the choice of the topic

⮚ the contribution to the existing knowledge

⮚ the recommendations and policy relevance and their feasibility

⮚ the quality of writing

The selected Policy Briefs will be published at the HAPSc Policy Briefs Series vol. 3, no. 1

Call for Papers - Volume 2, Issue 2

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2021-09-25

CALL FOR PAPERS

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series – Volume 2, Issue 2

Democracy, Green Transition, Security and the Economy

Submissions Start: 20/09/2021

Deadline for Submission: 14/11/2021

Answers will be given at the start of December 2021.

Introduction: Policy Briefs are tools that can transfer academic findings to a concise policy note that could be accessible by policy makers and general public. The choice of the topic is left open to researchers.

Eligibility: The Call is open to both members and non-members of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists and the brief could be a submitted by up to six authors. Authors can be academics, technocrats and business executives.

Language: Accepted language is English. Additionally, applicants could also submit papers in French, Spanish and Greek. We encourage interdisciplinary and interlinguistic dialogue.

Topics: Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

Democracy and Civil/Human/Social Rights
Public Administration and Governance
Social Policies and Welfare State
Health Politics and Policies
Education, Life-Long Learning and Human Capital
Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies
Migration and Refugee Issues
International Relations and International Security
Internal and External Affairs of the European Union
Political Economy in the 21^st Century

V: Submission and Evaluation process: Please submit your Policy Brief to policybriefs@hapsc.org with e-mail Subject: “Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series”

The policy brief should:

✔ be around 2.500 words.

✔ include the name and the affiliation(s) of the author(s).

✔ Include up to 10 Keywords.

Your submission should consist of two word documents:

1. The Policy Brief (according to the available template).

2. A short bio (about 300 words max). Google Scholar Profile and ORCID number should be included for each author, if available.

The word file of your policy brief should be titled as “nameofauthor_hapscpolicybriefs2021.docx”.

⮚ the choice of the topic

⮚ the contribution to the existing knowledge

⮚ the recommendations and policy relevance and their feasibility

⮚ the quality of writing

The selected Policy Briefs will be published at the HAPSc Policy Briefs Series, vol. 2, no. 2 – “Democracy, Green Transition, Security and the Economy”.

Call for Papers - HAPSc Policy Briefs Series, vol. 2, no. 1

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2021-04-05

CALL FOR PAPERS

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series, Volume 2, Issue 1

Rebuilding the Future: Policy Making in the Early Post-Covid World

The Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc) is inviting all researchers and experts to submit Policy Briefs based on recent research conducted in the following topic: “Rebuilding the Future: Policy Making in the Early Post-Covid World”.

The journal:

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series is a scientific journal of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc). It was established aiming at the comprehensible and coherent publication of information on current issues, as well as at the exchange of interdisciplinary approaches for the analysis and provision of policy proposals. This biannual publication aims to develop interdisciplinary and multilingual dialogue by providing summaries of relevant research, suggesting possible repertoires - policy options or presenting specific actions, measures and policies.

The journal uses the system of double-blind peer review, and open access to its content is provided.

ISSN: 2732-6578,

e-ISSN: 2732-6586

Download the Call HERE.

Open Submissions: 05/04/2021

Deadline for Submission is: 16/05/2021

Answers will be given at the start of June 2021.

I. Introduction: Policy Briefs are tools that can transfer academic findings to a concise policy note that could be accessible by policy makers and general public.

The choice of the topic is left open to researchers.

II. Eligibility: The Call is open to both members and non-members of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists and the brief could be a submitted by up to six authors.

Authors can be academics, technocrats and business executives.

III: Language: Accepted language is English. Additionally, applicants could also submit papers in French, Spanish and Greek. We encourage interdisciplinary and interlinguistic dialogue.

IV: Topics: Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

· Democracy and Civil/Human/Social Rights in the New Era

· Public Administration and Governance in Transformation

· Social Policies and Welfare State: The Way Forward

· Health Politics and Policies after the Pandemic

· Education, Life-Long Learning and Human Capital

· Sustainable Development and Environmental Policies

· Migration and Refugee Issues in the New Decade

· International Relations and International Cooperation in a Post-Covid-19 Framework

· European Union after Covid-19: Towards Recovery

· Political Economy of the Post-Pandemic World

V: Submission and Evaluation process: Please submit your Policy Brief to policybriefs@hapsc.org with e-mail Subject: “Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series”

The policy brief should:

✔ be between 2.000 – 2.500 words including references.

✔ include your name and your affiliations. Also, Google Scholar Profile and ORCID should be included for each author, if available.

✔ Include up to 10 Keywords.

Also, your submission should include two word documents:

1. The Policy Brief (according to the available template).

2. A short bio (about 300 words max).

Your policy brief should be named as “nameofauthor_hapscpolicybriefs2021.docx” and should be written in Times New Roman 12, line spacing 1.5. Use the available template. Also, you should follow the APA reference style (7th Edition) (see the template for more information).

Submissions that follow the instructions will be reviewed by two anonymous referees. The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

⮚ the choice of the topic

⮚ the contribution to the existing knowledge

⮚ the recommendations and policy relevance and their feasibility

⮚ the quality of writing

The selected Policy Briefs will be published at the HAPSc Policy Briefs Series, vol. 2, no. 1 – “Rebuilding the Future: Policy Making in the Early Post-Covid World”.

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series Volume 1, Issue 2 has been published!

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2021-03-25

The 2nd volume of "HAPSc Policy Briefs Series" in the field of "State, Democracy, Society and Economy in the 21st century: challenges and prospects" has been published!

Available at: https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hapscpbs/issue/view/1598/showToc

Call for papers - HAPSc Policy Briefs Series, vol 1, no 2

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2020-10-27

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series, vol 1, no 2

State, Democracy, Society and Economy in the 21^st century: challenges and prospects

The Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc) is inviting all researchers and experts to submit Policy Briefs based on recent research conducted in the following topic: “State, Democracy, Society and Economy in the 21st century: challenges and prospects”.

The journal:

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series is a scientific journal of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists (HAPSc). It was established aiming at the comprehensible and coherent publication of information on current issues, as well as at the exchange of interdisciplinary approaches for the analysis and provision of policy proposals. This biannual publication aims to develop interdisciplinary and multilingual dialogue by providing summaries of relevant research, suggesting possible repertoires - policy options or supporting specific actions, measures and policies.

The journal uses the system of double-blind peer review, while the free open access of its content is provided.

ISSN: 2732-6578

e-ISSN: 2732-6586

Open Submissions: 27/10/2020

Deadline for Submission is: 30/11/2020

Answers will be given at the end of December 2020.

I. Introduction: Policy Briefs are tools that can transfer academic findings to a concise policy note that could be accessible by policy makers and general public.

The choice of the topic is left open to researchers.

II. Eligibility: The Call is open to both members and non-members of the Hellenic Association of Political Scientists and the brief could be a submitted by up to six authors.

Authors can be academics, technocrats and business executives.

III: Language: Accepted language is English. Additionally, applicants could also submit papers in French, Spanish and Greek. We encourage interdisciplinary and interlinguistic dialogue.

IV: Topics: Topics may include, but are not limited to the following:

Democratization and State in transition: New challenges and perspectives
Welfare State, Social Policies and Social Inclusion
Public Administration and Management: Theory, Reforms and Adjustments in the new era
Health Policies, Economics and Management: adapting to the new situation
Environmental Policies, Energy and Politics
Life-Long Learning, Educational Policies and Human Capital
Social Movements, Social Rights, Activism and Law
Immigration, Refugees and Human Rights
International Economics and Global Economy: trends and directions
International Organizations and International Relations in the 21^st century
The European Union in the 21^st century: perspectives and prospects

V: Submission and Evaluation process: Please submit your Policy Brief to policybriefs@hapsc.org with e-mail Subject: “Submission at HAPSc Policy Briefs Series”

The policy brief should:

✔ be between 2.000 – 2.500 words including references.

✔ include your name and your affiliations. Also, Google Scholar Profile and ORCID should be included for each author, if available.

✔ Include up to 10 Key words for metadata.

Also, your submission should include two word documents:

1. The Policy Brief (according to the available template).

2. A short bio (about 300 words max).

Your policy brief should be named as “nameofauthor_hapscpolicybriefs2020.docx” and should be written in Times New Roman 12, line spacing 1.5. Also, you should follow the Harvard reference style.

The evaluation will be based on the following criteria:

⮚ the choice of the topic

⮚ the contribution to the existing knowledge

⮚ the recommendations and policy relevance and their feasibility

⮚ the quality of writing

The selected Policy Briefs will be published at the “HAPSc Policy Briefs Series: State, Democracy, Society and Economy in the 21st century: challenges and prospects”.

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series Volume 1, Issue 1 has been published!

HAPSc Policy Briefs Series — 2020-08-25

The 1st volume of "HAPSc Policy Briefs Series" in the field of "Policy making during coronavirus crisis" has been published!

Available at: https://ejournals.epublishing.ekt.gr/index.php/hapscpbs/issue/view/1532/showToc