本期刊是為數(shù)不多的真正具有廣泛學(xué)科范圍的國(guó)際政治科學(xué)期刊之一。作為荷蘭政治科學(xué)協(xié)會(huì)(Nederlandse Kring voor de Wetenschap der Politiek)的官方期刊，它涵蓋了荷蘭和比較政治、國(guó)際關(guān)系、政治理論、公共管理和政治傳播等子領(lǐng)域。在政治科學(xué)日益專業(yè)化的時(shí)代，這本涉及面廣泛的雜志對(duì)國(guó)際研究團(tuán)體起著至關(guān)重要的作用。它以廣泛的政治話題吸引廣泛的讀者，出版了大量具有實(shí)質(zhì)性理論背景的文章，同時(shí)展示了如何將這些思想用于實(shí)踐。雖然過(guò)去大多數(shù)的研究都傾向于來(lái)自歐洲，但現(xiàn)在該雜志吸引了越來(lái)越多來(lái)自美國(guó)、加拿大和全世界的文章。讀者將發(fā)現(xiàn)，從理論和經(jīng)驗(yàn)文章的比較和單一國(guó)家的研究到方法說(shuō)明的貢獻(xiàn)。還包括實(shí)證文章，介紹了納入或測(cè)試?yán)碚撚懻摰男路椒āＴ撾s志致力于發(fā)表具有優(yōu)勢(shì)的研究成果，為政治學(xué)帶來(lái)新的見(jiàn)解和新方法。

This journal is one of the few truly international political science journals with a broad scope across the discipline. As the official journal of the Dutch Political Science Association (Nederlandse Kring voor de Wetenschap der Politiek) it covers such sub-areas as Dutch and comparative politics, as well as international relations, political theory, public administration and political communication.In times of growing specialization in political science, this broad-ranging journal serves a vital role for the international research community. Set out to attract a wide audience with the ample range of political topics, it publishes a multitude of articles with a substantive theoretical background that demonstrate at the same time, how these ideas can be used empirically. While in the past most research tended to come from Europe, the journal now attracts more and more articles from the United States, Canada, and the world at large.Readers will find contributions that reach from theoretical and empirical articles over comparative and single-country studies to methodological notes. Also included are empirical articles which introduce new ways to incorporate or test theoretical discussions. The journal is committed to publishing research with an edge, bringing new insights and new approaches to political science.