The Georgetown Public Policy Review, an annual, student-run academic journal at the Georgetown Public Policy Institute, features innovative thinkers and writers in politics and public policy. Each issue of The Review explores a theme through relevant and thoughtful articles, interviews, book reviews, and essays. The Review currently is seeking submissions of academic articles for our 2008 print edition: DEMOCRACY IN PRACTICE: CAMPAIGNS, ELECTIONS, AND VOTERS.

Submissions should focus on local, state, or national elections in the United States or abroad. Possible topics may include, but are not limited to:

** Election administration, policy, and law
** Democratic practices in emerging democracies
** Domestic and international political parties
** Polarization of the electorate
** Effect of media on public opinion and voting decisions
** Information technology and the voting process

The Review welcomes submissions of unsolicited manuscripts including articles, book reviews, and commentaries on current events in domestic and foreign elections and politics. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis up to November 1, 2007.

Please submit papers to:
The Georgetown Public Policy Review
The Georgetown Public Policy Institute
4th Floor, 3520 Prospect St. N.W. Washington, D.C. 20007
gpprevw@georgetown.edu

Questions regarding the submission process can be sent to gpprevw@georgetown.edu, Or, to Executive Print Editor, Karen Beach at Kmb74@georgetown.edu.

Guidelines for submissions to The Review are as follows:
** Original articles please.
** All articles must be accompanied by a 150-250 word abstract and a one-three line author’s bio.
** Research articles should be 3,000-5,000 words. 3,000 words is the preferred length.
** Commentaries, opinion articles, and book reviews should be between 850 and 2,000 words.
** Please send a disk copy with three hard copies or an electronic file attachment through email.
** Citations should be formatted to the author-date system outlined in The Chicago Manual of Style.
** All formatting and grammar should follow The Chicago Manual of Style.