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31 January Webinar – Why and how to publish an edited volume with an international publisher?

Practical advice by and discussion with political historians.
The Association for Political History invites you to join our online webinar on publishing edited volumes with an international publisher. Why is this genre still a worthwhile option in the current scholarly publication landscape? How do you best organise the process to reach the maximum potential for your publication? What are the key challenges to consider? These questions, plus do’s and don’ts will be addressed by experienced editors, and they look forward to answering your questions!

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21-22 February: Workshop ‘Principles of Representative Government’: Thrity Years Later

Published in French 1995 and translated into English in 1997, Bernard Manin’s Principles of Representative Government stands as one of the classic works on the question of political representation. Favorably reviewed as soon as it came out, the book has since enjoyed considerable success, both in academia and beyond. Bridging historical analysis and political theorising, Manin offered a lasting contribution, which still shapes discussions of election, representation, democracy or sortition to this day. This workshop is the occasion for a critical reappraisal of the core ideas of the book, as well as a study of its reception and its impact in debates on political representation.

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