ISYP Journal on Science and World Affairs

ISYP Journal on Science and World Affairs

http://www.scienceandworldaffairs.org/index.html

Publisher: International Student/Young Pugwash (ISYP)

The ISYP Journal on Science and World Affairs forms part of a growing list
of projects led by the Executive Board of International Student/Young
Pugwash (ISYP), most of which are designed to forge a stronger community and
ultimately linking our organisationıs activities with those of the broader
peace-building community.

On more specific terms, the ISYP Journal on Science and World Affairs is a
biannual, internationally peer-reviewed publication that hopes to serve as a
forum for the discussion of the world problematique that embeds
international affairs, from the perspective of the worldıs youth.

This characteristic makes the journal an ideal medium for the publication of
articles written by students and young professionals, who have the potential
of offering innovative standpoints, both for the analysis and for the
solution of the problems that our societies are confronted with.

In this sense, our main priority is to constitute the journal as a
high-quality periodical that is capable of offering a balanced view of the
youthıs positions on important, far-reaching issues ­ positions which often
do not get an airing in mainstream academic journals.

The ISYP Journal on Science and World Affairs covers a broad range of topics
related to global problems and the socially responsible application of
science and technology. The journalıs topics reflect the long tradition of
the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs.

In particular, the journal focuses on the following thematic subdivisions:

* Security and co-operation: Disarmament and proliferation, weapons of mass
destruction, international co-operation, United Nations studies, conflict
resolution.
* Development and human security: Economic inequality, Bretton-Woods
institutions, globalisation, social movements, sustainable development,
climate change and mitigation of its effects.
* Science studies: Epistemology, the ethics of scientific research, new
knowledge-production models, the social implications of science and
technology.
* The future of Pugwash: Structure and organisation of the Pugwash movement,
the history of Pugwash, the role of Pugwash and peace-oriented NGOs in a
multifaceted world.

This last topic is of special relevance for two reasons. First, it opens a
space for the discussion of the future of the non-proliferation movement in
an academic ambiance. But second ­ and perhaps more importantly ­ it opens
the possibility for articles containing in-depth analyses of the pragmatic
issues of activism in general, a topic that has yet to be embraced by
peer-reviewed academic journals.

The journal is aimed at an audience composed of political and social
scientists, international affairs scholars, activists and NGOs, and the
general public with college education. However, in order to maintain a broad
international audience, the editors will be careful with the journal
becoming too topic-specialised. This does not deny the possibility of
releasing special topic-specific issues.

ISSN 1574-1311

Email: editors@scienceandworldaffairs.org

ISYP Journal on Science and World Affairs is available free of charge as an
Open Access journal on the Internet.

Content available in PDF format.

Current Issue: Vol. 1, No. 2, 2005

Date: 5 May 2006