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The Andean Journal of Political Studies (RAEP) is a publication of the Institute of Andean Political Studies dedicated to the dissemination of relevant research in the social sciences, focused mainly on socio-political issues linked to Latin American reality. The RAEP (ISSN: 2221-4135) is indexed in the Emerging Source Citation Index (Thomson Reuters), Latindex Catalog, International Bibliography of Social Science (IBSS), Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ), and ProQuest. Created in 2011, the RAEP has contributed to criticism and discussion in the social sciences of the Andean region from the publication of articles prepared from various theoretical approaches, disciplines, methodologies, methods and academic communities. Like most indexed journals, the editorial process applies blind peer-review as it improves the decisions of the Editorial Committee regarding the publication of the texts received. The external review of the articles is frequently entrusted to the members of the Advisory Committee, who issue the respective opinions. RAEP is published semi-annually, but receives full texts permanently: Article submission.

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Call for Papers: Political Economy and Democratic Crisis in Latin America: Power, Inequality and a Transforming Global Order

2026-01-13

Editorial Team: Oscar Oszlak (University of Buenos Aires), Eduardo Dargent (PUCP). Anthony Medina Rivas Plata (IEPA).

The Andean Journal of Political Studies invites submissions of original articles for its Issue 16, Volume 1 (2026) , dedicated to the critical analysis of political economy and democratic challenges in Latin America. This issue aims to be a pluralistic space for academic dialogue within a regional context marked by profound transformations: the persistence of structural inequalities, increasing political polarization, the expansion of organized crime and illicit economies, the impacts of climate change and the energy transition, and the reconfiguration of Latin America's integration into a changing global order.

The call for papers invites researchers to contribute work that examines these dynamics from an integrated political economy perspective, understood as the analysis of interactions between states, markets, social actors, and transnational power structures. The post-pandemic scenario has intensified historical tensions in the region and highlighted both the vulnerability of development models and the limitations of democratic and regulatory institutions. In this context, the dossier seeks to gather research that addresses how the relationships between sovereignty, redistribution, environmental justice, security, and political representation are being redefined in Latin America.

The submission of comparative studies, subnational analyses, long-term historical research, and innovative approaches that allow for an understanding of the heterogeneity of trajectories and experiences in the region is especially encouraged. Likewise, the call is open to contributions from political science, economics, sociology, history, law, environmental studies, and other related disciplines, with the aim of promoting an interdisciplinary dialogue that enriches the academic debate.

The papers may address, among other topics, the resilience and erosion of democracy, tax regimes and redistributive policies, governance in the face of organized crime, the political economy of the energy transition and the Amazon, the strategies of elites and social movements, and the insertion of Latin America into the global political economy.

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Current Issue

Vol. 15 No. 2 (2025): El desarrollo de la Ciencia Política en Iberoamérica: Historia, Perspectivas y Desafíos

Durante las últimas tres décadas la ciencia política en el espacio Iberoamericano ha experimentado un crecimiento sostenido. Esto puede apreciarse desde diferentes indicadores como: 1) la creación de carreras de grado y posgrado; 2) el incremento de las publicaciones científicas periódicas y sus estándares de calidad; 3) la organización de diferentes asociaciones a nivel nacional y regional; 4) la publicación de numerosos libros de autor y compilaciones; 5) la realización de eventos y congresos, tanto nacionales, regionales como internacionales; y 6) la construcción de redes cada vez más densa de trabajos y actividades conjuntas.

Esto nos permite reflexionar y construir conocimiento sobre la propia historia disciplinar, algo que se ha venido gestando tanto en investigaciones como en el trabajo en red de grupos específicos como el de Historia de la Ciencia Política en América Latina de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Ciencia Política (ALACIP). Por otro lado, las diferentes asociaciones nacionales han establecido espacios en sus congresos para dar lugar a ponencias y presentaciones especiales sobre la temática.

Esta Convocatoria pretende la presentación de trabajos originales vinculados a la historia, desarrollo y enseñanza de la ciencia política a partir de diferentes ejes. Entre ellos podemos mencionar: 1) historia general de la ciencia política en cada país; 2) historia de un área específica, tanto a nivel nacional como comparado (Ejemplo: instituciones políticas y gobierno, administración y políticas públicas, comunicación política y opinión pública, relaciones internacionales, teoría política, género y política, entre otros); 3) estudios biográficos y bibliométricos; 4) Desarrollo de las instituciones de enseñanza e investigación y de las asociaciones académico-profesionales.

 

Published: 2025-12-29

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