Browsing by Author "Rashkova, Ekaterina"

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    The discipline of Political Science in Europe: How different is it from Political Science in North America?
    (Cambridge University Press, 2016-10-12) Stockemer, Daniel; Rashkova, Ekaterina; Moses, Jonathon; Blair, Alasdair
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    The distribution of authors and reviewers in EPS
    (European Political Science, 2020-03-20) Stockemer, Daniel; Blair, Alasdair; Rashkova, Ekaterina
    Gender inequality as a phenomenon is also present in academic writing and publishing. In this article, we review the gender imbalance in the percentage of authors and reviewers in EPS from 2015 to 2019. At the submissions stage, male authors submit approximately twice as many manuscripts compared to female authors. At the publication stage, there is less of a gender difference due to a higher success rate for female authors. For reviewers, however, the gender discrepancies are even wider. At the invitation stage, we invited only roughly four women to review for every ten men. When it comes to completed reviews the gap widens to roughly three women for ten men. Our findings show that we still have a long way to go to achieve parity in the review process. We suggest that parity in the review process is not independent of more women scholars being promoted to higher level academic positions.
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    EPS Symposium Diversity and Inclusion in Political Science
    (European Political Science, 2016-10-18) Stockemer, Daniel; Blair, Alasdair; Rashkova, Ekaterina; Moses, Jonathon
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    Looking back and looking forward: 20 years of European Political Science serving the political science community in Europe and beyond
    (Palgrave, 2021-03-01) Blair, Alasdair; Stockemer, Daniel; Rashkova, Ekaterina
    Anniversaries are milestone events. They invite those involved to celebrate their achievements, but also reflect about the past, present and future. The 20th anniversary of European Political Science (EPS) is such a landmark. It marks a success story; the development from a news style magazine to a major political science journal. Over the past 20 years, EPS has developed into an outlet in which political scientists exchange about their profession, best practices in teaching and learning, as well as shared authoritative research. We have shaped many professional discussions such as debates about gender equality or the relevancy of political science, and have become an authoritative voice in the deliberations of innovative teaching techniques such as simulations or role plays. And in our research section, we have covered the big events in Europe and beyond such as the War in Iraq, Brexit and the European Refugee Crisis. We can be proud of what we have achieved in the past 20 years. However, we are not without challenges, which include among others practicing greater diversity in terms of authorship and the types of articles we publish. This anniversary issue is a first step in this direction. By discussing the political science profession in Europe and beyond, it includes a balance of authors from different parts of Europe and the world, a gender balance in contributors and, above all, it raises some of the largest challenges we, as a discipline, will have to tackle in the next 20 years. These include academic freedom, inequalities in the profession and the relevancy of political science as a discipline.
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    Publishing in Political Science Journals
    (Palgrave Macmillan, 2020) Blair, Alasdair; Rashkova, Ekaterina; Stockemer, Daniel; Buckley, Fiona
    Publication in academic journals is a critical part of the academic career. However, writing academic papers and getting them published is not a straightforward task. This article seeks to provide editors’ insights into the process of publishing by outlining common factors that lead to papers being rejected as well as charting strategies that ensure papers have the best chance of being sent out for review. The article discusses the important issue of peer review, including how best to respond to reviews and the expected academic conventions in terms of acting as reviewers.