We now invite submissions to the Oxford Political Review’s 12th issue, under the theme of ‘Utopia’.
From classic literary utopias to contemporary social visions, and from speculative fiction to real-world attempts at utopian societies, we encourage you to submit papers that explore the concept of utopia in its myriad forms. Some potential topics might include:
- Utopian visions of society
- ‘Utopianism’ v. ‘realism’ in politics
- ‘Realistic utopias’ or real-world utopias
- Utopian ideas in political practice
- The law and utopia
- Anti-utopianism
- Utopia and failure
The deadline for submissions is 12 January 2024. Submissions should be emailed to submissions@oxfordpoliticalreview.com along with a short 1-2 sentence bio of the author.
In general, we are looking for submissions that take the following format:
- Short op-ed style articles of around 800 words
- Book reviews and review essays of no more than 1,500 words
- Long-form articles consisting of no more than 2,000 words
- Interviews of no more than 2,000 words
For more information on our submission guidelines, please follow this link. Pieces that do not adhere to our style guide will be rejected.
Typically, we have more submissions than we can accept. If we like your submission but cannot accept it for the print issue, we will publish it separately online.
Potential books for review:
- Mathias Thaler, No Other Planet (Cambridge, 2023)
- Philip Seargeant, The Future of Language (Bloomsbury, 2023)
- Roberto Mangabeira Unger, The World and Us (Penguin, 2024)
- Jonathan White, In The Long Run (Profile, 2024)