Government & Opposition An International Journal of Comparative Politics

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Government and Opposition is one of the world's leading global comparative politics journals. This means that we publish papers dealing with any part of the world, and on any theme, to do with comparative politics, liberally defined. We accept papers that cover a single case, so long as they are positioned within the comparative politics literature and seek to advance comparative political analysis. We are tied to no substantive position, nor to any methodological orthodoxy beyond the fundamental principle of intellectual rigour.

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International

Established in 1965

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Lengths:

Article: Up to 10,000 words.

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Academic.

Topics:

Politics/Political Science: Political institutions, Political sociology, Political systems, See guidelines.
Other: May vary.

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Last Updated: 15 Sep 2026

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