AGS Launches New Academic Journal Published Jointly with Arcadia University

The inaugural issue of The Journal of International Relations, Peace Studies and Development, an online-only annual academic journal published jointly by the American Graduate School in Paris and Arcadia University, has just been made available as an open source to users worldwide. AGS celebrated an "avant-première" soft launch with the international affairs community in Paris on June 3^rd. 

Focusing on International Relations, Diplomacy, and Development issues as well as Peace and Conflict Resolution, it reflects the interdisciplinary approach and complementary academic concentrations of the two institutions. It includes peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, opinion pieces, and interviews, exploring a wide range of political, economic, societal, and cultural issues. The editorial line emphasizes quantitative and qualitative research and analysis that are objective, critical, and innovative.

Arcadia and AGS decided to engage in this endeavor together two years ago, based on the initiative of two AGS faculty members, Patrick Clairzier and Dr. Steve McGiffen, as well as several AGS alumni, including Ashley Stepanek who has taken a leading role in marketing the journal. Through this publication, AGS and Arcadia University aim to promote their intellectual capital and shared commitment to furthering high-level academic research, innovation, and debate on important international trends and topics. The journal targets audiences in academia and research institutions, governments, civil societies, the nonprofit sector, multinational corporations, individual scholars, and industry practitioners. As Dr. Eileen Servidio, President of AGS, writes in the introduction editorial, "this journal aspires to encourage discourses that promote non-violence in all aspects of international affairs."

The first issue features an open theme, with scholarly works on the role of civil society and environmental issues in international relations, diplomacy, the war on terror, and the role of information in promoting equality and democracy. Among the articles, Dr. Patrick Bratton of Hawaii Pacific University provides an "Overview of the Diplomatic Landscape"; Dr. Steve McGiffen authors a book review on Corporate Europe: How Big Business Sets Policies on Food, Climate and War (Pluto Press); David Feldman, an AGS alumnus, now a Ph.D. Candidate at UCSB, reviews Bad News for Refugees (Pluto Press); and Ambassador Wilfried Bolewski, former Chief of Protocol to Chancellors Angela Merkel and Gerhard Schröder, shares a lecture he recently gave at Oxford University, on "Diplomacy and Crises: A Practitioner's Insight and Outlook".

Arcadia and AGS started their academic partnership in 2006. Founded in 1853, Arcadia University is Philadelphia's global university and a pioneer in international education. It is a top-ranked private university offering bachelor, master and doctoral degrees. In addition to six colleges and schools in the United States, Arcadia has 10 centers and offices around the world.

Link to The Journal of International Relations, Peace & Development Studies

For more information contact: Patrick Clairzier, Assistant Professor, Undergraduate Programs - journal@ags.edu