This journal publishes articles on the history of political thought, constitutional theory, and the intellectual history of concepts like law, nationalism, and science. Recent articles examine Hans Kelsen's early writings on law and socialism, constitutional theory, Thomas Mann's politics during the Weimar Republic, Giuseppe Mazzini and liberal nationalism, and the historical specificity of science.
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SJR Quartile by Discipline
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HistoryQ1
PhilosophyQ1
Sociology and Political ScienceQ2
Subject Classification
Web of Science Categories
Philosophy
Scopus Categories
PhilosophySociology and Political ScienceHistory
Research Topics (OpenAlex)
European Political History AnalysisAmerican Constitutional Law and PoliticsPolitical Theory and InfluenceSeventeenth-Century Political and Philosophical ThoughtReformation and Early Modern Christianity