ABSTRACT

The National Political Science Review (NPSR), a refereed publication of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists seeks to expand its contributor and subscriber base. The NPSR is conceived with emphasis particularly on theoretical and empirical research on politics and policies that advantage or disadvantage groups by reason of race, ethnicity, or gender, or other such factors. Generally, the NPSR seeks to incorporate analyses of the full range of human activities that undergird and impinge upon political and social life. Thus, in addition to contributions from political scientists, the NPSR seeks relevant contributions from historians, sociologists, anthropologists, theologians, economists, ethicists, and others. The NPSR is particularly interested in contributions that set forth research agendas in critical scholarly areas within the context of past scholarship and ongoing contemporary developments. The NPSR strives to be at the forefront of lively scholarly discourse on domestic and global political life, particularly as disadvantaged groups are affected.