Government and Opposition
Last updated ISSN 0017-257X
Government and Opposition is published by Cambridge University Press in social sciences. It is open access. The article processing charge is $3,550.
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What it publishes
Recent work in Government and Opposition concentrates on these topics, taken from its published record rather than from its own description:
- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- European Union Policy and Governance
- Social Policy and Reform Studies
- Political Systems and Governance
- Legal case studies and regulations
- Diverse Scientific and Economic Studies
- Political and Economic history of UK and US
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Key facts
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
|---|---|
| ISSN | 0017-257X, 1477-7053 |
| Subject area | Social Sciences |
| Access | Open access |
| Article processing charge | $3,550 |
| Indexed in | Web of Science — Social Sciences Citation Index · Scopus · DOAJ |
| Articles published | 2,817 |
| Publishing since | 1965 |
| Journal website | journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=GOV |
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