European Policy Analysis Volume 1, Number 1, Spring 2015 | Page 2

T Editorial Introduction to the First Issue of European Policy Analysis (EPA) he editors are proud to present the first issue of European Policy Analysis (EPA) under the aegis of the Policy Studies Organization. It is a double blind peer-reviewed journal on policy research with an emphasis on European countries, issues and studies (and/or) which follows a comparative approach (and/or) which contributes to the theoretical understanding of policy research. EPA invites original papers, quality articles and book reviews that fall within its scope. We are also interested in survey articles that present the European state-of-the–art for major theoretical or practical concepts of policy analysis such as “Institutions”, “Policy Learning”, “Evaluation”, “Policy Advice”, “Advocacy Coalition Framework in the European Context”, “Multiple Streams Approach in the European Context”, “Punctuated Equilibrium Theory in the European Context”, “Programmatic Actors”, “Actor-centered Institutionalism”, “Multi-Level Policy-Making in the European Context” and other similar contributions. We also invite overviews on regional perspectives on public policy in Europe ranging from country reports (e.g. “Policy Analysis in France”, “Policy Analysis in Russia”, “Policy Analysis in Slovenia”) to regional ones (e.g., “Policy Analysis in the Baltic Countries”) and similar contributions. EPA invites guest editors for special issues. It appears twice a year, in January and in September. There will be three formats: online, as an e-book, and a print version. Please visit European Policy Analysis (EPA) online at www.ipsonet.org for submission guidelines, announcements, free sample issues, recent articles published, and more. If you are interested in publishing a paper or serving as a guest editor for a special issue please contact the editors: Nils Bandelow, University of Braunschweig, Germany (nils.bandelow[at]tu-braunschweig.de), Fritz Sager, University of Bern, Switzerland (fritz.sager[at]kpm.unibe.ch), Klaus Schubert, University of Muenster, Germany (klaus.schubert[at]uni-muenster.de). 2