This partly derives from changes within the social sciences but, more profoundly, it is a reflection of far-reaching social transformations. The aim of this new peer-refereed journal is to provide an international and intercultural forum for social theorists and theoretically minded social scientists to explore ways of making social theory relevant to the challenges facing the social sciences in the 21st century. This is a European journal in the sense that it reflects the commonalities in European social theory and is not a nationally specific journal. It stands in the tradition of European social theory and aims to give expression to a common European intellectual culture. The journal is intended to be as inclusive as possible of previously separated, and frequently marginalized, traditions.
Contributions are welcome from all parts of the world.
The conception of social theory held by the Editorial Board is broad-ranging, opposed to dogmatic adherence to a particular school of thought. We shall endeavour to give expression to all varieties of contemporary social and political thought and in a way that reflects the increasing multidisciplinarity and transnationalism that characterizes the present time. As the personal calls for papers, written by the Editorial Board and published in the Viewpoints section of this issue make clear, our conception of social theory seeks in particular to overcome the divide between social and political theory with respect to the reinterpretation of the classics and the demands of the present situation. We do not wish to publish papers that are specific to the history of ideas or the history of sociology, but papers are particularly welcome that show the contemporary relevance of the classic works. We particularly welcome papers dealing with the transformation of European societies.