International Section – Nicole Wilkins
nuprinternational@gmail.com

Domestic Section – Ryan Mulcahey
nuprdomestic@gmail.com

Opinion and Reviews – Windsor Lien
nupropinion@gmail.com
nuprreviews@gmail.com

Articles submitted to the Political Review should accomplish three goals:

1. Define their subject and its scope specifically and clearly. This requires and includes telling readers why and in what context the subject is relevant. The writer should define their terms, particularly if these are peculiar to the author or a given context where a set of terminology might have different meanings to different readers. Additionally, the author should give background information as necessary.
2. Propose a thesis. What is the author writing about and what are they trying to show or tell readers? In the process of doing so, the author should defend his thesis, too. He should address possible counter arguments and exceptional contingencies and explain why his thesis holds up in their face. An article without a thesis is like a sentence without a noun.
3. Produce a logically consistent argument. Logical fallacies must not be avoided; they must be eliminated and smashed. There is no space for scatterbrain CAT scans in the Political Review. Where they appear they must be removed. Consistency should be evident in both content and form — subtopics, examples and so on should be prioritized in terms of attention and detail. Arguments and examples should reinforce one another and show a unity of a transcendent message; the thesis.

An article should run as follows: Introduction and Thesis –> Argument –> Objection –> Response –> Conclusion

Articles should use proper citation formatting and conventions of style. Introductions and conclusions should reinforce the rest of the piece, and should provoke and engage the reader. Articles should have smooth transitions and use proper English grammar and spelling. All articles should be in English, using American spelling and should follow the style outline in the Chicago Manual of Style. A limited level of flexibility, in terms of formal writing style, is given to opinion pieces (for example, the use of personal pronouns may be allowed depending on context).

Book reviews should maintain this level of writing, style and format. However, a counter argument may not be required in every case. Context is particularly significant within book reviews, and, depending on the book, discussion of the author’s life and intent is important to enhance the reader’s understanding of the influence of a given work.