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Oxford, Thursday January 31, 2008
A new series of articles entitled Oxford Analytica Ideas will be published in the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief, starting in January, 2008.
Oxford Analytica Ideas examine key concepts in the expanding literature on political science, international relations and economics with a view to explaining their relevance to policymakers in the private and public sectors.
Each article focuses on an idea or concept that has gained widespread acceptance in the literature but whose meaning and implications may be less well understood outside of the academy.
The emphasis is on those topics that offer genuine insights into the world of geopolitics, and facilitate greater understanding on the part of analysts and decisionmakers, whatever the scope and nature of their operations.
Ideas that will come under scrutiny initially include:
In each article, the idea in question will be defined and analysed with reference to its value in understanding current global developments. There will be a strong focus on concrete illustrations and the lessons policymakers can draw from them. Oxford Analytica Ideas will be international in scope, with examples drawn from different parts of the world in order to provide genuine comparative insights.
Each idea will be addressed by a leading scholar drawn from Oxford Analytica’s global network of experts from universities and centres of learning around the world. The articles will be subjected to the same stringent editorial disciplines that have established a global reputation for the Daily Brief since it was first published in 1984. Oxford Analytica Ideas articles are approximately 2,000 words in length and structured in familiar Daily Brief format.
Initially due to be published once a month, they will carry a distinct logo to distinguish them from other analysis in the Daily Brief. They can also be identified by their unique opening line, eg: Oxford Analytica Ideas: Democratisation – What it means and why it matters.
The entire series of Ideas articles can be accessed by clicking on the appropriate logo at www.oxan.com/oxweb/. Articles are also searchable by keywords in the usual way. The Oxford Analytica Ideas Series is available to clients of the Oxford Analytica Daily Brief, subject to the level of service provided under the terms of their current subscription. The series is also available to non-clients; details available on request.
