The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs

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The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs  
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Former names
The Fletcher Forum
Abbreviated title (ISO 4)
Fletcher Forum World Aff.
Discipline International relations
Language English
Publication details
Publisher
Publication history
1975–present
Frequency Biannually
Yes
Indexing
ISSN 1046-1868
LCCN sn89025609
OCLC no. 51864059
The Fletcher Forum:
ISSN 0147-0981
Links

The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs is a biannual peer-reviewed academic journal of international relations established in 1975. It is managed by students at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University). It is also an online foreign policy forum with additional articles and interviews.

Scope

The journal provides interdisciplinary analysis with articles covering an array of international relations fields that include humanitarian studies,[1] security studies,[2] development studies,[3] international law,[4] international business,[5] regional Studies,[6] international politics,[6] environmental studies,[7] and diplomacy.[8][9] Works in the journal have been cited in other specialized scholarly journals, books, and in policy-making.[10][11][12]

The Fletcher Forum includes feature articles, book reviews, interviews and editorials.[13] While the current issue is available for purchase, most articles from previous issues are individually available for download through the journal's website.[14]

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in HeinOnline,[8] LexisNexis, ProQuest, Westlaw,[15] CCLP Contents of Current Legal Periodicals, and International Political Science Abstracts.[16]

History

The cover of the first issue of The Fletcher Forum, Fall 1976
The cover of the 13th volume, in 1989, using for the first time the journal's new name

The journal was established in the fall of 1976 as The Fletcher Forum: A Journal of Graduate Studies in International Affairs. The director was Jeffrey A. Sheehan and the editorial board was chaired by Shashi Tharoor.[17] The journal obtained its current name in 1989.[16]

Supplemental issues

The journal has published some special issues, as third issues within the corresponding academic year's volume:

  • Papers and presentations from a special conference held at the Fletcher School on September 30, 2004 (2005, vol. 29)
  • A collection of speeches and papers presented at the conference "Non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction: Current Challenges and New Approaches", cosponsored by the Fletcher School and the American Academy of Diplomacy, held on October 21, 2005 (2006, vol 30)
  • Commemorative issue for the 100th birthday of Edward R. Murrow (2008, vol. 32)
  • Celebration of The Fletcher School's 80th anniversary (2013, vol. 37),

Editors-in-chief

The volumes and their editorial board composition typically follows the academic year cycle, beginning in the fall of a year, and finishing in the summer of the following one. The following persons have been editor-in-chief:

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  • 1976-77 (Vol. 1): Sashi Tharoor
  • 1977-78 (Vol. 2): K. Alexander Hobson
  • 1978-79 (Vol. 3): K. Alexander Hobson (issue 1), Randall Roeser (issue 2)
  • 1979-80 (Vol. 4): Miles A. Libbey III
  • 1980-81 (Vol. 5): Robert E. Kiernan
  • 1981-82 (Vol. 6): Edward W. Desmong
  • 1982-83 (Vol. 7): Jeffrey D. Feltman
  • 1983-84 (Vol. 8): Patricia A. Smith
  • 1984-85 (Vol. 9): David M. Cooper
  • 1985-86 (Vol. 10): Augusta Pipkin
  • 1986-87 (Vol. 11): Sam B. Rovit
  • 1987-88 (Vol. 12): David Kupferschmid
  • 1988-89 (Vol. 13): Robert E. Ford
  • 1989-90 (Vol. 14): Carol Hills
  • 1990-91 (Vol. 15): Margaret Smith
  • 1991-92 (Vol. 16): Sheila Machado
  • 1992-93 (Vol. 17): Mark Terry (issue 1), Tammy Halevy, Bruce Keith
  • 1993-94 (Vol. 18): Linda Head Flanagan
  • 1994-95 (Vol. 19): Linda J. Maguire
  • 1995-96 (Vol. 20): Jennifer Evans
  • 1996-97 (Vol. 21): Sara Mason
  • 1997-98 (Vol. 22): Kate Mahoney
  • 1998-99 (Vol. 23): Carlisle J. Levine
  • 1999-2000 (Vol. 24): Brian T. Jackson
  • 2000-01 (Vol. 25): Vashti Van Wyke
  • 2001-02 (Vol. 26) Daniel Langenkamp
  • 2002-03 (Vol. 27): Mariya Rasner
  • 2003-04 (Vol. 28): Emma Belcher
  • 2004-05 (Vol. 29): Annelena Lobb
  • 2005-06 (Vol. 30): Cornelia Schneider
  • 2006-07 (Vol. 31): Jonathan L. K. Reiber
  • 2007-08 (Vol. 32): Catherine G. Pfaffenroth
  • 2008-09 (Vol. 33): Justin Ginnetti
  • 2009-10 (Vol. 34): Naureen Kabir
  • 2010-11 (Vol. 35): David Reidy
  • 2011-12 (Vol. 36): Paul Nadeau
  • 2012-13 (Vol. 37): Alexander Ely
  • 2013-14 (Vol. 38): Julia Radice
  • 2014-15 (Vol. 39): Christopher Maroshegyi
  • 2015-16 (Vol. 40): Natalie Lam

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