Human Rights and Citizenship (p1-5)

The Editorial Board and the Managing Editor of InterNationality is pleased to invite submissions for the forthcoming inaugural issue focusing on the theme of Human Rights and Citizenship. InterNationality is a professional, peer-reviewed, online publication of theoretically significant, empirically grounded scholarship on major issues in international and area studies

Globalization and Sovereignty: The Persistence of an International Norm (p6-20)

Scholars have increasingly questioned the role of sovereignty in shaping the outcomes in global politics. So, what does it mean when theorists and practitioners question the validity or even the utility of the concept? The different conceptions of this term have led to different conclusions regarding the nature of world politics.

Democratic Diffusion: The Spread of International Norms in Central and Eastern Europe (p21-25)

Why have some of the newest members of the European Union consolidated their democratic transitions while others have lagged behind? This paper tests the hypothesis > that the difference in democratic consolidation between Central and Eastern European countries could be attributable to factors associated with membership in international governmental organizations.