Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory

Aims & Scope

Redescriptions: Political Thought, Conceptual History and Feminist Theory is an international refereed open access journal, which publishes contributions on the transdisciplinary study of concepts.

In classical rhetoric, ‘redescription’ refers to a rhetorical move that alters the use of a concept in one respect or another.

The journal draws attention to conceptual moves within political theory, conceptual history and feminist thought, and highlights political agency within these moves.

Political and feminist thought in various forms, whether in philosophical, historical or contemporary terms, is published by the journal.

Unique in its focus in political and conceptual contingency, Redescriptions has been published since 1997.

Redescriptions welcomes original scholarly contributions on any aspect of political and feminist thought, especially studies that take the changing and contested character of concepts seriously.

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Journal’s research areas, covering key disciplines and specialized sub-topics in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, designed to support cutting-edge academic discovery.

Licensing & Copyright

This journal operates under an Open Access model. Articles are freely accessible to the public immediately upon publication. The content is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0), allowing users to share and adapt the work with proper attribution.

Copyright remains with the author(s), and no permission is required for non-commercial use, provided the original source is cited.

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The journal’s Article Processing Charge (APC) policies support open access publishing in Arts and Humanities and Social Sciences, ensuring accessibility and quality in research dissemination.

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Most Cited Articles

The Most Cited Articles section features the journal's most impactful research, based on citation counts. These articles have been referenced frequently by other researchers, indicating their significant contribution to their respective fields.

• Conceptual History between <i>Chronos</i> and <i>Kairos</i> - the Case of “Empire”

  Citation: 25

  Authors: Helge

• The Politification and Politicisation of the EU

  Citation: 18

  Authors: Niilo, Kari, Claudia

• Rhetoric and Conceptual Change

  Citation: 17

  Authors: Quentin

• Political Representation as a Democratic Process

  Citation: 13

  Authors: Nadia

• Redescribing Democracy

  Citation: 9

  Authors: Hubertus, Dirk

• The Erosion of Democracy - The Beginning of the End?

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Michael

• The Temporalisation of Concepts

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Reinhart

• The People as “Presupposition” of Representative Democracy - An Essay on the Political Theory of Pierre Rosanvallon

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Lisa

• The Godfather of Left-Schmittianism? Otto Kirchheimer and Carl Schmitt after 1945

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Hubertus

• Towards a Radical Feminist Resignification of Vulnerability: A Critical Juxtaposition of Judith Butler’s Post-Structuralist Philosophy and Martha Fineman’s Legal Theory

  Citation: 6

  Authors: Ariadni