本期刊是為數不多的真正具有廣泛學科范圍的國際政治科學期刊之一。作為荷蘭政治科學協會(Nederlandse Kring voor de Wetenschap der Politiek)的官方期刊，它涵蓋了荷蘭和比較政治、國際關系、政治理論、公共管理和政治傳播等子領域。在政治科學日益專業化的時代，這本涉及面廣泛的雜志對國際研究團體起著至關重要的作用。它以廣泛的政治話題吸引廣泛的讀者，出版了大量具有實質性理論背景的文章，同時展示了如何將這些思想用于實踐。雖然過去大多數的研究都傾向于來自歐洲，但現在該雜志吸引了越來越多來自美國、加拿大和全世界的文章。讀者將發現，從理論和經驗文章的比較和單一國家的研究到方法說明的貢獻。還包括實證文章，介紹了納入或測試理論討論的新方法。該雜志致力于發表具有優勢的研究成果，為政治學帶來新的見解和新方法。

This journal is one of the few truly international political science journals with a broad scope across the discipline. As the official journal of the Dutch Political Science Association (Nederlandse Kring voor de Wetenschap der Politiek) it covers such sub-areas as Dutch and comparative politics, as well as international relations, political theory, public administration and political communication.In times of growing specialization in political science, this broad-ranging journal serves a vital role for the international research community. Set out to attract a wide audience with the ample range of political topics, it publishes a multitude of articles with a substantive theoretical background that demonstrate at the same time, how these ideas can be used empirically. While in the past most research tended to come from Europe, the journal now attracts more and more articles from the United States, Canada, and the world at large.Readers will find contributions that reach from theoretical and empirical articles over comparative and single-country studies to methodological notes. Also included are empirical articles which introduce new ways to incorporate or test theoretical discussions. The journal is committed to publishing research with an edge, bringing new insights and new approaches to political science.