《當代政治》是一份國際同行評議的雜志，研究國家和國際政治的交叉。由于認識到國內政治與國際政治之間的界限本質上是有漏洞的，它為研究國際關系與比較政治之間的學科分歧提供了一個平臺，這些分歧可以提出問題、跨越或超越這些分歧。它出版學術著作，探索國際互動，而不忽視國家和地方趨勢的作用，并/或解釋國家差異，同時是當代全球政治中敏感的更廣泛的趨勢。在過去20年里，《當代政治》在政治制度、治理制度和政治經濟方面發表了大量文章。然而，該雜志歡迎任何涉及國內和國際政治交集的話題的投稿。它對當前世界政治產生的重大概念和理論問題感興趣，并載有學術和非學術讀者均可閱讀的文章。

Contemporary Politics is an international peer-reviewed journal which examines the intersection of national and international politics. Recognising that the boundaries between domestic and international politics are inherently porous, it provides a platform for studies which problematise, cross or transcend the disciplinary divide between international relations and comparative politics. It publishes scholarly work which explores international interactions without ignoring the role of national and local trends, and/or explains national difference while being sensitive broader trends in contemporary global politics.Over the last two decades, Contemporary Politics has developed a track record of publishing on political institutions, governance regimes and political economy. However, the journal welcome submissions on any topic which sits at the intersection of domestic and international politics. It takes an interest in major conceptual and theoretical issues generated by current world politics, and carries articles which should be accessible to informed academic and non-academic audiences.