''West European Politics'' is a peer-reviewed

academic journal An academic journal or scholarly journal is a periodical publication in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as permanent and transparent forums for the presentation, scrutiny, and ...

comparative politics Comparative politics is a field in political science characterized either by the use of the ''comparative method'' or other empirical methods to explore politics both within and between countries. Substantively, this can include questions relatin ...

focusing on

Western Europe Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's countries and territories vary depending on context. The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the ancient Mediterranean ...

. It was established in 1978 and serves as one of the main publication venues in that field. Its founding

editors-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...

were Vincent Wright and Gordon Smith; the current editors are Klaus Goetz,

Anand Menon Anand Menon (born September 1965) is Professor of European Politics and Foreign Affairs at King's College London in the United Kingdom and was appointed in January 2014 as director of the UK in a Changing Europe initiative. He was a special advise ...

and Wolfgang C. Müller. According to the ''

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'', the journal has a 2015

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of 1.464, ranking it 36th out of 163 journals in the category "Political Science".

Vincent Wright Memorial Prize

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for the best articles published in the journal during the preceding year.

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Vincent Wright Memorial Prize

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