Join Columbia University's Helvidius Group for the release and launch event of its annual publication, the 2010 Journal of Politics & Society.

Guest speaker Greg Callus, Deputy Editor of PolitcalBetting.com will present on the emerging significance of new social media outlets in the political sphere.

Featured authors Nishi Kumar (Dissident Use of Social Media in Iran) and Andrei Stetsenko (Transatlantic Energy Security) will join him for brief remarks and a Question & Answer period.

***FOOD WILL BE SERVED***

The Helvidius Group continues its interview series with Professor Robert Jervis, the Adlai E. Stevenson Professor of International Affairs at Columbia University.

Have you ever wanted to know how Professor Jervis chose to pursue a career in International Affairs? Have you wondered about this security specialist's opinions on Iran's nuclear effort or President Obama?

We caught up with Dr. Jervis to find out his opinions on Iran, Obama, and of course, the famous Columbia College Core Curriculum. Check out the interview here.

Have you ever wanted to know how Professor Sala-i-Martin chose to pursue a career in Economics? Or better yet, have you ever wondered how many colorful jackets he owns?

In its 21st year, the Helvidius Group is starting a new effort to give readers in and outside of the university a chance to get to know Columbia professors a little better and to gather expert advice on the best ways for undergraduates to pursue their research interests.

Last week, we caught up with Dr. Xavier Sala-i-Martin to ask the questions students have been dying to know. Check out the interview here.

In its 21st year of publication, Columbia University's Journal of Politics & Society is currently inviting undergraduate students (class of 2009 or later) to submit research papers in the social sciences for publication in its 2010 edition.

Students from ALL SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES, studying in the United States or abroad, are encouraged to submit their work.

The Journal will award the Peter and Katherine Tomassi Prize of $250 to the author of the best article.

The deadline for student paper submissions is January 23rd, 2010.

The call for papers flyer can be downloaded here. For more information about the call for papers process, please visit the 2010 Call for Papers page.

The Helvidius Group is proud to publish online the content of the 2009 Journal of Politics & Society, showcasing some of its most academically diverse and accomplished authors. The print edition was released in May 2009. Incorporating academic fields traditionally unfamiliar to its pages, the 2009 Journal embraces a truly interdisciplinary scope and includes discussions on weapon exports in South Korea, the adverse effects of state building in Georgia, and trigger mechanisms of the International Criminal Court. The Journal, for the first time, includes two guest essays - the first from Dr. Richard Haass, president of the Council on Foreign Relations, and the second from Jan Egeland, former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

Throughout the 2008—2009 academic year, the 20th Editorial Board worked diligently with the authors to implement structural edits. Together with its 2009 authors, the Helvidius Group has prepared for publication some of the finest undergraduate research being pursued in universities today.

Please enjoy the online version of the Journal as part of the expanded archives, now including downloadable PDFs of the 1991—2009 editions.

The 2009 edition of the Journal of Politics & Society is now available in over 430 bookstores nationwide!

Look inside this year's edition for powerful guest essays by leading scholars and statespersons:

The Economic Crisis and Its Strategic
Consequences
Dr. Richard N. Haass
President of the Council on Foreign Relations

A Renaissance for Multilateral Work
Mr. Jan Egeland
Former U.N. Under-Secretary-General

Also find groundbreaking undergraduate scholarship on the issues shaping your world:

• South Korea's Arms-for-Energy Strategy
• Indigenous Movements and Constitutional Reform in Ecuador and Bolivia
• The Dangers of State-building for Democracy in Georgia
• A Historical and Statistical Evaluation of Partition in Iraq
• Argentine-Venezuelan Bilateral Relations
• Trigger Mechanisms of the International Criminal Court

This year, the journal will be available at Barnes & Noble, Borders, and Book World bookstores. In order to find the retailer(s) located nearest to you, please input your zip code. The ten closest retailers will be returned, along with the web address of each store and the number of copies initially available. It might be worthwhile to contact a store to make sure the journal is in stock before looking for it on the newsstand.

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Two articles from the 2009 edition of the Journal are now available online. Andrew Langer's Hydro Wars: The Struggle for Water and Survival in the Euphrates-Tigris River Basin analyzes the growing tensions in the Middle East over water resources. In The Islamicization of Politics: Motivations for Violence in Kashmir, author Gaurav Bhatnagar examines the religious symbols and rhetoric used in the conflict over Kashmir and identifies the underlying political stimuli.

All other articles from the 2009 edition of the Journal will be available online once the journal is no longer on sale in bookstores. Please check back in the fall.

In its 20^th year of publication, Columbia University's Journal of Politics & Society is currently inviting undergraduate students (class of 2008 or later) to submit research papers in the social sciences for publication in its 2009 edition.

Students from ALL SOCIAL SCIENCE DISCIPLINES, studying in the United States or abroad, are encouraged to submit their work.

The deadline for student paper submissions is January 24th, 2009.

The call for papers flyer can be downloaded here. For more information about the call for papers process, please visit the 2009 Call for Papers page.

The Helvidius Group is proud to publish online the content of the 2008 Journal of Politics & Society, showcasing some of its most academically diverse and accomplished authors. The print edition was released in April 2008. Incorporating academic fields traditionally unfamiliar to its pages, the 2008 Journal embraces a truly interdisciplinary scope and includes an anthropological study of culturally competent medicine, a sociological analysis of high clothing fashion and cultural capital, and a historical-political examination of Italian conspiracy theory. The Journal included a guest essay from Louise Arbour, former United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and a former Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda.

Throughout the 2007—2008 academic year, the 19th Editorial Board worked diligently with the authors to implement structural edits. Together with its 2008 authors, the Helvidius Group has prepared for publication some of the finest undergraduate research being pursued in universities today.

Please enjoy the online version of the Journal as part of the expanded archives, now including downloadable PDFs of the 2002—2008 editions.

Following a rigorous application and interview process, the Helvidius Group is proud to announce its twentieth Editorial Board. The selection process for this year's board was the most competitive in the history of the Journal of Politics & Society, and the Executive Board would like to thank all the candidates for taking the time to speak with us.

The Editorial Board will serve until May 2009. With 28 members, it is the largest Editorial Board to date.

Students from all undergraduate colleges at Columbia are eligible to apply for positions each September. As in years past, the board's members range from first-years to seniors and bring diverse backgrounds, academic interests, and political beliefs to the table.

To see the full membership of this year's board, please visit the masthead page.

To learn more about this year's editors, please visit the 2008-2009 masthead biographies page.

Welcome to the new academic year, the twentieth anniversary of the Journal of Politics & Society. The Helvidius Group hosted an information session for prospective applicants to the twentieth Editorial Board in 310 Hamilton on Wednesday, September 10 at 9:00 PM. Please contact the new Editor-in-Chief, Josh Mathew, if you missed the information session and would still like to apply. Applications are due Sunday, September 14.

Also, the 2008 edition of the Journal remains on-sale at some Borders bookstores, though it is no longer available at Barnes & Noble. The online version will be uploaded soon.

As of Friday, May 9, the 2008 edition of the Journal of Politics & Society is available in 500 bookstores nationwide, representing all 50 states except for Mississippi. This year, the journal will be available at both Barnes & Noble and Borders bookstores. In order to find the retailer(s) located nearest to you, please input your zip code. The ten closest retailers will be returned, along with the web address of each store and the number of copies initially available. It might be worthwhile to contact a store to make sure the journal is in stock before looking for it on the newsstand.

Enter your ZIP Code:

A supplement to Tsang, et al., The Choosy Sex: Ideal Mate Selection Criteria Among Urban Chinese Youth, from the 2008 edition of the journal is now available online.

The 2008 Call for Papers has closed. This year, the Helvidius Group received a diverse range of manuscripts from undergraduates at 34 universities in 7 countries. Students interested in submitting papers for the 2009 edition should check back for further details in the fall.

Prospective authors will be notified of the results of the review process within the next two weeks. The print edition of the 2008 Journal of Politics & Society will be released on campus on April 25, 2008. The Journal will go on sale two weeks later. More details are forthcoming.

The Helvidius Group announces the official launch of its new website. Please see the submissions section for additional details on the 2008 Call For Papers; manuscripts will be accepted until January 26, 2008. Explore the site to learn more about the history and purpose of the Helvidius Group, as well as read new and updated online content. Though the print edition of the Journal of Politics & Society will always be its crown jewel, the Helvidius Group hopes to expand its online content offerings through this website.

The layout was designed by Evann Smith, CC '07, Co-Managing Editor of the 18th Editorial Board and currently a graduate student at the University of Chicago. Special thanks to Zach van Schouwen, SEAS '08, for programming the backend.

The website is accessible at both helvidius.org and columbia.edu/cu/helvidius

The Helvidius Group welcomes your comments, criticism, and suggestions.

After a highly competitive application process, the Executive Board of the Helvidius Group has chosen the 19th Editorial Board.

The Editorial Board, which will serve until May 2008, was selected from among the highest number of applicants in the history of the Helvidius Group. With 25 members, it is also the largest Editorial Board to date.

Students from all undergraduate colleges at Columbia are eligible to apply for positions each September. As in years past, the board's members range from first-years to seniors and bring diverse backgrounds, academic interests, and political beliefs to the table.

To see the full membership of this year's board, please visit the masthead page.

The Helvidius Group is pleased to present the online content of the 2007 Journal of Politics & Society, featuring some of its most talented and accomplished authors to date. The print edition was released at the conference in April. With breadth of focus and depth of analysis, the 2007 Journal covers topics as disparate as narcotics production in the Middle East, sexual harassment and abuse of women in the U.S. military, and the changing state of sovereignty worldwide. The Journal included a guest essay from Wendy Kopp, founder of Teach for America.

Throughout the 2006–2007 academic year, the 18th Editorial Board worked assiduously with selected authors to review and perfect their writing. Together with its 2007 authors, the Helvidius Group has prepared for publication some of the finest undergraduate research being pursued in universities today.

Please enjoy the online version of the Journal as part of the expanded archives, now including downloadable PDFs of the 2002–2007 editions. Full archive editions of the Journal's earlier issues will be available early next year, after the relocation of the Columbiana Archives is completed.

The Helvidius Group proudly announces the commencement of a distribution agreement with Source Interlink, the leading supplier of periodicals to bookstores nationwide. The Journal of Politics & Society has been on sale at more than 350 Barnes & Noble and other major bookstores since May 18, making it the first undergraduate periodical with nationwide commercial distribution.

Click here to download a PDF of the full press release. A condensed version was also featured on the Columbia News website.

On Friday, April 20, 2007, the Helvidius Group hosted its first annual academic conference in the Lindsay Rodgers Room of Columbia University's International Affairs Building. The symposium, entitled At the Forefront of Undergraduate Thought: A Conference on the Political and Social Sciences, showcased several of the authors featured in the 2007 edition of the Journal of Politics & Society, as well as guest speakers including Professor Helen Benedict of Columbia's Graduate School of Journalism and Professor Jack Snyder, the Group's academic advisor and the Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations in the Department of Political Science and Institute of War and Peace Studies. Also marking the release of the 18th edition of the Journal, the conference, open to the entire Columbia community, provided an exciting opportunity for undergraduates to share their scholarship and engage in dialogue with other students and professors.

Focusing on the timely issue of sexual harassment against female soldiers in the U.S. military during wartime, the conference's McVickar Panel featured Jade Lamb, a Yale senior whose essay "Women Warriors" was awarded the McVickar Prize in the 2007 edition of the Journal; Professor Benedict, a novelist and journalist specializing in women's issues, race, and literature; and Jen Hogg, a member of Iraq Veterans Against the War. In a moving presentation, the three speakers spoke about their perspectives on the topic with a specific focus on the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the subsequent occupation. They also discussed possible causes for the trend as well as reasons that wartime sexual harassment is not properly recorded and/or punished.

For more information about the conference, including a video from the sovereignty exchange presentation, click here to read more.