Welcome to Neue Politische Literatur

Dear readers,

Welcome to Neue Politische Literatur, one of the leading review journals in German history and political science with a tradition spanning more than seventy years. Neue Politische Literatur focuses on reviewing current research literature on modern German, European and non-European history and on theory-driven and historical political science.

From 2026 on, Neue Politische Literatur is being published by the University and State Library of Darmstadt as a diamond open access journal. Here on our website, you can access our articles and issues free of charge and find out more about the new, digital NPL. For the latest information, you are also welcome to follow us on bluesky: @nplreview.bsky.social

We hope you enjoy reading!

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