A digital magazine
about politics and society
Non-profit. Independent.
Free of charge. Without ads.
zoon politikon
zo|on po|li|ti|kọn [ancient Greek]: Aristotle’s definition of human beings as by nature political and social creatures who ought to strive for the best possible life in a community of free and equal members (Aristotle, Politika, 1253a, 1255b, 1328a).
Politikon will be the first non-profit online magazine in which social science and humanities scholars make their expertise available to the public in multiple languages. All of our articles will appear in English, French, and German. In the medium-term, we would like to publish in Italian, Hungarian, and Polish as well. Our topics will range from politics, society, and the economy to the environment, law, and academia.
Politikon will be independent, nonpartisan, free of charge, and without ads. In early 2021, you will be able to read our first contributions on www.politikon.net
Who we are

We are a group of social science and humanities researchers at more than 30 universities in 15 countries – Austria, Belgium, Chile, the Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.
We have founded Politikon because we are concerned about the quality of the public discourse and the political and social developments in our countries.
Our mission
The social sciences and humanities generate many important insights. They provide theoretically sound and evidence-based research results that help us understand our complex world.
We want to make the knowledge of our disciplines accessible to a broad audience.

Our goals
We will seek to reach these goals by publishing at least five new articles each week. This includes analyses, research reports, interviews, opinion pieces, and reviews of relevant new publications. Our articles will be factual, relatively short, and as comprehensible as possible.
In early 2021, you will be able to read our first contributions on www.politikon.net