The Forum is a section of the International Review of Public Policy which allows scholars to contribute to contemporary scientific debates on Public Policy. These debates can be theoretical (on specific concepts or approaches), historical, methodological, or of relevance to policy practitioners. They may also contribute to these debates using a specific policy topic or a geographical area.

The forum debates are based on a major contribution proposed by a scholar in an article in which they argue a position or a perspective. Based on the state of the art, a Forum article offers an opportunity to identify new approaches, new concepts, new hypotheses, or to update our understanding of a certain topic. We seek original contributions, ranging 4000 to 8000 words excluding references), with a strong argumentation justifying the position proposed, important references to explain the originality and the relevance of the position situated in the literature.

All articles for the forum must be submitted through Manuscript Central, ensuring that you have marked your manuscript as a Forum contribution. The Forum section accepts single article contributions as well as multi-article contributions in the form of a symposium.