About us
Our magazine bridges the gap between daily press and academic publications. Through contributions by high-profile practitioners and theorists from politics, business, civil society, and academia, we aim to initiate constructive and productive discussions that go beyond the day-to-day of politics, provide transformational impetus, and shape politics.We strive to publish a broad spectrum of opinions and analyses. In doing so, we welcome all worldviews within the framework of the liberal-democratic order, methodological openness, and the courage for reasonable disagreement.
Editorial Team
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Dominik Meier
Dominik Meier has been advising global players, medium-sized companies and associations on political strategy for 25 years. He researches power, freedom, representation of interests and political praxeology. He lectures on these topics worldwide, publishes specialist books and is a thought leader in debates around (political) power.
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Christian Blum
Christian Blum is a professor of corporate ethics and communication at the AMD Academy Berlin. His main research interests include the common good, power, democracy, and communication strategy. Throughout his career, Christian Blum has held leadership positions in strategic political consulting and marketing. He is a recipient of the Offermann-Hergarten Prize.
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Konstantin Bätz
Konstantin Bätz serves as Chief of Staff at Miller & Meier Consulting. Previously, he conducted research on economic foreign policy and economic sanctions at the University of Konstanz, where he also received his PhD in international politics. He studied philosophy, economics and political science at the Universities of Bayreuth, Rotterdam and Konstanz. He is a member of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).
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Vanessa Tiede
Vanessa Victoria Tiede is Special Assistant to the CEO at Miller & Meier Consulting. After completing her Master’s degree in International Politics and International Law at Christian-Albrechts-Universität in Kiel, she worked for eight years in multilateral diplomacy in New York.
Publish
We welcome submissions of topic suggestions, essays, book reviews, or replies.
Please send your contributions by email to redaktion@freiheitmachtpolitik.de
Please refer to the publication guidelines in the FAQ below.
FAQ
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What to keep in mind when publishing with FMP
Our aim is to bridge the gap between daily press and scientific publications. We publish contributions from prominent practitioners and theorists from politics, business, civil society, and academia with the goal of initiating constructive and productive discussions that go beyond daily political affairs and set impulses for transformation.
We strive to publish a broad spectrum of opinions and analyses. We welcome all worldviews within the framework of the liberal-democratic order, methodological openness, and the courage for reasonable disagreement.
Essays should have practical relevance, be approximately 10,000 characters in length, and accessible to a non-specialist audience.
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How can I submit an article?
Do you have an idea for an article, or have you written an essay that fits FMP?
Contact us at redaktion@freiheitmachtpolitik.de with your idea or your finished essay.
Please send your article in the MS Word (.docx) or Open Document Type (.odt) file types only. Essays should be approximately 10,000 characters in length, other categories around 5,000 characters.
FMP reserves the right to shorten and make minor edits to articles if necessary.
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What languages does FMP publish in?
We publish articles in English, German, or both.
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Can I publish anonymously?
Anonymous publication is only possible in justified exceptional cases.
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Styleguide
FMP applies the following formal and stylistic criteria to its essays and other articles:
- All contributions are written in a clear and engaging manner, in German or English.
- Good essays make their argument explicit in their opening lines. Clear and controversial theses are welcome!
- Most readers will not have imdepth expertise on technical details. Contributions should therefore contain as little jargon as possible.
- Authors are encouraged to structure their essays with subheadings.
- The target length of essays is 10,000 characters, other types of contributions are limited to 5,000 characters.
- We ask for sources and references in the form of hyperlinks instead of footnotes or bibliographies.
- FMP reserves the right to shorten and edit articles if necessary.
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Plagiarism and Sourcing
Plagiarism is unaccaptable and will lead to blacklisting. This includes both unattributed quotes and stolen ideas.
Authors are encouraged to support direct and indirect quotations as well as other verifiable statements with hyperlinks within the text.
Contact
Feedback, Comments, or suggestions? Get in contact with the team: