后蘇聯(lián)事務(wù)致力于研究俄羅斯和前USSR其他共和國的政治、經(jīng)濟、社會和對外關(guān)系。它的主要焦點是該地區(qū)的改革、自由化和現(xiàn)代化的沖動之間的緊張關(guān)系，以及腐敗、鎮(zhèn)壓公民自由以及蘇聯(lián)（和前蘇聯(lián)）過去的其他表現(xiàn)形式。《華爾街日報》在廣泛的主題范圍內(nèi)征求意見，在這些主題范圍內(nèi)，這些沖動和遺產(chǎn)會發(fā)生沖突并受到質(zhì)疑。其中包括但不限于：國家社會關(guān)系、選舉制度、財產(chǎn)權(quán)、刑事司法、民主化、自然資源開發(fā)、外交政策、宏觀經(jīng)濟表現(xiàn)、政黨、選舉、法律、不平等、經(jīng)濟政策、民族關(guān)系和地方政治。后蘇聯(lián)國家和其他后共產(chǎn)主義國家之間的比較也很受歡迎，跨地區(qū)比較也很受歡迎。理論和經(jīng)驗文章都被接受。我們尋求的文章，以解決重要的主題與理論的復(fù)雜性和非常實質(zhì)性的經(jīng)驗支持。數(shù)據(jù)可能基于各種研究方法，包括實地研究、民意調(diào)查、內(nèi)容分析、現(xiàn)場訪談和檔案研究。我們不鼓勵提交主要是黨派宣言、表面政策分析或主要為抽象理論家或高度專業(yè)化方法論者的聽眾撰寫的文章。

Post-Soviet Affairs is devoted to the study of the polities, economies, societies, and foreign relations of Russia and other republics of the former USSR. Its primary focus is on the tension between impulses of reform, liberalization, and modernization in the region and legacies of corruption, suppression of civil liberties, and other manifestations of the Soviet (and pre-Soviet) past.The journal seeks submissions across a broad spectrum of topics within which these impulses and legacies collide and are contested. These include, but are not limited to: state-society relations, electoral regimes, property rights, criminal justice, democratization, natural resource development, foreign policy, macroeconomic performance, political parties, elections, law, inequality, economic policy, ethnic relations, and local politics.Comparisons between post-Soviet and other post-communist countries are also welcome, as are cross-area comparisons with countries that have struggled with analogous challenges. Both theoretical and empirical articles are accepted. We seek articles that address important topics with theoretical sophistication and very substantial empirical support. Data may be based on a variety of research methods, including field studies, public opinion surveys, content analysis, on-site interviews, and archival research.We discourage submission of articles that are principally partisan manifestos, superficial policy analysis, or that are written primarily for an audience of abstract theorists or highly specialized methodologists.