About

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Introduction

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• ExploringGeopolitics is an independent, non-profit website that seeks to foster dialogue among scholars from various academic disciplines and with different national backgrounds.
• It offers valuable insights into key geopolitical questions by giving the floor to people who are specialised in areas such as geography, political studies and sociology.
• By humanising geopolitical thought, it aims to cover the ground between academic journals and mass media.
• 113 experts in the field have contributed to ExploringGeopolitics.
• The contributors work in 19 different countries and have 23 different nationalities.
• The website contains 198 contributions of which more than 70% concern interviews.
• None of the contributors to the website receive any financial compensation for these efforts.
• All content is free.
• The website is ad-free and generates no revenues.
• All contributions reflect the view of the author, and must not be ascribed to organisations to which an author is affiliated, nor to the editor.
• English is principal language.
• Interviews are conducted by e-mail.
• ExploringGeopolitics was established in 2009.

FAQ

Contributions

Can I contribute to the website?

Yes, but only very good ideas are taken into consideration. Since 1 January 2013, the editor has been working considerably less on the website than in previous four years.

Are contributors being paid for their efforts?

No, everyone has contributed without obtaining any financial compensation, including the editor.

What are the language requirements for contributions?

All contributions need to be in English and written in a way that requires little editorial efforts.

Can I publish an entire contribution on another website?

No, this is not allowed. See copyright conditions on this page:

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Can I use quotations from website on other websites?

Yes, that's no problem as long as you refer to its source (see next question).

How do I refer to a contribution on the website?

Please mention title and author of contribution, and its date and url.

Are the contributions being peer-reviewed?

No, contributors write about earlier research results and for a broad audience.

Webdesign

Why does part of content look strange?

The website has been optimalised for the most recent versions of Firefox and Internet Explorer. Therefore, it may look different than expected in other browsers.

Has the website been designed for mobile phones, Ipads and so on?

Not yet.

Why do external links not work?

External links on website require Javascript, so you may have disabled this option.

Ads and link exchanges

Is the website interested in link exchanges?

Yes, but only with similar, non-profit websites.

Does the website contain any ads?

No.

Is the website interested in publishing ads?

No.

Editor

Introduction

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• Leonhardt van Efferink is Founding Editor of ExploringGeopolitics and Principal Trainer-Consultant with GeoMeans.
• He holds Master degrees in Geopolitics, Territory and Security (King’s College London) and Financial Economics (Erasmus Universiteit Rotterdam)
• Mr van Efferink worked mostly as a Country Risk Analyst with either Atradius, Rabobank or ING between 1997 and 2009. He also worked for a while as Senior Policy Adviser at the Dutch Ministry of Finance.
• Next to his work as Trainer-Consultant and Website Editor, Mr van Efferink is PhD student at Royal Holloway (University of London)
• His PhD research concentrates on the news coverage of German media regarding Afghanistan
• As part of the project, Mr van Efferink is Visiting Scholar at Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main.
• Finally, he is a Lecturer at University of Amsterdam and Guest Lecturer at Maastricht University.

More information about editor can be found here:

Royal Holloway (University of London)

Description of his PhD project

GeoMeans Training and Consultancy