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13 Pol. Theory 3 (1985)

handle is hein.journals/ptxa13 and id is 1 raw text is: FROM THE EDITOR _ HE EXECUTIVE EDITORIAL Committee at its annual meeting voted to establish a new rotational system for Committee membership. Each member will now serve a six-year term, with one replacement added to the six-person committee each year. Current members will be replaced according to seniority so that each will serve at least six years before being replaced. Every rotational system occasions losses; and we are sorry to see Melvin Richter, who has been a valued member of this committee since 1975, leave its ranks. We are grateful to him for the considerable insight and experience he has brought to the journal, and we are relieved to know that we can continue to draw upon his advice in the future. Steven Lukes, whose work is well known to readers of this journal, has kindly accepted our invitation to serve on the committee; we are delighted to have him with us. Nicholas Xenos, recently appointed as Assistant Professor of politics at the University of Massachusetts, is now serving as the Managing Editor. He previously served as Managing Editor of democracy, and his experience and energy have already contributed significantly to the smooth operation of Political Theory. A comparison of submissions to Political Theory during 1973-1974 to those received during 1983-1984 uncovers some revealing develop- ments in the theory enterprise. A decade ago the classical thinker receiving the most attention was Locke (10 submissions). Hobbes, Marx, Plato, and Rawls also received considerable attention. The issue discussed most widely was political obligation/civil disobedience (13 submissions). Submissions that year displayed interest in the logic of conceptual analysis. Concepts such as interests, rights, obligations, justice, power, and democracy were analyzed, with the analyses typical- ly moving under the star of Austin and Wittgenstein. Discussion of the nature of political inquiry was also prominent; most of the essays in this category criticized the empiricist method of inquiry. By 1983-1984 several shifts in emphasis are discernible. First, Marx becomes the clear leader in submissions (15); essays on Greek political 3

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