GW Discourse: The Political Science Quarterly is a political issues and current events magazine at the George Washington University. Infusing deep insight with interesting student perspectives, GW Discourse is a premier publication for students seeking to satisfy their intellectual curiosity about current political issues.

The publication, created in December of 2006 by Christopher Wimbush and Robert Platt, was inspired by the need to form a venue where student perspectives on the pressing domestic and international issues of the day could be presented. With this goal in mind, the magazine focuses mainly on Domestic Affairs, Political Theory and Philosophy, and International Affairs.

Operating on a quarterly publication schedule, the first issue was published and made available in print on June 21, 2007 and was showcased to George Washington University students, parents, faculty, and administrators during the summer at all 5 sessions of the University’s award-winning Colonial Inauguration program. Nearly 160 incoming freshmen showed an interest in joining the staff in the fall.

Although print issues will be exclusively available to members of the University community in Washington, D.C., the magazine’s content is available to all interested readers via our official website at www.gwdiscourse.com. In addition to content from print issues, the website features exclusive articles not found in the magazine, reader discussion boards, and a number of blogs allowing readers to engage in conversation with the writers, editors, and other readers.

GW Discourse, The Political Science Quarterly is run by a powerhouse of extremely talented students from a diverse cross-section of majors and areas of concentration, including International Affairs, Middle East Studies, Latin American Studies, Conflict & Security, Political Science, Journalism, History, Economics, Philosophy, Mass Communications, Chinese Language and Literature, Business, and many others.

In addition, staff members are key opinion leaders on campus, holding positions in a number of important organizations including the International Affairs Society, the College Republicans, the College Democrats, GW STAND the award-winning Independent news source, the GW Hatchet, The Daily Colonial, The George Washington University Student Association, and Influence PR: GW’s Premier Student Public Relations Group. The perspectives put forth by writers for GW Discourse are a combination of academic scholarship and real-world, political experience. Many have held internship positions with the Department of Defense, the American Enterprise Institute, the United States Secret Service, the Department of State, GW's National Security Archives, Department of Justice, Senator John McCain's Presidential Campaign, the Department of State, and a number of congressional and senatorial offices.

Since the beginning of summer 2007, the staff of GW Discourse has been working hard to produce the high quality and hard hitting political and intellectual content. Additionally, Editor-in-Chief Greg Rosen and Production Manager Kyle Cannon have been working on redesigning the second issue to making it easier to read as well as more engaging and visual appealing. Managing Editor Tim Little has been diligently developing special features like reviews of relevant books, movies, and intellectual hot spots in the district as well as original interviews with international and domestic leaders in the fields of diplomacy, security, and politics. The College Democrats, the College Republicans, and the Roosevelt Institution have joined GW Discourse as content partners and the second issue will include exclusive content from them.

Over 80 posts online and literally hundreds on comments have been put on our blogs, Domestic Intel and World Watch, both of which can be found at www.gwdiscourse.com. Over 1,300 unique visitors from 26 countries38 U.S. states have visited our website, totaling 18,519 hits. 

The GW Discourse is produced by the George Washington Political Quarterly, a student organization of the George Washington University. All inquiries, comments and complaints should be addressed to the Editor-in-Chief, who has sole authority for the content of this publication, at gwd@gwu.edu. Opinions expressed in articles and on the website's blogs are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the view of GW Discourse or the George Washington University. All content of GW Discourse is copyrighted and may not be reproduced without written authorization from the President.