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Open Water
An Undergraduate Journal in the Social Sciences
Open Water is published by the St. Mary's College Political Science Department and the St. Mary's chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha
The goal of this journal was to create a new space for students to explore the issues that matter to them, unbound by convention and dogma. The first issue of Open Water established that space, but only began to define it.
This publication is left to future generations of students to share their insight and concern over social and political issues. It should continue to grow and evolve, an ever-changing reflection of new ideas.
- Hannah Faddis, Founding Editor of Open Water -
MISSION
The aim of this journal is to create a forum for the expression and consideration of both central and marginal political issues through scholarly research and analysis. These topics should be of contemporary or future relevance, and evaluated within political, historical, economical, anthropological, or sociological contexts. This analysis should serve as a foundation upon which to base further discussion of domestic and international matters, and inspire meaningful participation in an enlightened debate of political issues. In providing undergraduates an open, non-partisan and structured context in which to put forth their ideas, this journal aspires to contribute to the composite value of knowledge from which well-reasoned and eclectic thought may spring.
Open Water is published annually, and is open to submissions from all students at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.