International Studies: Interdisciplinary Political and Cultural Journal (IS) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal publishing both multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary research on political and cultural studies in the international context. Published biannually, the journal focuses on current global issues and is intended to inspire dialogue over current trends, innovative ideas and methodologies that bring together such diverse areas of scholarship as international relations, public affairs, communication, anthropology, social and political geography, cultural studies and mass media studies.