''Res Publica'' is a quarterly

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moral A moral (from Latin ''morālis'') is a message that is conveyed or a lesson to be learned from a story or event. The moral may be left to the hearer, reader, or viewer to determine for themselves, or may be explicitly encapsulated in a maxim. ...

legal Law is a set of rules that are created and are law enforcement, enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a Socia ...

social Social organisms, including human(s), live collectively in interacting populations. This interaction is considered social whether they are aware of it or not, and whether the exchange is voluntary or not. Etymology The word "social" derives fro ...

, and

political philosophy Political philosophy studies the theoretical and conceptual foundations of politics. It examines the nature, scope, and Political legitimacy, legitimacy of political institutions, such as State (polity), states. This field investigates different ...

. It was established in 1995 and is published by

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. The

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are Sune Lægaard (

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) and Clare Chambers (

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). It is the official journal of the Association for Social and Political Philosophy (formerly the Association for Legal and Social Philosophy).

Abstracting and indexing

The journal is abstracted and indexed in

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International Political Science Abstracts ''International Political Science Abstracts/Documentation Politique Internationale'' (''IPSA'')http://www.bl.uk/eresources/images/ipsa.pdf SOCIAL SCIENCES International Political Science Abstracts HELP SHEET, British Library is a bimonthly peer-r ...

, and

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