This journal focuses on policy research and studies (a) with an emphasis on German speaking countries, issues and studies (and/or) (b) which follow a comparative approach (and/or) (c) which can function as a bridge between the Anglo-Saxon and Continental-European/German tradition in policy research.  The underlying argument is that there is some kind of common tradition, focus and problem-resolution in the German speaking countries which - if at all - only slowly adapt to the Anglo-Saxon viewpoints, concepts and developments.