New Issue of Controversia Journal

We are pleased to announce that the new issue of Controversia is now out. We are also happy to inform you about the new web presence of Controversia. You can find it on http://controversia.idebate.org. You can examine past issues of the journal on this website, submit manuscripts to us through the site, or contact us with other questions or concerns. We want to remind you that editorial board members are encouraged to submit manuscripts as well.

The new issue (Vol. 8 Issue 1) includes following articles:

·      “Can You Be Patriotic and Oppose the War? Arguments to Co-opt and Refute the Ideograph of Patriotism” by Heidi Hamilton;

·      “Rhetorical, Political, and Public Relations Aspects of Candidate Debates during Presidential Election Campaigns in Bulgaria (1991-2006)” by Ivanka Mavrodieva;

·      “The Essential Nature and Characteristic Features of Political Communication: A Russian View Regarding Theoretical Aspects of Current Practice” by J.S. Zhanteeva/ Translation by Maxim Fetissenko and Michael Launer;

·      Sara Rubinelli, Ars Topica: The Classical Technique of Constructing Arguments from Aristotle to Cicero. New York: Springer Argument Library vol. 15. Hardback, US$139.00, book review by Ilon Lauer;

·      Sharon Bailin and Mark Battersby, Reason in the Balance: An Inquiry Approach to Critical Thinking. Canada: McGraw-Hill Ryerson. Hardback, US$94.95, book review by Steven W. Patterson

Thank you,

David Cratis Williams,

Co-editor, Controversia