Abstract
The first issue of Politics, Philosophy & Economics (PPE) appeared in 2002, with Jerry Gaus and Jon Riley as the founding Editors-in-Chief, and Tom Christiano and Andrew Williams amongst the team of Associate Editors. Over the intervening years, Jon, Tom, and Andrew have remained actively involved in the journal. We have been delighted by its progress and, even more, by the ongoing expansion of PPE-style research and teaching in the international academic community. We are also thrilled (and relieved) that Avia Pasternak, Ryan Pevnick, and David Wiens have agreed to replace us as Editors-in-Chief, and look forward to supporting them and seeing the fruits of their stewardship.
Now is not the time to voice opinions about the past and future of PPE. But it does seem like an opportune moment to thank publicly the many people who have contributed to the success of the journal, beginning with the countless anonymous reviewers whose diverse expertise we have been completely reliant upon. With the increasing demands on academic time over the past two decades, their dedication and generosity have been truly impressive. We know who you are and will always remain grateful.
For reviews, advice, and stimulating conversation we are also immensely grateful to all those scholars who have served as Associate Editors: N. Scott Arnold, Julianna Bidadanure, Gillian Brock, Paula Casal, Fred D’Agostino (who also served as Editor-in-Chief), Steven Durlauf, John Ferejohn, Marc Fleurbaey, Adam Omar Hosein, Jack Knight, Julian Lamont, Kristi Olson, Jon Quong, Debra Satz, Melissa Schwartzberg, Peter Vallentyne, Peter Vanderschraaf, Bas van der Vossen, Chad Van Schoelandt, John Weymark, and David Wiens. In addition, we have been very fortunate to have a splendid Managing Editor, Kellie Warren, who has overseen the production process with exemplary efficiency and good cheer.
From the outset, the Murphy Institute at Tulane University has been a constant source of generous support for the journal. We are particularly grateful to Margaret Keenan, who has organized many memorable and enjoyable conferences in New Orleans, as well as Alison Denham, Gary Hoover, Steven Sheffrin, Richard Teichgraeber III, and Paul Watson.
We have also been fortunate to enjoy cordial and cooperative relations with our editorial and production team at Sage, including most recently Kerry Barner, Prabesh Katawal, Yuvaraj Krishnan, and Caroline Porter. We share Sage's ambition to pursue diversity, equity, and inclusion as well as achieve academic excellence, and hope that we have made some contribution to advancing both goals.