Journal of Race Development
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Race Development was the first American academic journal
of international relations. It was founded in 1910 by George Hubbard Blakeslee
, a historian who taught at Clark University
. Despite a name which now suggests a journal devoted to eugenics
, the journal, in fact, dealt with a variety of topics connected with politics, foreign affairs and international relations. It was renamed the Journal of International Relations , which in turn was merged with Foreign Affairs
in 1922.
Academic journal
An academic journal is a peer-reviewed periodical in which scholarship relating to a particular academic discipline is published. Academic journals serve as forums for the introduction and presentation for scrutiny of new research, and the critique of existing research...
of international relations. It was founded in 1910 by George Hubbard Blakeslee
George Hubbard Blakeslee
George Hubbard Blakeslee was an academic, professor of history and international relations at Clark University, and the founder of the Journal of Race Development, which despite its name suggestive of eugenics was, in fact, the first American journal devoted to international relations...
, a historian who taught at Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
. Despite a name which now suggests a journal devoted to eugenics
Eugenics
Eugenics is the "applied science or the bio-social movement which advocates the use of practices aimed at improving the genetic composition of a population", usually referring to human populations. The origins of the concept of eugenics began with certain interpretations of Mendelian inheritance,...
, the journal, in fact, dealt with a variety of topics connected with politics, foreign affairs and international relations. It was renamed the Journal of International Relations , which in turn was merged with Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs is an American magazine and website on international relations and U.S. foreign policy published since 1922 by the Council on Foreign Relations six times annually...
in 1922.
Major articles
The following are some of the articles published in The Journal of Race Development which are most commonly cited today.- Chamberlain, A. F., "The Contribution of the Negro to Human Civilization", Journal of Race Development, 1 (April 1911)
- Du Bois, W.E.B., "Of the Culture of White Folk," Journal of Race Development (April 1917)
- Huntington, Ellsworth, "The Adaptability of the White Man to Tropical America," Journal of Race Development (October 1914).
- McKenzie, Fayette Avery, "The American Indian of Today and Tomorrow," The Journal of Race Development, 3:2 (October 1912)
- Singh, Sander, "The Hindu in Canada," Journal of Race Development, 7 (1916–17), 361–382
- Veblen, ThorsteinThorstein VeblenThorstein Bunde Veblen, born Torsten Bunde Veblen was an American economist and sociologist, and a leader of the so-called institutional economics movement...
, "The Mutation Theory and the Blond Race", Journal of Race Development (1913) - Veblen, Thorstein, "The Opportunity of Japan", Journal of Race Development (1915)