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The Department of Political Science provides training in American politics and law, comparative politics, international relations, and political theory.

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The department's faculty has expertise on American and comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and more.

PhD in Political Science

Our PhD program emphasizes training and experience in the research methods essential to developing new knowledge.

Major in Political Science

The undergraduate program offers a broad range of courses about politics and government at local, state, national, and international levels.

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September 14, 2020

Please join us in congratulating our own Sarah Parkinson, who (with her co-author Eric Hundman) has won two article awards at APSA this year!

Sarah’s co-authored article with Eric Hundman– Hundman, Eric and Parkinson, Sarah E. 2019. “Rogues, Degenerates, and Heroes: Disobedience as Politics in Military Organizations.” European Journal of International Relations 25(3): 645-671–won […]

September 14, 2020

Valerie deKoeijer has received two external grants in support of her dissertation project: “Too Many Cooks in the Kitchen?: Local Government and International Influence on Disaster Relief Outcomes”!

We are thrilled to announce Valerie has been awarded both the Cultuurfondsbeurs from the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds (a major Dutch research foundation) and a Centennial Center Research Grant from APSA’s […]

September 4, 2020

Racial Authoritarianism in U.S. Democracy

Vesla Weaver, Bloomberg Distinguished Associate Professor of Political Science and Sociology, in Science Magazine.

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