News & Announcements Archive

Fall 2024 Department Newsletter Now Available

We are excited to announce the release of the Fall 2024 Political Science Department Newsletter! Read about our faculty and student achievements, events, and important updates.

Professor John Yasuda joins editorial board of Regulation and Governance

Professor John Yasuda has joined the editorial board of the leading journal, Regulation and Governance. Congratulations, John!

Examining Equity in Supreme Court Rulings

Examining Equity in Supreme Court Rulings

Fourth-year political science PhD student Kory Gaines is analyzing the federal government’s role in civil rights and racial justice.

Finding Commonalities Between China and the U.S. 

Finding Commonalities Between China and the U.S. 

Alfred Chandler Chair of Political Economy Yuen Yuen Ang new video series discusses how China’s political economy today resembles America’s during the Gilded Age.

PhD Alumni Elliott Schwebach publishes new book, Rethinking Property

PhD Alumni Elliott Schwebach recently published his new book, Rethinking Poverty: Drive Theory, Fanon, and Environmental Philosophy with Routledge. Congratulations, Elliott!

PhD Alumni Sheharyar Imran wins ISA Theory Section Best Pre-PhD Paper Award

PhD Alumni Sheharyar Imran was awarded the 2025 Best Pre-PhD Paper Award from the ISA Theory Section for his paper, “Wastelanding and the Colonial Ecology of Racial Capitalism: An Indo-Atlantic […]

Professor Adam Sheingate’s research team launches ‘Election Spending Dashboard’

Professor Adam Sheingate’s research team recently launched the Election Spending Dashboard, which provides public access to millions of campaign finance records from 2020 through October. Congratulations, Adam!

Professor Sarah Parkinson on Israel’s tactics against Hezbollah

In a coauthored article in Foreign Affairs, titled “Targeted Killings Won’t Destroy Hezbollah,” Professor Sarah Parkinson argues that Israel’s assassinations of Hezbollah officials will backfire, as they have in the […]

Professor Sarah Parkinson discusses mass displacement in Lebanon

In a coauthored article in Foreign Policy, titled “Israel Is Weaponizing Forced Displacement—Again,” Professor Sarah Parkinson examines the growing humanitarian crisis in Lebanon.

Professor Dawn Teele featured on WYPR Midday

On October 2nd, Professor Dawn Teele appeared on WYP Radio’s Midday and discussed key themes from the U.S. vice-presidential debate held on October 1st. The interviewed covered the candidates’ views […]