News & Announcements Archive

Upcoming ‘In the Stacks’ concerts based on the American Prison Writing Archive

The Sheridan Libraries, in collaboration with the American Prison Writing Archive and the Peabody Institute, will host two In the Stacks concerts honoring the voices of incarcerated. The performance will […]

Professor Vesla Weaver’s new article in the Annual Review of Criminology

In a recent co-authored article in the Annual Review of Criminology, titled “Black Political Mobilization and the US Carceral State: How Tracing Community Struggles for Safety Changes the Policing Narrative,” […]

Professor Sebastián Mazzuca promoted to Associate Professor with tenure

Professor Sebastián Mazzuca was promoted to Associate Professors with tenure. Congratulations, Sebastián!

Political Science Weekly Seminar Series Spring 2025

Come join us every Thursday for the Political Science Seminar Series for Spring 2024, featuring external speakers, faculty and graduate student presentations, and more!

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 […]