News & Announcements Archive

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 […]

Professor Inés Valdez’s podcast interview in the New Books Network

Professor Valdez was interviewed on the New Books Network podcast, about her open-access book, Democracy and Empire: Labor, Nature, and the Reproduction of Capitalism (Cambridge UP, 2023).

Professor Vesla Weaver tells the “Story of America” through the American Prison Writing Archive

The Fall 2024 issue of Johns Hopkins Magazine features the American Prison Writing Archive, highlighting the work of one of the authors Levert Brookshire, Professor Vesla Weaver, and Doran Larson.

Inaugural Issue of Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Journal of Political Science Published

The Political Science Steering Committee (PSSC) recently published the inaugral issue of Johns Hopkins Undergraduate Journal of Political Science (Spring 2024).The PSSC is a student body that aims to foster […]

Professor Consuelo Amat and PhD student Claire Trilling publish article in Comparative Politics

Professor Consuelo Amat and PhD student Claire Trilling published a new article in Comparative Politics, titled “Who Gains from Nonviolent Action? Unpacking the Logics of Civil Resistance.” The article argues […]

Professor Inés Valdez receives APSA Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award

Professor Inés Valdez was awarded the Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award for Exceptional Mentoring of Junior Faculty from the American Political Science Association (APSA) Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas […]

Job Opening: Assistant Professor in Political Theory (Tenure-Track)

The Political Science Department at Johns Hopkins University invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track assistant professor position in Political Theory, starting Fall 2025. Apply through Interfolio.

Professor Dawn Teele wins NSF Grant to study Political Geography of the Gender Gap

Professor Dawn Teele was awarded a 3-year grant from the National Science Foundation for research project titled “Political Geography, Electoral Institutions, and the Evolution of Women’s Voting Patterns in Rich […]

Professor Angie Bautista-Chavez’s new article in the International Migration Review

In a recent co-authored article in the International Migration Review, titled “Hierarchy in the Politics of Migration: Revisiting Race, Ethnicity, and Power in the Migration State,” Professor Angie Bautista-Chavez discusses […]

PhD Candidate Iván Ruiz-Hernández wins Fulbright-Hays Fellowship

PhD Candidate Iván Ruiz-Hernández was awarded the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad. The Fellowship will support Iván’s dissertation research in Mexico. Congratulations, Iván!