News & Announcements Archive

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!

Political Science Weekly Seminar Series Fall 2024

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

PhD Candidate Ronay Bakan named Spotlight Scholar by APSA Interpreted Methodologies and Methods

PhD Candidate Ronay Bakan was selected as one of three 2024-2025 Spotlight Scholars for the American Political Science Association’s Interpretive Methodologies and Methods Related Group. The Spotlight Scholars program highlights […]

Pizza and Politics: Department hosts talks for undergraduates featuring influential practitioners

Political Science has teamed up with the Center for Social Concern and the Agora Institute to put on a series of talks with practitioners and academics entitled Pizza and Politics. […]

Professor Consuelo Amat discusses the path to democracy in Venezuela

In a co-authored article on the United States Institute of Peace, Professor Consuelo Amat analyzes the fate of democracy in Venezuela, highlighting nonviolent action as possible key to its future.