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It’s hard to think of a better time to be studying politics. Our courses explore political behavior, institutions of government, elections, international relations, political economy, policymaking, protest and revolution, among other topics. They cover politics of the United States and other countries and of regional and global interactions, and our faculty introduce students to a range of methods and approaches that include elite interviewing, survey research, field and archival investigation, game theory, small-n comparison, statistical analysis, and AI-driven techniques.
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Talk by James M. Lindsay
The Center for Policy Studies is hosting a Global Currents Discussion with James M. Lindsay of the Council on Foreign Relations on "President Trump's Foreign Policies" on Thursday, January 22nd at 4:30 in Tinkham Veale Ballroom A.
Talk by Kristin Smith Diwan
The Political Science Department is hosting a talk by Kristin Smith Diwan of the Arab Gulf States Initiative on "Economic Diversification and Saudi Soft Power" on Wednesday, January 21st from 12:45-2:00 pm in Thwing Center room 101.
Alum Publishes First Novel
The Political Science Department congratulates our alum Julia Bianco on the publication of her first novel WITCH SEASON, due out June 30 from St. Martin's Press.
Welcome Dr. Hyein Ko
The Department of Political Science would like to welcome our newest member of the faculty, Assistant Professor Hyein Ko. Joining us in January, Dr. Ko works at the intersection of political communication, computational social science, and visual politics.