Political Science
New Politics & Pizza sessions give students and experts and space for productive and lively discussion of timely political topics.
Nonpartisan, campuswide initiative aims to help students get registered and vote, as well as learn about the candidates and issues.
Political science undergrad Cooper Baldwin wins prestigious U.S. Department of State Critical Language Scholarship to learn ‘one of the most critical languages for future United States policy.'
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· political scientist Jaroslav Tir argues it’s not just what a government says about its ethnic minorities, but also the language it uses that can be threatening.
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· political science professor Kenneth Bickers reflects on what made the ex-president’s decision to step down following the Watergate scandal a watershed moment in American history and how it has influenced politics today.
Political scientists find that partisan divide shrinks among governors who are responding to economic downturns.
However, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· scholar Lorraine Bayard de Volo notes that electing a female president may not guarantee a more feminist mode of governing.
Gail Nelson, a career intelligence officer and ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· alumnus, advised Afghan military intelligence leaders after the United States drove the Taliban from power.
In new publication, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· PhD graduate Kimberly Killen highlights how ‘angry feminist claims’ have the power to inform and mobilize.
An agreement between the Wagner mercenary group and the Russian government averts a civil war for now, but the future is less clear, according to ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ· Russia expert and political science professor