Political Science

Our faculty conduct research on how the American political system influences public policy and political behavior.

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Latest Political Science News

Tongtong Zhang

Political Science ·

Political Compliance, Gender, and “the China Case”

SPA professor examines political behavior among Confucius Institute teachers.
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Ken Meier

Public Management and Leadership ·

Bureaucratic Efficiency or Democratic Participation?

SPA professor examines how the public views tradeoffs among administrative values.
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Thomas Zeitzoff

Political Science ·

Tracing the Roots of Antisemitism

SPA professor explores the relationship between education and prejudice across countries.
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Candice Nelson & James Thurber

Political Science ·

"Campaigns Matter”: SPA Professors Publish New Edition of Campaigns and Elections American Style

The textbook, coproduced by academics and practitioners, examines the changing landscape of U.S. campaigns and elections.
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Thomas Zeitzoff

Homeland Security Policy ·

Nasty Politics

New book by SPA professor considers the logic behind political insults and incitements to violence.
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Recent Publications

  • , Anna Amirkhanyan, Fei Roberts, Kenneth J Meier, Miyeon Song, Public Administration
  • , Hannah Chesterton, Tricia Bacon, Routledge Handbook of Proxy Wars
  • , V Kalyani

Looking for more? Browse our full list of latest SPA publications in Political Science

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Meet our Political Science Faculty

 


SPA Degrees in Political Science

Abby Korb

MA Political Science

Intellectual curiosity fuels this multidisciplinary program of exploratory, critical thinkers.

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PhD in Political Science

PhD Political Science

Dive deeply into the policy and politics of official Washington and produce meaningful research with profound impact.

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