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Professor Edward Mansfield elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2024
Congratulations to Prof. Ed Mansfield, Hum Rosen Professor of Political Science and Christopher H. Browne Center director, who is one of five Penn…
Read MoreTwo graduate students receive Andrea Mitchell Center Fellowship for A24-25
Miranda Sklaroff and Yara Damaj, graduate students in Political Science, have been awarded the Andrea Mitchell Center Fellowship for the 2024-2025…
Read MoreGraduate Student Awards and Fellowships
Congratulations to the 5 Ph.D. students who have received a Dissertation Research Award for 2024-2025: Apurva Bamezai, Jason Hartwig, Nick Pangakis,…
Read MoreDean's Scholar Award presented to Ph.D. student Rashi Sabherwal
Congratulations to Rashi Sabherwal who was named Dean's Scholar, one of nine given out to graduate students from across all of the departments of…
Read MorePh.D. Student Sarah Gerstein receives Margaret E. Galey Award
The Browne Center for International Relations has awarded Political Science Ph.D. student Sarah Gerstein the Margaret E. Galey Award for 2024. The…
Read MorePh.D. Student Daniel Shapiro receives prestigious Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching
Congratulations to Political Science graduate student Daniel Shapiro for being awarded the prestigious teaching award. It was highly deserved!
Read MoreThree Political Science graduate students receive competitive DCF award
Congratulations to our graduate students Jason Hartwig, Audrey Jaquiss, and Chloe Ricks on being awarded the highly competitive Dissertation…
Read MoreDaniel M. Smith publishes research on legacies of wartime destruction
Professor Daniel M. Smith has published a new article in The Journal of Politics on the long-term socioeconomic legacies of the 1945 firebombing of…
Read MoreDaniel M. Smith contributes to new volume on Historical Political Economy (HPE)
Professor Daniel M. Smith has published a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Historical Political Economy. Historical Political Economy (HPE) is the…
Read MoreNic Dias quoted in the New York Times!
Joint ASC-PSCI Ph.D. student Nic Dias had his work and thoughts quoted in the November 15th edition of the New York Times by Tom Edsall in an opinion…
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Penn’s Political Science Department is experiencing a renaissance. Over the past decade, our faculty has grown by 50%, an increase in quantity that has been matched by gains in quality. The strength of our faculty in each of four major subfields is being built with an eye to excellence embracing a variety of approaches and methodologies.
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Amy Gutmann
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science University President 2004-2022
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John DiIulio
Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion, and Civil Society
Daniel Gillion
Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor of Political Science
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Books
The Loud Minority: Why Protests Matter in American Democracy
How political protests and activism have a direct influence on voter and candidate behavior
Monitors and Meddlers. How Foreign Actors Influence Local Trust in Elections.
"Foreign influences on elections are widespread.
Elite Parties, Poor Voters: How Social Services Win Votes in India
Why do poor people often vote against their material interests?
Winners and Losers: The Psychology of Foreign Trade
Winners and Losers challenges conventional wisdom about how American citizens ...The Unequal Pandemic: Covid 19 and Health Inequalities
It has been claimed that we are ‘all in it together’ and that the COVID-19 virus ‘does not discriminate’.
A Treatise on Northern Ireland, Volume I
The definitive account of the political history of Northern Ireland.