News
Daniel 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…
Read MoreProf. Rudy Sil Writes Short Essay for Penn Almanac
Penn Almanac just published a short essay penned by Professor Rudy Sil on teaching "Controversial Topics in the Classroom." While focusing on how to…
Read MoreNew Publication
Matt Levendusky has published an opinion piece in the New York Times: "Trump Is Excited About These Three Things" in which he notes that the 2024…
Read MoreDaniel M. Smith wins Lawrence Longley Award
Professor Daniel M. Smith won the 2023 Lawrence Longley Award for his recent research (co-authored with Shusei Eshima), “Just a Number? Voter…
Read MoreBrendan O'Leary wins PSAI Farrell Book Prize!
O'Leary's book, Making Sense of a United Ireland, has been chosen as the winner of the PSAI Farrell Book Prize for 2023. Congratulations!
Read MorePh.D. Candidate Mikhail Strokan featured in PennToday
Mikhail Strokan was featured in the August edition of PennToday in an article entitled "Resisting the resource curse". Read the full article here.
Read MoreCongratulations to our Recent Graduates!
Congratulations to the fourteen Ph.D. candidates who successfully defended and deposited their theses last Academic Year. We wish them the best of…
Read MoreGraduate Student Awards
Many of our students have received prestigious awards, grants, and fellowships in the past year. Congratulations to you all! Amber Mackey …
Read MoreIra H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching
Rudra Sil has been awarded the Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching. The Ira H. Abrams Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching…
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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.
Events
American Politics Workshop Series
Brent Cebul, History, University of Pennsylvania
American Politics Workshop Series
Lisa Argyle (Brigham Young University)
American Politics Workshop Series
Eric Schickler, UC Berkeley
Featured People
Marie Gottschalk
Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Political Science
John DiIulio
Frederic Fox Leadership Professor of Politics, Religion, and Civil Society
John Lapinski
Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor of Political Science; Director, Penn Program on Opinion Research and Election Studies
Edward D. Mansfield
Hum Rosen Professor of Political Science; Director, Christopher H. Browne Center for International Politics
Brendan O'Leary
Lauder Professor of Political Science Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy, Honorary Professor of Political Science Queen's University Belfast
Amy Gutmann
Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science University President 2004-2022
Books
Stable Condition: Elites' Limited Influence on Health Care Attitudes
Stable Condition is an illuminating examination of the limits of elites’ influence and the forces that shaped public opinion about the Affordable Care Act. The book demonstrate
The Principle of Political Hope: Progress, Action, and Democracy in Modern Thought
Refreshing and lucid, Goldman reconstructs hope as a necessary condition for social and political engagement, reinvigorating the possibility of utopia in the process.
Ageing and Health: The Politics of Better Policies
One of the most important political and economic challenges facing Europe and elsewhere is the ageing of societies.
The Loud Minority: Why Protests Matter in American Democracy
How political protests and activism have a direct influence on voter and candidate behavior
Elite Parties, Poor Voters: How Social Services Win Votes in India
Why do poor people often vote against their material interests?
A Treatise on Northern Ireland, Volume II
A breathtakingly original work offering the most ambitious and broad-ranging interpretation to date.