News
Guy Grossman in the Washington Post
The Washington Post featured a story by Guy Grossman. The article can be found here.
Read MoreRudra Sil featured on a World Affairs Council event
Rudra Sil was recently featured on a World Affairs Council event alongside the venerable Trudy Rubin, long-time foreign affairs correspondent of the…
Read MoreProfessor Teele writes in the Washington Post
Professor Teele writes in the Washington Post about the gender submission gap by political science professors: https://t.co/oY0W1lmjSE
Read MoreHajer Al-Faham Named the Winner of the 2019 Byran Jackson Dissertation Research Award
Ph.D. Candidate Hajer Al-Faham is the recipient of the American Political Science Association’s Byran Jackson Dissertation Research Award. The Byran…
Read MoreMonkey Cage blog features a story by Julia Lynch
Monkey Cage blog on the Washington Post featured a story by Julia Lynch and Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies director Lucio Baccaro: …
Read MoreInterview in the Atlantic
Dawn Teele was interviewed by The Atlantic on the link between Suffrage Politics and the Anti-Choice movement. Read the full article here.
Read MoreInquirer Opinion Piece
Joanna Wuest and Carly Regina have published a piece in the Inquirer that draws from their research. The full article can be found here.
Read MoreIan Lustick interviewed on "Worlds Apart"
Ian Lustick appeared on "Worlds Apart" to discuss Israel, the Trump Plan, and the Confrontation with Iran. The interview focuses, in part, on his…
Read MoreUndergraduate Graduation Meet and Greet
Ronald O. Perelman Center for Political Science and EconomicsThe Political Science DepartmentUndergraduate Graduation Meet and Greetat the University…
Read MoreNPR's "On Point"
Ian Lustick appeared on NPR's "On Point" to discuss what lies ahead in 2019. The full episode can be found here.
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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.
Featured People
Avery Goldstein
David M. Knott Professor of Global Politics and International Relations
Diana Mutz
Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science and Communication, Director, Institute for the Study of Citizens and Politics
Amy Gutmann
University President and Christopher H. Browne Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Beth Simmons
Andrea Mitchell University Professor of Law and Political Science
Books
The Diffusion of Military Power: Causes and Consequences for International Politics
The Diffusion of Military Power examines how the financial and organizational challenges of adopting new methods of fighting wars can influence the international balance of power.
The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It
To govern in a democracy, political leaders have to compromise. When they do not, the result is political paralysis―dramatically demonstrated by the gridlock in Congress in recent years.
The Eyes of the People: Democracy in an Age of Spectatorship
For centuries it has been assumed that democracy must refer to the empowerment of the People's voice.
The Shadow of Unfairness: A Plebeian Theory of Liberal Democracy
In this sequel to his prize-winning book, The Eyes of the People, Jeffrey Edward Green draws on philosophy, history, social science, and literature to ask what democracy can mean in a worl
The Private Sector in Public Office: Selective Property Rights in China
This book addresses the long-standing puzzle of how China’s private sector manages to grow without secure property rights.