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Alvin Z. Rubinstein Award
The Department of Political Science has selected Audrey Jaquiss as the recipient of the Alvin Z. Rubinstein Award for the 2020-2021 academic year. …
Read MoreGuy Grossman selected to join National Academy of Science Evidence committee
Guy Grossman has been selected to join an ad hoc National Academy of Science Evidence committee entitled "Advance Reform in the Global Security and…
Read MoreHajer Al-Faham Publishes Research in Perspectives on Politics
Political Science PhD Candidate Hajer Al-Faham has recently published a peer-reviewed article “Researching American Muslims: A Case Study of…
Read MoreRithika Kumar awarded APSA DDRIG
Rithika Kumar has been awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) by the American Political Science Association. More…
Read MoreAshley Gorham receives tenure-track offer from Hamilton College
Ashley Gorham (PhD, 2019), a recent graduate of the theory program and currently on a post-doctoral fellowship at Princeton, has received yesterday a…
Read MoreTulia G. Falleti publishes in the Journal of Politics
Tulia G. Falleti publishes “Invisible to Political Science: Indigenous Rights and Demands in a World in Flux,” in the Journal of Politics encouraging…
Read MorePenn Global Seminars offering PSCI 313: People of the Land in Spring 2021
The Political Science department is offering a new Penn Global Seminar in the spring focused on Indigenous communities in Latin America despite COVID…
Read MoreNew book published by Michael Jones-Correa
Michael Jones-Correa has recently published a book, Holding Fast: Resilience and Civic Engagement Among Latino Immigrants. The 2016 election of…
Read MoreDawn Teele's article published in American Political Science Review
Dawn Teele's article, "To Emerge? Breadwinning, Motherhood, and Women's Decisions to Run for Office", has been published in American Political…
Read MoreUniversity of Pennsylvania Political Science Department Statement on the Police Killing of Walter Wallace in West Philadelphia, on October 26, 2020
October 29, 2020 Our political science department and community is deeply troubled by the killing of Walter Wallace Jr. at the hands of the…
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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
Brendan O'Leary
Lauder Professor of Political Science
Guy Grossman
Professor Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS), 2019-2020 resident fellow
Beth Simmons
Andrea Mitchell University Professor of Law and Political Science
Books
The Substance of Representation Congress, American Political Development, and Lawmaking
Lawmaking is crucial to American democracy because it completely defines and regulates the public life of the nation.
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.
Elite Parties, Poor Voters: How Social Services Win Votes in India
Why do poor people often vote against their material interests?
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 Loud Minority: Why Protests Matter in American Democracy
How political protests and activism have a direct influence on voter and candidate behavior