The Department of Political Science and International Relations currently offers a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree, which consists of coursework during the first six semesters followed by ...

Immigration is the most volatile foreign policy issue in the world today. Since the end of World War II, developed countries have allowed over 100 million foreign nationals to resettle within their ...

Comparative analysis in political science examines political phenomena by juxtaposing cases or variables across units such as states, regions or periods. It encompasses a spectrum of methodological ...

Most countries confront a variety of common political problems, including how to gain popular support, what kinds of political institutions are most appropriate, and how to distribute burdens and ...

Dissertation: Economic Inequality and Its Discontents: The Negative Effects of Inequality on Democratic ValuesCommittee: Jennifer Fitzgerald (Chair), Sarah Wilson Sokhey, Joseph Jupille, Anand Sokhey, ...

Parliamentarians’ Support for Direct and Deliberative Democracy in Europe: An Account of Individual-Level Determinants Parliamentarians’ Support for Direct and Deliberative Democracy in Europe: An ...

Decentralization as a Political Weapon: Education Politics in El Salvador and Paraguay Decentralization as a Political Weapon: Education Politics in El Salvador and Paraguay (pp. 23-45) Electoral ...