The international relations and comparative politics minor offers students a unique perspective of global issues and key political systems around the world. Our students take unique, exciting courses ...

The Department of Political Science at Western Illinois University offers an intensive program of study and guided research to qualified applicants holding a Bachelor’s degree. The department ...

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Political science is a social science discipline focused on the study of political institutions, behavior, ideas, and the analytical methods used to examine them. The department’s work is structured ...

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

Kelly McMann, professor of political science, co-authored “Explaining Subnational Regime Variation: Country-level Factors,” newly published in Comparative Politics. In their piece, the authors examine ...

This guide provides a brief introduction to writing in political science for prospective and current students. It includes: A statement about the fields of political science A statement of threshold ...

Comparative Government and Politics is a field that critically examines the array of governmental systems and political practices across diverse states. By systematically analysing institutions, ...