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How do governments work? What does it mean to be an informed citizen? How can individuals use their power and agency in political life? Questions like these are more pressing than ever, and they ...

The Department of Political Science and International Relations offers a Ph.D. degree that consists of coursework during the first six semesters followed by dissertation research and writing. Students ...

The small size of the program—approximately five to six students are admitted to the doctoral program each year—allows for personal attention and close contacts with the faculty. Informal colloquia ...

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Swarthmore College political science professor Dominic Tierney about the U.S.-Iran war and other conflicts that have left the U.S. in drawn-out entanglements.

Requirements for the Ph.D. in Political Science fall into four major categories: course work, qualifying paper defense, comprehensive examination, and doctoral dissertation. Students must complete a ...

Find course information and syllabi for courses offered through Saint Louis University's Department of Political Science. Take at least one class in each subfield before you explore more classes in a ...

SLU-Madrid's Department of Political Science strives to form leaders who understand the world today and have the tools to critically analyze key developments in global politics. Graduates have a ...

The Department of Political Science will be making very limited admissions of Ph.D. students, if at all, for Fall 2026. Applicants only in the subfields of international relations, comparative ...