Amy Gais writes that her students judge women writers much more harshly than male writers—and considers what can be done about it.

Dino Christenson and Jacob Montgomery received promotions to full professor, and Taylor Carlson received tenure.

Margit Tavits and Efrén Pérez have been selected as the winners of the Robert E. Lane Award for their book Voicing Politics: How Language Shapes Public Opinion. 

Randy Calvert, the Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science, retires after 30+ years of scholarship at WashU.

Two WashU political scientists have won a $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to study the phenomenon of political radicalization — and how to undo it.

Steven Smith, the Kate M. Gregg Distinguished Professor of Social Science, retires after 20+ years of scholarship at WashU.

Department of Political Science hosts WUSTEPS, a new summer pipeline program.

The small conference is having a big impact on the Department of Political Science. This annual event brings together students and nationally known scholars for a day of in-depth discussions and networking.

Dan Butler's article "Top-Four Primaries Help Moderate Candidates via Crossover Voting: The Case of the 2022 Alaska Election Reforms" has been published in The Forum

Get to know Prof. Diana Z. O'Brien, Professor of Political Science and inaugural recipient of the newly established, endowed Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship.

Get to know Betsy Sinclair, Professor of Political Science and incoming Chair of the department.

Joseph Silagi, May 2023 graduate with a degree in political science and in mathematics and computer science from Arts & Sciences, shares his passion for data and running.