The article explores why legal limits alone can’t constrain a defiant president.

The article provides a new framework for understanding patterns of territorial conflict historically up to the present period.

The article examines if legislative and electoral accomplishments translate into perceived influence differently by gender.

The Lee J. Alston Prize is given out annually for the best article in the previous year’s volume of the journal.

Between new faculty, new awards, and funding questions, the 2024–2025 academic year has been an eventful one for WashU Political Science.

Graduating senior John Yeldham will address the Class of 2025 during the Arts & Sciences Recognition Ceremony on May 11. He will be joined by alumnus John R. Green, AB ’90.

At the university-wide Commencement ceremony on May 12, three students will represent Arts & Sciences by carrying banners for the College and the Office of Graduate Studies. These student marshals have each demonstrated exemplary efforts in their respective fields. Ahead of the big day, we asked them to reflect on their favorite memories, proudest accomplishments, and lasting lessons from their time at WashU.

During her installation ceremony on April 17, Betsy Sinclair, the Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science, delivered an address titled “The Social Citizen.”