Most research investigates why the public embraces conspiracy theories, but few studies empirically examine how Americans evaluate the politicians who do.

Ashlee Chung, who graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s in political science and in East Asian studies from Arts & Sciences, earned an award to teach English in South Korea.

Professor Margit Tavits, with co-authors Marc Debus and Zeynep Somer-Topcu, are this year’s recipients of the Lijphart/Przeworski/Verba Best Dataset Prize for their dataset, “Comparative Campaign Dynamics Dataset."

Dihan Shi and Guillermo Rosas' new article "“If Foreign, Then Cleaner”: Individual Corruption Perceptions and Support for Free Trade in Developing Nations" has been published in International Studies Quarterly.

"Cross-Partisan Conversation Reduced Affective Polarization for Republicans and Democrats Even after the Contentious 2020 Election", the latest article from Erin Rossiter and Taylor Carlson, has been published through the Journal of Politics.

Frank Lovett's newest article on the Republican politics of John Milton's Paradise Lost has been published in Political Research Quarterly.

Dan Butler joins co-authors Sarah E. Anderson, Laurel Harbridge-Yong, and Joe Nemerever on the article "Legislator Pivotality and Voter Accountability," published in Political Research Quarterly. 

The Department of Political Science is excited to welcome Professor Kaslovsky, who specializes in American politics, focusing on Congress, representation, and women in politics.

The Department of Political Science is proud to celebrate the following faculty who have been granted tenure and promotions...

‘Through the Grapevine' to be released in July

Dan Butler, Sarah Anderson, and Laurel Harbridge-Yong were recently awarded a $60,000 grant by Unite American for their impactful research studying the 2024 Primary Elections.