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How is a presidential election like a start-up?

10.14.24

For the second presidential election in a row, professors Andrew Reeves and Steven Malter have teamed up to help students study these races in real time. Their course bridges political science and business, showing students how the two fields intersect.

Dean of Law, Stefanie Lindquist, Given Courtesy Appointment to Political Science Department

10.7.24

Lindquist is the current Nickerson Dean of WashU Law School with a PhD in Political Science and Public Administration

O’Brien calls for greater representation of women in politics

10.7.24

During the Fall 2024 Dean’s Distinguished Lecture, Diana Z. O’Brien, the Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professor in the Department of Political Science discussed how developed nations including the United States can overcome the barriers that keep women from public service.

Betsy Sinclair Awarded Thomas F. Eagleton University Professorship in Public Affairs and Political Science

10.4.24

Sinclair's distinguished professorship is named after longtime former US senator and Washu Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science, Thomas F. Eagleton.

Enamorado wins NSF grant for linking datasets

10.4.24

Enamorado will design open-source data software that can process tens of millions of records – all from a personal computer.

Stephanie Shady Publishes New Article in Politics and Religion

10.3.24

Lecturer of Political Science, Stephanie Shady, co-authors a piece exploring the divide among Republican pastors in North Carolina on the legitimacy of force defending the “traditional American way of life."

Enamorado publishes "Improving Probabilistic Models In Text Classification Via Active Learning" in American Political Science Review

10.2.24

Professor Ted Enamorado's newest article in American Political Science Review puts forward a new algorithm for text classification.

David Carter Co-Authors "Border Barriers and Illicit Trade Flows" in International Studies Quarterly

10.2.24

David Carter's newest article looking into the flow of illicit goods at ports of entry has been published in International Studies Quarterly

Why do politicians make promises they can’t keep?

9.30.24

A new study from WashU’s Department of Political Science points to the potential value of politicians’ unrealistic claims and agendas.

Recognizing outstanding faculty and staff

9.13.24

At a ceremony and reception held Sept. 11 in Holmes Lounge, members of the Arts & Sciences community gathered to recognize recipients of the annual faculty and staff awards. Each recipient made exceptional contributions to the university through service, leadership, or teaching. Congratulations to all the awardees! 

Enamorado wins NSF grant for linking datasets

9.9.24

Assistant professor of political science Ted Enamorado has earned a $233,955 National Science Foundation grant to expand his efforts in linking disparate sets of data. Enamorado is one of the faculty leads of Improving Data Integration Techniques, a group supported by a programmatic grant from the Incubator for Transdisciplinary Futures.

Book explores consequences of political conversations

7.19.24

Anyone who has played a game of telephone knows how easily messages can change when they pass from person to person. But what happens when these distorted messages spread misinformation?