Welcome to the Political Science Department
The Political Science Department offers a program of study that provides students with an opportunity to explore politics and government from multiple vantage points – at the grassroots, the nation-state, and the global community – and from a variety of theoretical, conceptual, comparative, historical, and experiential perspectives.
Why Political Science at Haverford: Faculty Research
You'll explore a dynamic and wide-ranging curriculum that reflects and is enriched by the active research agendas of faculty members who have produced numerous prestigious publications within the past two years. More on Faculty Research >
Why Political Science at Haverford: Curriculum
There are more than a dozen new courses in cutting-edge areas such as global governance, terrorism, Islam and democracy, politics and the arts, and mobilization politics. More on Curriculum >
Why Political Science at Haverford: Student Research
We emphasize student research by requiring all majors to take two advanced-level, research seminars and a senior thesis to be undertaken in close collaboration with a faculty member. More on Student Research >
Why Political Science at Haverford: Course Offerings
A unique array of course offerings combines classroom learning with an experiential component featuring, for example, internships with grassroots organizations in Philadelphia and field trips to Guatemala and Venezuela. More on Courses >
Inside PoliSci @ Haverford
Sketches on Courses lets you take a look at what Political Science courses are really like.
The senior thesis represents the capstone of the Political Science major. Learn more about process.
Find out what recent and upcoming publications are in the works from Political Science faculty.
Digging for the Future: Memory, Denial, and Hope in Guatemala. A student film in 8 Parts. Total Running Time: 31:28.
News
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Assistant Professors of political science Craig Borowiak and Barak Mendelsohn conducted the first in a series of public discussions, sponsored by the CPGC, dubbed "The Borowiak-Mendelsohn Debates." -
The new program of the Center for Peace and Global Citizenship brings scholar/activists from abroad to campus to co-teach classes with Haverford faculty and participate in a series of forums.
Events
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
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5:30Borowiak/Mendelsohn Debate IIBorowiak/Mendelsohn Debate II http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/118211 Stokes CPGC Cafe 2009-11-11T17:30:00 2009-11-11T18:30:00"Obama and World Politics: The First Year"
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
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4:15"Can the Decline of U.S. Labor Power be Reversed?""Can the Decline of U.S. Labor Power be Reversed?" http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/113352 KINSC Sharpless Auditorium 2009-11-12T16:15:00 2009-11-12T17:45:00Talk by Frances Fox Piven, Political Science Visitor.
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
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8:00Poster Session for Craig Borowiak's Introductory course on globalization.Poster Session for Craig Borowiak's Introductory course on globalization.KINSC Zubrow Commons2009-11-24T08:00:002009-11-24T20:00:00
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
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4:30Talk by Daniel Kurtzer, Visiting Professor at Princeton and Former Ambassador to Israel and EgyptTalk by Daniel Kurtzer, Visiting Professor at Princeton and Former Ambassador to Israel and Egypt http://www.haverford.edu/calendar/details/117712 KINSC Sharpless Auditorium 2010-03-17T16:30:00 2010-03-17T18:00:00