The department periodically hosts Friday afternoon socials, where student and faculty discuss timely issues of politics and governance. Photo: Sofia Diaz.
Students in the “Education Reform in America: Politics and Policy” class took a field trip to Lower Merion High School. See what other classes the department offers. Photo: Holden Blanco '17.
CITYSCAPES poster session from POLS161: Global Political Economy: Race, Labor, Power, taught by Prof. Craig Borowiak. Students worked in groups over the course of semester to research a city of their own choosing and its relation to transformations in the global economy.
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.
News Aug 7, 2024
The prospective political science major is engaged in two part-time summer experiences. Both are focused on the effects of criminal justice and the carceral system across the state.
News Jul 19, 2024
One of three Hurford Center creative interns, Otterbein is spending the summer as a programs intern for Abortion Access Front and creating a zine designed to educate the College community.
Blog Jul 3, 2024
For his thesis, Killoren chose to focus on affordable housing in San Francisco, one of the nation’s most expensive real estate markets.
Blog May 19, 2024
By Sofia Isabel Marxuach-Cardenas; Image by CNN Puerto Rico’s relationship with the United States is one that is flawed, complex, and difficult. In today’s age,
News May 16, 2024
Through his focus on service, which began at a young age, Kelly endeavors to uplift overlooked communities.
Blog May 14, 2024
By Amal Al Jallad; Image by The New Yorker. By contrasting ideal democracies with realistic ones, I want to provide a mental framework for answering
Blog May 10, 2024
By Jonathan Kevorkian; Image by “dhkpopart” on Etsy “Fight for $15!” Odds are you have heard this chant somewhere across the country. The last time
Blog May 6, 2024
By Mahek Jhaveri; Image by literariness.com Marxism and mainstream feminism are both leftist ideologies about power whose subscribers occasionally overlap. Indeed, there is a whole
Blog May 5, 2024
By Emma Gross; Image by Derek Speirs Image: Members of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition at a press conference at Castle Buildings following the signing
Blog May 1, 2024
By Shae Mercer; Image by news.com.au Brittney Griner, an American Women’s Basketball star, was detained in Russia on February 17, 2022. Upon her arrival in