The department periodically hosts Friday afternoon socials, where student and faculty discuss timely issues of politics and governance. Photo: Caleb Eckert '17.
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.
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.
Blog Dec 1, 2022
By Meinhardt Rentrup ’23; Image by Al-Ansari & Associates Qatar, the small, energy-rich nation located on a peninsula of the Persian Gulf, iscurrently hosting the
Blog Nov 14, 2022
This political science class, taught by an alumna who has worked at the Supreme Court, examines the highest court in the U.S. federal judiciary from different perspectives across the social sciences.
Blog Nov 1, 2022
By Eli Kravinsky ’24; Image by Politico The America of the near future is invaded and occupied by a relentless and seemingly unstoppable foreign enemy
News Sep 15, 2022
Before starting law school at Columbia University next fall, the political science major is currently teaching English at the Universidad Cooperativa De Colombia in Villavicencio.
Blog Aug 23, 2022
This piece was published by Professor Barak Mendelsohn and Dr. Colin P. Clarke in Lawfare on August 2, 2022. See the full article here. Ayman
News Aug 15, 2022
The political science major from Gurgaon, India, is in Philadelphia this summer working for the Council of American-Muslim Relations
News Aug 8, 2022
Keishla Sanchez ‘22, Elena Bien ‘24, and Sunny Martinez ‘24 are interning at the South Philly nonprofit, supporting its youth programs through bilingual education and activities.
News Aug 1, 2022
Natalia Barber ‘23 and Isabel Ashford Arya ‘24 are part of the Asylee Outreach Program at HIAS Pennsylvania, which provides legal and social services to migrants in need of support.
News Jul 29, 2022
The Office of Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) is seeking to hire a motivated, detail-oriented, current college student or recent graduate wishing to gain Capitol Hill internship experience in an exciting Washington, D.C. office.
News Jul 29, 2022
The Office of Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) is seeking to hire a motivated, detail-oriented, current college student or recent graduate wishing to gain Capitol Hill internship experience in an exciting Washington, D.C. office.