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.
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 Jan 1, 2023
By Paul-Andre Coulibaly; Image by Benzinga On February 17, 2022, WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained upon landing in Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport for illegal
Blog Dec 31, 2022
By Elizabeth Johnson; Image by BBVA Mainstream media coverage of geopolitical events has become increasingly focused on particular leaders. To be clear, this is in
Blog Dec 29, 2022
By Luke Mandel; Image by Asbarez The recent conflicts in 2020 and 2022 between Armenia and Azerbaijan have made it abundantly clear that Armenia’s current
Blog Dec 20, 2022
By Daniel Mathis; Image by NPR Authors Antonio Calcara, Andrea Gilli, Mauro Gilli, Raffaele Marchetti, and Ivan Zaccagnini argue in a recently published article that
Blog Dec 15, 2022
By Jorge Paz Reyes; Image by UPI On November 14, Honduras’ President Xiomara Castro declared a national emergency over growing concerns regarding extortion and organized
Blog Dec 15, 2022
Article and Image by Ryan Murphy “We will continue providing Ukraine with advanced weaponry, including Javelin anti-tank missiles, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, powerful artillery and precision
Blog Dec 8, 2022
By Giangnan Lu; Image by Foreign Policy After a fire in Urumqi took ten people’s lives on November 24, protests broke out across China. First
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