Leonard Wantchekon
October 5, 2021
Leonard Wantchekon was awarded an honorary doctorate in economics from Laval University.
Portrait of Professor Melissa Lee
October 5, 2021
In a Modern War Institute article, Melissa Lee examines the ill-fated state building mission in Afghanistan.
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September 22, 2021
The Department of Politics supports its Ph.D. students and recent alumni as they search for positions within and outside academia. On our job placement page you'll find more information about
Portrait of Lauren Wright
September 17, 2021
“[T]he relative absence of the vice president’s voice on the administration’s ‘whole of government’ approach to protecting women’s abortion rights stands out.” In a piece published by The Hill, Lauren
Atul Kohli
September 15, 2021
Atul Kohli gave a German-language interview on the situation on Afghanistan in light of his recent book on imperialism in ProWOZ.
combined photos of Bryan Schonfeld and Sam Winter-Levy
August 26, 2021
"The outcome of the referendum, in other words, rapidly transformed the Conservative Party’s position on the EU." Brian Schonfeld and Sam Winter-Levy have published a blog for The UK in
mummolo headshot
August 26, 2021
Microsoft has awarded $250,000 in funding to professor Jonathan Mummolo and a team of fellow social scientists to fund the development of a novel system to computationally analyze police body-worn
Lee & Shapiro
August 18, 2021
Just a few weeks shy of the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the takeover is a significant blow to the American military members, and their families, who died fighting to prevent
APSA Poster Winners - Tanika, Ali, Stephanie
August 5, 2021
The group won for their poster “Group Threat or Contact? The Effects of Local Immigration Primes on Policy Views.”
Eliza Stone & Tom George
July 27, 2021
Two former Politics concentrators are vying for gold in the Tokyo Olympics. Eliza Stone '13, a fencer who will complete in the women's individual sabre event, represents Team USA. Rower
Portrait of LaFleur Stephens-Dougan
July 13, 2021
LaFleur Stephens-Dougan has won the 2021 David O. Sears Best Book on Mass Politics Award from the International Society for Political Psychology for her book "Race to the Bottom: How
brandice canes-wrone headshot
July 12, 2021
In a new paper, Brandice Canes-Wrone shows that moderates may have better chances of getting elected than extremists. She sat down with Not Another Politics Podcast to discus her findings.
Amy Gutmann Headshot
July 6, 2021
President Biden has selected Amy Gutmann, professor emeritus (Politics & UCHV) and the president of the University of Pennsylvania, to serve as the next ambassador to Germany. Gutmann will be
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June 29, 2021
Frances Lee and her co-author Jim Curry (Utah) have been awarded APSA’s Gladys M. Kammerer Award for their book The Limits of Party: Congress and Lawmaking in a Polarized Era.
Ismail White
June 29, 2021
White and his co-author Chryl Laird (Bowdoin College) have won the APSA prize for the best book on government, politics, or international affairs for their book "Steadfast Democrats: How Social
Portrait of LaFleur Stephens-Dougan
June 29, 2021
Stephens-Dougan's book Race to the Bottom: How Racial Appeals Work in American Politics is the recipient of the 2021 Ralph J. Bunche Award from APSA.
Maddie Pendolino
June 16, 2021
For her senior thesis, politics major Maddie Pendolino ’21 conducted an online poll of 2,500 voters across the country to determine the events of 2020 and long-term policy issues that
Amaney A. Jamal
June 14, 2021
Amaney Jamal, the Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and director of the Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice, has been named dean of the Princeton School of
Photo of Ryan Dukeman
June 14, 2021
Politics PhD candidate Ryan Dukeman has been named one of 15 National Security & Foreign Policy LGBTQ New Voices by Out in National Security and the New America foundation for
Portrait of Professor Melissa Lee
June 10, 2021
Melissa Lee's article, “Literacy and State–Society Interactions in Nineteenth-Century France?," has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Best Article Prize Award by The APSA European Politics and Society