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Graduate Student Awards and Fellowships
Congratulations to the 5 Ph.D. students who have received a Dissertation Research Award for 2024-2025: Apurva Bamezai, Jason Hartwig, Nick Pangakis,…
Read MoreDean's Scholar Award presented to Ph.D. student Rashi Sabherwal
Congratulations to Rashi Sabherwal who was named Dean's Scholar, one of nine given out to graduate students from across all of the departments of…
Read MorePh.D. Student Sarah Gerstein receives Margaret E. Galey Award
The Browne Center for International Relations has awarded Political Science Ph.D. student Sarah Gerstein the Margaret E. Galey Award for 2024. The…
Read MorePh.D. Student Daniel Shapiro receives prestigious Dean's Award for Distinguished Teaching
Congratulations to Political Science graduate student Daniel Shapiro for being awarded the prestigious teaching award. It was highly deserved!
Read MoreThree Political Science graduate students receive competitive DCF award
Congratulations to our graduate students Jason Hartwig, Audrey Jaquiss, and Chloe Ricks on being awarded the highly competitive Dissertation…
Read MoreDaniel M. Smith publishes research on legacies of wartime destruction
Professor Daniel M. Smith has published a new article in The Journal of Politics on the long-term socioeconomic legacies of the 1945 firebombing of…
Read MoreDaniel M. Smith contributes to new volume on Historical Political Economy (HPE)
Professor Daniel M. Smith has published a chapter in The Oxford Handbook of Historical Political Economy. Historical Political Economy (HPE) is the…
Read MoreNic Dias quoted in the New York Times!
Joint ASC-PSCI Ph.D. student Nic Dias had his work and thoughts quoted in the November 15th edition of the New York Times by Tom Edsall in an opinion…
Read MoreProf. Rudy Sil Writes Short Essay for Penn Almanac
Penn Almanac just published a short essay penned by Professor Rudy Sil on teaching "Controversial Topics in the Classroom." While focusing on how to…
Read MoreNew Publication
Matt Levendusky has published an opinion piece in the New York Times: "Trump Is Excited About These Three Things" in which he notes that the 2024…
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Penn’s Political Science Department is experiencing a renaissance. Over the past decade, our faculty has grown by 50%, an increase in quantity that has been matched by gains in quality. The strength of our faculty in each of four major subfields is being built with an eye to excellence embracing a variety of approaches and methodologies.
Events
American Politics Workshop Series
Lisa Argyle (Brigham Young University)
American Politics Workshop Series
Eric Schickler, UC Berkeley
Featured People
Melissa Lee
Klein Family Presidential Assistant Professor of Political Science Director of the World House Student Fellows Program, Perry World House
Nancy Hirschmann
Geraldine R. Segal Professor in American Social Thought
Anne Norton
Stacey and Henry Jackson President’s Distinguished Professor
Books
Wild Democracy: Anarchy, Courage, and Ruling the Law
This is a manifesto for a wilder democracy. This is an ethic for free, courageous and anarchic democrats. Courage is necessary because fear is the death of democracy.
Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left
Ernst Bloch was one of the most significant twentieth-century German thinkers, yet he remains overshadowed by his Frankfurt School contemporaries.
A Treatise on Northern Ireland, Volume I
The definitive account of the political history of Northern Ireland.
Ageing and Health: The Politics of Better Policies
One of the most important political and economic challenges facing Europe and elsewhere is the ageing of societies.
The Loud Minority: Why Protests Matter in American Democracy
How political protests and activism have a direct influence on voter and candidate behavior
Monitors and Meddlers. How Foreign Actors Influence Local Trust in Elections.
"Foreign influences on elections are widespread.