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About the Department

Charles Merriam

From the very beginning, the Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago has been a pioneer in the development of social scientific understandings of government and politics. Harold Gosnell, Harold Lasswell, Grant McConnell, Duncan MacRae, Charles Merriam, Hans Morgenthau, Herbert Storing, and Quincy Wright all taught at Chicago.

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NEWS

Politics @ UChicago News

The University of Chicago is forming a new Institute of Politics for students interested in exploring careers in public and social service. Read more here.

The Guardian features Professor Bernard Harcourt's editorial on Mayor Rahm Emanuel increasing his executive powers for the upcoming G8/NATO summits. Read more here.

The Boston Review's forum, The Future of Black Politics, features Professor Michael Dawson. Read his article and the responses here.

The U of C Department of Political Science has been ranked 6th among IR programs for Ph.D. students. Read more here.

Professor John Mearsheimer was featured in Foreign Policy as one of the most influential IR scholars as voted by his peers. He also answers five foreign policy questions about challenges facing the U.S.

Political Science News

The American Political Science Association reports that the job market for political scientists is improving. Read more »

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