About the Department

Charles Merriam

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

Professor Michael Albertus co-authored this Foreign Policy piece about Burma's transition to democracy.

The Guardian published this opinion piece by Professor Harcourt about a deep tension in US liberal thought exemplified in recent Supreme Court cases on healthcare and strip searches.

Professor Betsy Sinclair discusses the transfer of hashtag activism to real political action. Listen to it here on Minnesota Public Radio.

Professor William Howell was cited in this NY Times article about President Obama exercising the unilateral powers of the executive office.

Political Science News

The House of Representatives passed a bill to bar NSF funding for Political Science research. Read more here.

 

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EVENTS

Department Events

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Thu.
May 17

Michael Igantieff - "Sovereigns: What Governments Must Do"
5:00-7:00 pm
Harris 107, Northwestern University 

Thu.
May 17

How One Works
5:00-7:30 pm
Harper 130 

Fri.
May 18

Modeling Local Area Processes: Theories, Methods, and Models
8:00 am-5:00 pm
Gleacher Center 

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