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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. 

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Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson to Keynote 2024 Hagel Lecture
April 7 Symposium will celebrate Michael Dawson’s career and retirement
Big Brains Ep. 130: Why shaming other countries often backfires, with Rochelle T...
Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson to Keynote 2024 Hagel Lecture
April 7 Symposium will celebrate Michael Dawson’s career and retirement
Big Brains Ep. 130: Why shaming other countries often backfires, with Rochelle T...

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