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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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Lucas G. Pinheiro
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Paul Staniland
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Susan Stokes
A new book highlights the economic inequality at the heart of democratic backsli...
Robert Pape
NYT - Trump Deploys National Guard for D.C. Crime but Called Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Ver...
Lucas G. Pinheiro
Lucas G. Pinheiro, AM'15, PhD'19 (Political Science) Named a Member of the Bard ...
Paul Staniland
WSJ - Democracy Wanes in South Asia; Prof. Paul Staniland comments on political ...
Susan Stokes
A new book highlights the economic inequality at the heart of democratic backsli...
Robert Pape
NYT - Trump Deploys National Guard for D.C. Crime but Called Jan. 6 Rioters ‘Ver...
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