
Faculty Political Science Announcements
Michael Albertus discusses land reform and South Africa’s election
For the first time since the end of apartheid in South Africa, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) party is poised to lose its governing majori...
May 28, 2024
Political Science Faculty Announcements
Molly Offer-Westort receives 2024 Andrew Carnegie Fellowship
Prize will support experiments and tools to study online political discourse and misinformation How does political information (and misinformation)...
May 7, 2024
Political Science Faculty Announcements
Former DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson to Keynote 2024 Hagel Lecture
With his experience overseeing U.S. election systems and keen understanding of border issues, Johnson will bring important insights into foreign and d...
April 2, 2024
Faculty RDI Political Science Announcements
April 7 Symposium will celebrate Michael Dawson’s career and retirement
With a legacy that includes impactful research on race and politics, along with the founding of the university’s Center for the Study of Race, Politic...
March 24, 2024
Announcements Faculty Political Science
Big Brains Ep. 130: Why shaming other countries often backfires, with Rochelle Terman
This article was originally published by UChicago News. Read the story on their site here.Scholar examines the geopolitical impacts of confronting hum...
April 22, 2025
In the News Faculty Political Science
Newsweek - Trump and Biden Will Both Face the Same Problem in 2024, Analysts Warn; Prof. William Howell says "there clearly are forces in play that are likely to depress turnout—widespread misgivings about the two frontrunners, foremost among them"
December 10, 2024
New postdoc program offers industry experience
The collaboration between SSD and Morningstar launched this year, providing a look at the overlap between academic and industry research. By Sarah ...
November 27, 2023
Politics play a role in the efficacy of international shaming for improving human rights
A new book explores why governments shame others, when it works, and why it can backfire. By Sarah Steimer The decision by the international com...
August 13, 2024
Education and Resilience in Kyiv
Under siege, the Kyiv School of Economics has managed to expand, track Russia’s war debt, and build bomb shelters for schoolchildren. Two University o...
May 7, 2024