As the dust settles from the 2020 presidential election, discussions will surely turn towards our government structures. Is it time to rethink our representative institutions? This question is a ...

The major in government provides a broad introduction to the art, and science, of politics—that is, of the mechanisms by which human beings solve collective problems and pursue the common good. The ...

This course is compulsory on the MSc in Political Science (Conflict Studies and Comparative Politics). This course is not available as an outside option to students on other programmes. The course ...

In this article we explore the state of the discipline of comparative Asian politics. In particular we analyze five aspects of research on Asia: whether the empirical scope of research is largely ...

A full account of degree requirements and procedures is contained in the Politics student handbook. To earn the PhD in Politics, a student must complete and pass the following: All PhD students are ...

This course is available on the MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe, MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe (LSE & Columbia), MSc in Culture and Conflict in a Global Europe (LSE & ...

This article argues that there is a strong role for empirical analysis to be used to address fundamental normative questions. Using human rights as an example, the article shows that the evolution of ...

Our graduate program in political science reflects changes in the discipline, shifts in the political landscape, and the additional new faculty who have expanded the depth and breadth of our offerings ...