Political Science ·
How to Survive in Washington
SPA professor finds humanity in a non-social discipline
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Latest Political Science News
Political Science ·
Political Compliance, Gender, and “the China Case”
SPA professor examines political behavior among Confucius Institute teachers.
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Public Management and Leadership ·
Bureaucratic Efficiency or Democratic Participation?
SPA professor examines how the public views tradeoffs among administrative values.
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Political Science ·
Tracing the Roots of Antisemitism
SPA professor explores the relationship between education and prejudice across countries.
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Political Science ·
"Campaigns Matter”: SPA Professors Publish New Edition of Campaigns and Elections American Style
The textbook, coproduced by academics and practitioners, examines the changing landscape of U.S. campaigns and elections.
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Homeland Security Policy ·
Nasty Politics
New book by SPA professor considers the logic behind political insults and incitements to violence.
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Recent Publications
- I’ll Bribe You Because I Trust You: Street-Level Bureaucracy, Discretion, Social Capital, and Petty Corruption in Latin America, Sanabria-Pulido, Pablo; Langbein, Laura;
- “If Abortions Aren’t Safe, Neither Are You”: Public Support for Violent Tactics in US Abortion Politics, Kertzer, Joshua D; Cohen, Dara Kay; Manevich, Dorothy; Zeitzoff, Thomas;
- Religious Actors and Policy Makers: Challenging Dynamics, Abu-Nimer, Mohammed; bin Muammar, Faisal bin Abdul Rahman; Othman, Mohamed;
Meet our Political Science Faculty
Alan Levine Director, Political Theory Institute and Associate Professor SPA | Government
Daniel Dreisbach Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
David Fagelson Associate Professor SPA | Justice, Law & Criminology
David Lublin Professor and Department Chair, Government SPA | Government
Gail Borden Flanagan Assistant Professor SPA | Government
Jeff Sosland Assistant Professor SPA | Finance & Personnel Administration
Jeffrey Crouch Associate Professor SPA | Finance & Personnel Administration
Karen O'Connor Jonathan N. Helfat Distinguished Professor of Political Science SPA | Government
Kimberly Cowell-Meyers Associate Professor SPA | Government
Saul Newman Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education and Chair, Department of the Washington Semester Program SPA | Government
Thomas Merrill Associate Professor SPA | Government
Todd Eisenstadt Professor, Research Director of CEP SPA | Government
William LeoGrande Associate Vice Provost for Academic Affairs SPA | Government
SPA Degrees in Political Science
MA Political Science
Intellectual curiosity fuels this multidisciplinary program of exploratory, critical thinkers.
PhD Political Science
Dive deeply into the policy and politics of official Washington and produce meaningful research with profound impact.
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