Introduction

Building on its historical strength, Yale is a leader in research and teaching in contemporary Political Science. The Department is home to around 45 faculty, whose scholarship and teaching span across the subfields of Political Science and the countries of the world. The undergraduate major is among the largest on campus, and the graduate program produces Ph.D. students who have taken leadership positions in the discipline. 

Many Political Science faculty also play active roles in related programs at Yale, such as the Program in Ethics, Politics, and Economics; Directed Studies; the Institution for Social And Policy Studies; and the MacMillian Center. The Department also sponsors numerous seminars, lectures, and conferences that are open to all members of the Yale community.

News

Jacob Hacker
Reason.com’s Soho Forum Debates recently hosted Professor Jacob Hacker and Sesame CEO and cofounder David Goldhill on the subject of government run health care.  The...
Gregory Collins
Gregory Collins, lecturer in Political Science, as an article on the Law and Liberty website entitled “Understanding the Commercial Republic.” Abstract: The glittering sheen...
Didac Queralt
Didac Queralt, Assistant Professor of Political Science, has an article in the Comparative Political Studies journal entitled “The Political Legacy of Elite Repression.”...
Gregory Collins
Gregory Collins, lecturer in Political Science, has an article on the National Review website entitled “What Fathers Could Learn from Papa Bear.” Abstract: The nurturing...
Alex Debs
Associate Professor of Political Science and Faculty Director of the Nuclear Security Program at the MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies Alex Debs has an...
Oona Hathaway
Professor Oona Hathaway, Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, has been named a Berlin Prize recipient for the 2025–26...