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

Joshua Kalla
A new study by Yale political scientist Josh Kalla shows that experts performed little better than chance in identifying effective political messaging. Political campaigns...
Akhil Reed Amar
Sterling Professor of Law and Political Science Akhil Reed Amar ’84 has been awarded one of 10 Barry Prizes from the American Academy of Sciences and Letters. The prize comes...
Kevin Elliott
Kevin J. Elliott, Lecturer in Ethics, Politics, & Economics, has an article in Perspectives on Politics entitled “What Is It Like To Be a Partisan? Measures of...
Joshua Kalla
The Yale video series Rose Walk and Talk interviewed Associate Professor in Political Science Joshua Kalla, asking the question “Can we trust political polling?” Abstract:...
Egor Lazarev
Assistant Professor of Political Science Egor Lazarev has received several additional awards recently for his book State-Building as Lawfare: Custom, Sharia, and State Law in...
Daniel Mattingly
Associate Professor Daniel Mattingly has an article in Foreign Affairs magazine entitled “China’s Soft Sell of Autocracy Is Working And America’s Efforts to Promote Democracy...