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

Gregory Huber - Paul Lendway
Forst Family Professor of Political Science Gregory Huber and PhD Candidate Paul Lendway have a new article in the journal American Politics Research entitled “The Effect of...
Sterling Professor of Political Science Ian Shapiro was interviewed by the Yale Jackson Institute of Global Affairs in an article entitled “Democracy in Peril.” Abstract: “In...
seyla benhabib
Eugene Meyer professor of political science and philosophy Seyla Benhabib has an article in Foreign Policy Magazine entitled “The Deadly Toll of Erdogan’s War on Academia.”...
Helene Landemore
Yale’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies discusses Helene Landemore’s work with John Tasioulas on questions of the effects of A.I. on democracy in an...
Isabela Mares
Professor Isabela Mares recently discussed her newest book, Protecting the ballot from corruption in 19th-century Europe, on the YaleNews website. Abstract: “Electoral...
Paul Lendway
Graduate student Paul Lendway has a new article in Environmental Politics entitled “Fossil fuel divestment and public climate change policy preferences: an experimental test...