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

Isabela Mares
Professor Isabela Mares has published “Defending parliament: Responses of mainstream parties to parliamentary erosion” in Comparative Political Studies Abstract: Historically...
Daniel Schillinger
Daniel Schillinger, Lecturer in Political Science, has an article in the journal Political Theory entitled “Entangling Plato: A Guide through the Political Theory Archive.”...
Bryan Garsten
Professor of Humanities and of Political Science Bryan Garsten’s opens the new Center for Civic Thought on July 1, 2025.    The center’s purpose is “to encourage...
Daniel Schillinger
Daniel Schillinger, Lecturer in Political Science, has been awarded the 2025 Buckley Institute Lux et Veritas Faculty Prize. The Lux et Veritas Faculty Prize honors faculty...
Andrea Aldrich and Shiro Kuriwaki
Andrea Aldrich and Shiro Kuriwaki are two of four faculty named recipients of the 2024–25 Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation award, an annual prize that recognizes...
Jennifer Gandhi
Jennifer Gandhi,  Howard Wang ’95 Professor of Global Affairs and Political Science at Yale University, has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2025...