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Bruce Ackerman: "Sound-bite democracy' threatens elections." Tang Prize laureate Bruce Ackerman, Sterling Professor of Law and Professor of Political Science, gave a lecture in Taipei entitled “’Sound-bite democracy’ threatens...	"Historical Family Types and Female Political Representation: Persistence and Change" Associate Professor of Political Science Didac Queralt has an article in the Journal of Politics entitled “Historical Family Types and Female Political Representation:...	Ian Shapiro: "After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy, How Politicians Broke Our World" Sterling Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs Ian Shapiro has a new book entitled “After the Fall: From the End of History to the Crisis of Democracy, How...
Kate Baldwin to receive the 2026 Gustav Ranis International Book Prize Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs Kate Baldwin has been chosen to recieve the 2026 Gustav Ranis International Book Prize for her book Faith in...	Steven Smith: ‘An ancient and respected concept’: Examining the rise and decline of statesmanship In his new book, On Statesmanship, Alfred Cowles Professor of Political Science and Professor of Philosophy Steven Smith seeks to revive an appreciation for statesmanlike...	Kate Baldwin to receive the 2026 Hubert Morken Best Book Award Associate Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs Kate Baldwin has been chosen to recieve the 2026 Hubert Morken Best Book Award for her book Faith in Democracy:...
Drawn by ‘intellectual synergy,’ Peter Buisseret joins Yale Jackson faculty Peter Buisseret joined the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs in summer 2026 as an associate professor of political science and global affairs. An expert on formal theory...