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Political Scientists and YData - A starter pack of data science tools for digging into any academic field YData is an introduction to data science designed to get students interested in and working with the fundamentals of and skill sets in Data science. The article, “A Starter...	Graduate student Hilary Matfess article on ForeignPolicy.com: No Democracy Is an Island Yale Political Science Graduate Student Hilary Matfess is coauthor (with Jeffrey Smith) of an article on ForeignPolicy.com entitled “No Democracy Is an Island”. The article...	Paul Bracken interviewed on FoxNews: China backtracks on key aspects of trade deal. Professor Paul Bracken is interviewed on Lou Dobbs Tonight, Fox Business Network about the trade negotiations between the United States and China. Professor Bracken is a...
2019 Senior Essay Prize winners announced. Each year the Department awards prizes to the graduating seniors who have written the best senior essay in the fields of American Politics, the U.S. Constitution and its...	Junior Benjamin Waldman wins Beinecke Scholarship for doctoral work Benjamin Waldman ’20 of Branford College has been awarded a Beinecke Scholarship to support his pursuit of a Ph.D. in political science or history. He is one of only 18...	Graeme Wood interview in Bloomberg Opinion: "ISIS Lost the War. Now It’s Dangerous" A Q&A with ISIS expert Graeme Wood on how the terrorist group is going global and why its self-styled caliph has reappeared. Graeme Wood, Lecturer in Political Science,...
Professor Gregory Huber appointed Chair of the Department of Political Science Professor Gregory Huber has been appointed as chair of the Department of Political Science. His term will be for three years, effective July 1, 2019. He follows Professor...