The department periodically hosts Friday afternoon socials, where student and faculty discuss timely issues of politics and governance. Photo: Sofia Diaz.
Students in the “Education Reform in America: Politics and Policy” class took a field trip to Lower Merion High School. See what other classes the department offers. Photo: Holden Blanco '17.
CITYSCAPES poster session from POLS161: Global Political Economy: Race, Labor, Power, taught by Prof. Craig Borowiak. Students worked in groups over the course of semester to research a city of their own choosing and its relation to transformations in the global economy.
Natasha Bansal '23 (far left), a paralegal at the U.S. Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division, with Attorney General Merrick Garland
The Political Science Department offers a program of study that provides students with an opportunity to explore politics and government from multiple vantage points—at the grassroots, the nation-state, and the global community—and from a variety of theoretical, conceptual, comparative, historical, and experiential perspectives.
Blog Feb 8, 2025
By Barak Bacharach (HC ’15) I treasure my experiences in the Bi-Co and still feel a part of it, even after a decade. Nevertheless, I
Blog Jan 16, 2025
By Rachael Finke BMC ’26; Image by New York Times. In the weeks following the 2024 presidential election, as each day brought news of another
Blog Jan 16, 2025
By Aoife Zuckerman BMC ’26; Image by AP News. In early December, a shocking number of Romanian voters voted in the first round of the
Blog Jan 16, 2025
By Zoe Woodruff BMC ’26; Image by UVA Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy The 119th Congress hasn’t been sworn in yet, but
Blog Jan 16, 2025
By Lily Buyer ’26; Image by CNN. On December 15th, 2024, Israel announced plans to close its embassy in Dublin, citing what it described as
Blog Jan 16, 2025
By Anonymous; Image provided by author. A month after the horrifying Hamas-led attack against Israel on October 7th, TikTokers began endorsing Osama Bin Laden’s “Letter
Blog Dec 10, 2024
By Sasha Wertime ’25; Photo Credit – Global Times Article 57 of the United Nations’ Conventions on the Law of the Sea states that a
News Nov 25, 2024
Haverford is among 471 colleges and universities recognized for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation in the 2024 election.
Blog Nov 24, 2024
By Daniel Braun ’27; Image by VOA News Over the last few weeks, North Korea has sent approximately 10,000 troops to Russia to train and
News Oct 30, 2024
As Election Day nears, Fords embrace their role as a critical voting bloc.