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Department of Political Science
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The department periodically hosts Friday afternoon socials, where student and faculty discuss timely issues of politics and governance. Photo: Sofia Diaz.
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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.
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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.
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.
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By Sofia Isabel Marxuach-Cardenas; Image by CNN Puerto Rico’s relationship with the United States is one that is flawed, complex, and difficult. In today’s age,
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Through his focus on service, which began at a young age, Kelly endeavors to uplift overlooked communities.
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By Amal Al Jallad; Image by The New Yorker. By contrasting ideal democracies with realistic ones, I want to provide a mental framework for answering
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By Jonathan Kevorkian; Image by “dhkpopart” on Etsy “Fight for $15!” Odds are you have heard this chant somewhere across the country. The last time
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By Mahek Jhaveri; Image by literariness.com Marxism and mainstream feminism are both leftist ideologies about power whose subscribers occasionally overlap. Indeed, there is a whole
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By Emma Gross; Image by Derek Speirs Image: Members of the Northern Ireland Women’s Coalition at a press conference at Castle Buildings following the signing
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By Shae Mercer; Image by news.com.au Brittney Griner, an American Women’s Basketball star, was detained in Russia on February 17, 2022. Upon her arrival in
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By Caitlin Chatterton ’27; Image by The Sporting News Just weeks ago, college basketball’s biggest month culminated in the Final Four, with the University of
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By Daniel Braun ’27; Image by NPR Foreign election interference is not a new concept. Historically, foreign nations have sought to sway the political outcomes
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By Anonymous; Image by U.S. News Dear Fellow Students, administrators, and members of the Haverford community, I am reaching out with a heartfelt plea for