Understanding How Political Processes Shape Community Decisions
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Honors Students
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Graduate Students
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Explore a broad range of topics in political science, including political theory, international relations, and American politics.
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Our Department is organized around five subfields that reflect the conceptual and theoretical questions addressed in political science:
- American Politics
- Comparative Politics
- International Relations
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- Alumni Notes: Early Spring 2025Adam Kuegler (’17) is the first UConn Law graduate to be accepted to the Supreme Court Fellows Program. Dan Fata (’94), Jeffrey Dressler (’08), and Jaime Cheshire (’99)‘s service on the Afghanistan War Commission was mentioned in UConn Magazine.Ā Susette Talarico (’76) was awarded The President’s Medal at the University of Georgia for her profoundly […]Posted on March 31, 2025
- Faculty Achievements: Early Spring 2025Dr. Matthew Singerās paper āThis Crisis Is Different: Weakened Economic Accountability During the COVID-19 Pandemicā was published in Presidential Studies Quarterly on Jan 15, 2025.Ā Dr. Zehra Arat, Dr. Jason Byers, and Dr. Sandy Grande were winners of the 2024-2025 Course Development Grant Competition to create new courses. Dr. Arat’s course will be “Women’s Rights […]Posted on March 31, 2025
- Student Successes: Early Spring 2025Mariam Vargas (’25), Dylan Steer (’25), & Alan Cavagnaro (’25) were among the students who were selected to attend the United Nations 29th Annual Climate Change Conference of Parties in Baku, Azerbaijan in November. San Lee (Ph.D. Candidate) will present her dissertation chapter titled “The Use of the CEDAW for Advancing LGBTQIA+ Rights” at the […]Posted on March 31, 2025
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The First Annual Sci Salon will be on April 30th from 4:30-6:30pm in Storrs Hall WW01!
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Join the UConn Undergraduate Political Review in celebrating its 10 year anniversary!!! The UPR is a scholarly publication dedicated to providing a diverse analysis of political events and issues. The 20th edition will be released on the 21st of April and will be available at the Political Science ...Department and the UPR website. Stop by the Political Science Department Awards to hear more about UPR and their plans! We are so happy to be celebrating 10 years!!! š„³
Strikes are disruptive, inconvenient, divisive and sometimes even illegal. Yet they are also good. They are good because they are ways in which workers constitute themselves as agents who might not only overcome the domination they face, but could take responsibility for the management of the ...economy itself. However, if that is what makes strikes good, then it seems almost no strike exhibits these good features. Join Alex Gourevitch as he proposes a way out of this dilemma, while maintaining that it cannot easily be overcome.
This event will take place this Wednesday, April 9th in SHH 409. We hope to see you there!
If you're thinking about pursuing a career in law but have questions about how to craft a great application and ensure law school success, please join us for āTen Things I Wish Iād Known When I Decided to Go to Law Schoolā presented by UConn Law Professor Michael Fischl!
...Presentation will be held on 4/8/25 in SHH 408 from 4:30pm to 5:30pm