Department of Political Science

Political Science
1414 Social Sciences Building
267 19th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55455

Phone: 612-624-4144
Fax: 612-626-7599
E-mail: polisci@umn.edu

Chair: Raymond D. Duvall

Department of Political Science

News & Research Highlights

  • Congratulations!

    Some recent faculty accomplishments to celebrate:

    Tim Johnson received the Pi Sigma Alpha award for the best paper presented at the 2008 Southern Political Science Association meetings for his co-authored paper, "Political Case Salience, U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments, and the Search for the Holy Grail".

    Lisa Hilbink's book, Judges Beyond Politics in Dictatorship and Democracy, won Honorable Mention for the C. Herman Pritchett Award for best book in the Law and Courts Section of the APSA. This is in addition to her previously winning the Herbert Jacob Award for best book from the Law and Society Association.

    Dara Strolovitch's book, Affirmative Advocacy, has won yet another award! Dara was recently informed that she will receive the Virginia Hodgkinson Prize from the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action; the Prize is for the best book on philanthropy and the nonprofit sector that informs policy and practice.

     November 8th, 2008

  • After-Elections Event

    Join us on November 6th for an After-Elections Event hosted by Professor Kathryn Pearson. Learn more (PDF)

     October 31st, 2008

About Our Department

For years the Department of Political Science has maintained an ambitious set of goals—from excellence in graduate education to the conduct of leading social science research. To some people, Minnesota is synonymous with fields like political psychology and constructivist international relations (the "Minnesota School"). In addition, we now house impressive groups of faculty breaking new ground in the study of democratization, social policymaking, and much more. One thing is certain, we are well equipped to help lead the discipline in training political scientists and answering the toughest questions about political and social realities. For more information, please review our brochure (PDF).

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