We offer courses at SHC in four subfields: Political Philosophy, Comparative Government, American Government and Politics, and International Relations.
02/01/2023
We're proud of our department's alums; never more so than when we see them in the news:
George Simmerman - Ingalls George Simmerman is the vice president and chief counsel at Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls.
03/29/2022
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to grab their lunch and join the Political Science Department in collaboration with the Foley Center for a talk by Assistant Professor of Political Science Dr. Vlad Kravtsov. Dr. Kravtsov will speak on factors accounting for the outbreak of war in Ukraine, what the war reveals about how Russia is governed, and why average Russians support a criminal war against Ukraine. Student-designed merchandise will be available for sale; a portion of all proceeds will benefit humanitarian relief efforts.
05/03/2021
Congratulations to Amelia Nolan, Macy Heroman, Tatum Ginn, and Bailey Brierly on the induction in Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society.
Congratulations to our own Political Science student Gillian Nelson on co-winning the URS2021 in the category of Best Original Research! Gillian Nelson (Political Science) Ukraine and Vaccine Diplomacy. In her research, Gillian deploys several main conceptual frameworks (such as rational-choice approach and constructivist perspective) to explore how, why, and with what consequences the Ukrainian government decides which COVID vaccines to approve for their citizens.
Congratulations to our own two Political Science Students on being selected as the second runner-up in the URS2021 in the category of Best Class Project! Stephen Bonck, Wyley Sharp (Political Science) presented a project entitled "Crisis in Yemen: Advice to a Policymaker." This project developed a piece of detailed advice and plan of action to a specific US Foreign Policy Administrator on how to deal with the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the country of Yemen.
CONGRATULATIONS to Griffin Morgan!!! In the category "Class Projects" (which includes projects completed as a part of class whether individually or by a group) the winner is Griffin Morgan from the Department of Political Science & Law with the presentation entitled "Coronavirus out of Deadlock: The Effects of the Pandemic on the Electoral Process in Israel." This research profiled one political event, i.e., building an improbable political compromise, that, counterintuitively, became possible because of the disruptive influence of COVID-19.
11/12/2019
POLITICAL SCIENCE & INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CLUB
Interest Meeting
Wednesday November 20
8PM in Quinlan 225
[email protected]
11/06/2019
Badger Day Open House Nov. 11 Visit us at Badger Day Open House on November 11 and discover your place on The Hill.
10/09/2019
10/08/2019
American Political Science Association (APSA) Congressional Fellowship Program -- Deadline Tues 03December. Find out more at:
American Political Science Association > PROGRAMS > Congressional Fellowship Program American Political Science Association
09/17/2019
We are hosting an event this Friday at 3 pm with recent Spring Hill grad Brennan Fontenot who currently attends Louisiana State University Law School. He is going to give his insights about getting into law school and what his first semester is like. We hope to see all of you there!