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New Prize for Prof. Tariq Thachil's co-authored book
Tariq Thachil and his co-author Adam Auerbach’s book, Migrants and Machine Politics: How India's Urban Poor Seek Representation and Responsiveness (…
Read MoreUPenn's Beta Tau chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society, has been awarded a Best Chapter Award for 2023-2024
This is the twelfth time that the chapter has received this award, which is quite an achievement! These awards are intended to recognize local…
Read MoreEmeritus Professor Rogers Smith featured in new article about the Most Patriotic States in America
Professor Rogers M. Smith was featured in WalletHub's recent article about Most Patriotic States In America. You can find it here: https://wallethub.…
Read MoreProfessor Tariq Thachil wins 2024 Giovanni Sartori Book Award
Tariq Thachil’s book, Migrants and Machine Politics, coauthored with Adam Auerbach, was awarded the 2024 Giovanni Sartori Book Award from APSA’s…
Read More2023 David A. Lake Award for best paper awarded to professor Julia Gray and Ph.D. student Chloe Ahn
Political science professor Julia Gray and graduate student Chloe Ahn received the 2023 David A. Lake Award for the best paper presented at the 20023…
Read MoreUPenn Political Science Department is Among the Top Ten
The Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania is a top ten department according to a newly published global ranking of…
Read MoreProfessor Michael Jones-Correa elected as AAPSS 2025 Robert A. Dahl Fellow
Congratulations to Professor Michael Jones-Correa, who has been elected to the American Academy of Political and Social Science as the 2025 Robert A…
Read MoreGraduate Student Lauren Palladino Winner of the 2025 Penn Grad Talks, Social Science category
Congratulations to Lauren Palladino, second year graduate student in our department, winner of the 2025 Penn Grad Talks, Social Sciences category.…
Read MoreNew Publication in the Irish Times for Professor Brendan O'Leary
Professor O'Leary has co-authored an article stemming from the ARINS/Irish Times survey results, released earlier this month. The article, "Trends…
Read MoreProfessor Brendan O'Leary Interviewed by the Irish Times Inside Politics Podcast
Professor O'Leary, Chair of the Political Science department and Chair of ARINS (Analyzing and Researching Ireland North and South) Public Opinion…
Read MoreNew Prize for Prof. Tariq Thachil's co-authored book
Tariq Thachil and his co-author Adam Auerbach’s book, Migrants and Machine Politics: How India's Urban Poor Seek Representation and Responsiveness (…
Read MoreUPenn's Beta Tau chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society, has been awarded a Best Chapter Award for 2023-2024
This is the twelfth time that the chapter has received this award, which is quite an achievement! These awards are intended to recognize local…
Read MoreEmeritus Professor Rogers Smith featured in new article about the Most Patriotic States in America
Professor Rogers M. Smith was featured in WalletHub's recent article about Most Patriotic States In America. You can find it here: https://wallethub.…
Read MoreProfessor Tariq Thachil wins 2024 Giovanni Sartori Book Award
Tariq Thachil’s book, Migrants and Machine Politics, coauthored with Adam Auerbach, was awarded the 2024 Giovanni Sartori Book Award from APSA’s…
Read More2023 David A. Lake Award for best paper awarded to professor Julia Gray and Ph.D. student Chloe Ahn
Political science professor Julia Gray and graduate student Chloe Ahn received the 2023 David A. Lake Award for the best paper presented at the 20023…
Read MoreUPenn Political Science Department is Among the Top Ten
The Department of Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania is a top ten department according to a newly published global ranking of…
Read MoreProfessor Michael Jones-Correa elected as AAPSS 2025 Robert A. Dahl Fellow
Congratulations to Professor Michael Jones-Correa, who has been elected to the American Academy of Political and Social Science as the 2025 Robert A…
Read MoreGraduate Student Lauren Palladino Winner of the 2025 Penn Grad Talks, Social Science category
Congratulations to Lauren Palladino, second year graduate student in our department, winner of the 2025 Penn Grad Talks, Social Sciences category.…
Read MoreNew Publication in the Irish Times for Professor Brendan O'Leary
Professor O'Leary has co-authored an article stemming from the ARINS/Irish Times survey results, released earlier this month. The article, "Trends…
Read MoreProfessor Brendan O'Leary Interviewed by the Irish Times Inside Politics Podcast
Professor O'Leary, Chair of the Political Science department and Chair of ARINS (Analyzing and Researching Ireland North and South) Public Opinion…
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Penn’s Political Science Department is experiencing a renaissance. Over the past decade, our faculty has grown by 50%, an increase in quantity that has been matched by gains in quality. The strength of our faculty in each of four major subfields is being built with an eye to excellence embracing a variety of approaches and methodologies.
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Daniel Gillion
Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Michael C. Horowitz
Richard Perry Professor Director, Perry World House
Marie Gottschalk
Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Political Science
Fiona Cunningham
Assistant Professor
Julia Gray
Associate Professor
Melissa Lee
Klein Family Presidential Associate Professor of Political Science Director of the World House Student Fellows Program, Perry World House, Political Science Department Undergraduate Chair
Brendan O'Leary
Lauder Professor of Political Science Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy, Honorary Professor of Political Science Queen's University Belfast, Political Science Department Chair
Erik Wibbels
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Political Science
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Daniel Gillion
Julie Beren Platt and Marc E. Platt Presidential Distinguished Professor of Political Science
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Michael C. Horowitz
Richard Perry Professor Director, Perry World House
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Marie Gottschalk
Edmund J. Kahn Distinguished Professor of Political Science
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Fiona Cunningham
Assistant Professor
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Julia Gray
Associate Professor
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Melissa Lee
Klein Family Presidential Associate Professor of Political Science Director of the World House Student Fellows Program, Perry World House, Political Science Department Undergraduate Chair
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Brendan O'Leary
Lauder Professor of Political Science Honorary Member of the Royal Irish Academy, Honorary Professor of Political Science Queen's University Belfast, Political Science Department Chair
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Erik Wibbels
Presidential Penn Compact Professor of Political Science
Books
Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left
Ernst Bloch was one of the most significant twentieth-century German thinkers, yet he remains overshadowed by his Frankfurt School contemporaries.
Elite Parties, Poor Voters: How Social Services Win Votes in India
Why do poor people often vote against their material interests?
Regimes of Inequality: The Political Economy of Health and Wealth
Since the 1990s, mainstream political parties have failed to address the problem of growing inequality, resulting in political backlash and the transformation of European party systems.
Under the Nuclear Shadow: China's Information-Age Weapons in Internal Security
How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war?
Making Sense of a United Ireland
“This is an important and superbly argued book, rich in detail, truth-telling but also hard-nosed.
Winners and Losers: The Psychology of Foreign Trade
Winners and Losers challenges conventional wisdom about how American citizens ...-
Avicenna and the Aristotelian Left
Ernst Bloch was one of the most significant twentieth-century German thinkers, yet he remains overshadowed by his Frankfurt School contemporaries.
-
Elite Parties, Poor Voters: How Social Services Win Votes in India
Why do poor people often vote against their material interests?
-
Regimes of Inequality: The Political Economy of Health and Wealth
Since the 1990s, mainstream political parties have failed to address the problem of growing inequality, resulting in political backlash and the transformation of European party systems.
-
Under the Nuclear Shadow: China's Information-Age Weapons in Internal Security
How can states use military force to achieve their political aims without triggering a catastrophic nuclear war?
-
Making Sense of a United Ireland
“This is an important and superbly argued book, rich in detail, truth-telling but also hard-nosed.
-
Winners and Losers: The Psychology of Foreign Trade
Winners and Losers challenges conventional wisdom about how American citizens ...