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The Department of Political Science seeks to address urgent contemporary political challenges through rigorous theoretical and empirical research and to prepare students to become tomorrow's leading political scholars through training in and beyond the classroom.

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Alumni gift establishes first distinguished professorship in political science at Emory

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Professors John W. Patty and Elizabeth Maggie Penn to be visiting scholars with the Russell Sage Foundation

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Two Emory College professors named Russell Sage Visiting Scholars

Laney Graduate School Awards

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Congratulations to our very own Alexandra Snipes and Debbie Allen on winning LGS Awards: Outstanding Graduate Teaching Assistant (Alexandra), Outstanding Program Administrator (Debbie)

Political Science in the News

Professor Andra Gillespie to speak with Ambassador Andrew Young in post-election forum Nov. 6

Congratulations to Dr. Bernard Fraga for being named a 2024 Carnegie Fellow!

Recent Publications

Professor Natália Bueno: The Timing of Public Policies: Political Budget Cycles and Credit Claiming

Professor Miguel R. Rueda: Do Campaign Contribution Limits Curb the Influence of Money in Politics?

Professor Alex Bolton: Gridlock, Bureaucratic Control, and Nonstatutory Policymaking in Congress

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