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Welcome to Department of Political Science

The department offers undergraduate and graduate programs designed to help students develop knowledge, analytical skills and critical insights into the nature of politics, political systems and political activism.

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On the 10th anniversary of Don't Ask, Don't Tell's repeal, Prof. Aaron Belkin reflects on this historic civil rights victory for LGTBQ servicemembers.

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Prof. Aaron Belkin on the democratic urgency of Supreme Court Reform

"When only one party is allowed to govern, we are no longer living in a democracy. Especially when the one party allowed to govern has lost the popular vote in seven of the last eight presidential...

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