WashU’s St. Louis Policy Initiative, lead by Political Science faculty member, Matthew Gabel, is tracking where food pantries are located across the region to identify gaps in access and prepare for future shortages.

Most voters are generally aware that most politicians are wealthier than they are. But do they know just how big this gap is? In new research covering the United States, Brazil, Chile, and India, Marko Klašnja and Lucia Motolinia find that the richest politicians are far wealthier than voters imagine. And while they determine that voters want politicians to be less wealthy, telling them the truth about politicians’ wealth makes little difference to their attitudes towards their elected representatives.

The WashU PhD prep program prepares first-generation and regional students like Jayden Sheridan for graduate research and academic life.

At least in the short term the U.S. invasion of Venezuela and capture of President Nicolás Maduro and his wife curiously has had little effect on the stock market. Timm Betz, an associate professor of political science, said the markets have largely shrugged off the geopolitical shock, in part, because Venezuela has little impact on the global economy.

Professor David Carter was interviewed by WashU's The Source regarding the reaction of America's allies and neighbors to the Trump Administration's recent actions surrounding Venezuela, Greenland, and Iran.

Historically, public opinion has constrained presidents’ use of unilateral power. But political scientist Dino P. Christenson, at Washington University in St. Louis, explains why public opposition to President Trump’s actions in Venezuela is unlikely to sway him.

The article presents research centered on insights about legislative leadership that can help better understand the conditions under which politicians may vote against their constituents' preferences.

The department has spent years decoding global dynamics, assembling a team who pair deep subject-matter expertise with rigorous, data-driven methods to address the pressing issues of our time.

The Humboldt Fellowship is the most prestigious research award for international researchers seeking to do research at German universities, and was created by the German government to "foster collaborations between German researchers and researchers located outside Germany."

Professor, and Director of Undergraduate Studies, Dan Butler, is interviewed about his PoliSci Brick Guy YouTube channel, his training, and his background.

The event, hosted by the Gephardt Institute and Dialogue Across Difference, featured Dan Butler, Michael Strawbridge, and Michael Olson from Political Science, and Travis Crum from WashU Law.