CJ Harrington, AB '17 double major in Political Science and Leadership and Strategic Management, is taking lessons learned at WashU to bet on himself and build a life — and a career — from the ground up.

Most research investigates why the public embraces conspiracy theories, but few studies empirically examine how Americans evaluate the politicians who do.

Ashlee Chung, who graduated in 2020 with a bachelor’s in political science and in East Asian studies from Arts & Sciences, earned an award to teach English in South Korea.

We are sad to share that Scott McClurg, PhD alumnus '00, has passed after a 14-year battle with brain cancer. Our deepest condolences go out to his family and loved ones.

Get to know Dr. Jeremy Siow, one of our newest PhD graduates who is now a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Quantitative Political Science at the University of Oxford.

Graduate student Ben Noble’s research on the American presidency has launched him into the political science spotlight and landed him a job at one of the top universities in his field.

Ben Noble is one of our newest PhD graduates and is joining the Department of Political Science at UC San Diego as an Assistant Professor this fall. Congratulations Ben!

Joseph Silagi, May 2023 graduate with a degree in political science and in mathematics and computer science from Arts & Sciences, shares his passion for data and running.

Congratulations to Professor Jacob Montgomery and Ph.D alumn, Erin Rossiter, for publishing a QCMSS Elemental, "Adaptive Inventories: A Practical Guide for Applied Researchers."

Professors Butler and Tavits, and a former graduate student Dino Hadzic (currently at Trinity College, Dublin) publish in the Political Research Quarterly. Their study focuses on post-conflict Bosnia and reports a significant pro-male bias in the policy responsiveness of local politicians (both men and women) to their constituency preferences.

Professor Tavits, a former graduate student William O’Brochta (currently at Louisiana Tech University) and former colleague Michael Bechtel (currently at Cologne) publish in the Journal of Experimental Political Science on whether and when policy responses to pandemics can fuel or tame feelings of fear.

Professor Andrew Reeves and 2020 PhD Graduate, David Miller, published an article about how a public commission on the Supreme Court will affect public opinion in The Conversation.