Recent News

The Department of Political Science Spring 2017 Newsletter is here!

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Events

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Recent Publications

• Alexander Reisenbichler. “A Rocky Path to Homeownership: Why Germany Eliminated Large-Scale Subsidies for Homeowners.” Cityscape vol. 18 no. 3 (2016).
• Akis Georgakellos and Harris Mylonas. "Between Trump and the Troika." Foreign Affairs (2016)
• Lamis El-Muhtaseb, Nathan Brown and Abdul-Wahab Kayyali. "Arguing about Family Law in Jordan: Disconnected Spheres?" International Journal of Middle East Studies (IJMES), 48, 721-741.
• Matthew Fuhrmann and Yonatan Lupu. "Do Arms Control Treaties Work? Assessing the Effectiveness of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty." International Studies Quarterly, 60, 3, 530-539.
• Stephen Kaplan. "Banking Unconditionally: The Political Economy of Chinese Finance in Latin America." Review of International Political Economy, 23, 4.

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Recent Awards

• Eric Kramon, Rachel Stein, and Adam Ziegfeld have been chosen as GWIPP Policy Research Scholars.
• The International Security Studies Section of the International Studies Association has chosen Caitlin Talmadge's The Dictator's Army as co-winner of its 2017 Best Book Award.
• Sam Frantz was awarded an American Institute for Indian Studies (AIIS) Junior Fellowship for his upcoming research in India.

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Department Rankings

GW Political Science Program Ranked in the Top 10

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American Politics Subfield Excels in U.S. News Rankings

In the most recent U.S. News and World Report rankings of graduate programs, the Department was ranked 16th in the American Politics subfield rankings. The rankings are a potent indicator of the American Politics faculty's excellent reputation in the discipline.

• For more information on the U.S. News rankings click here
• For more information on the Teaching, Research, and International Policy (TRIP) rankings click here
• For more information on the National Research Council (NRC) rankings click here