Revolutionary Tales: Senior Nate O’Brien Champions Voting and Civic Engagement
GW Votes program assistant Nate O'Brien, a sociology and political science major, is dedicated to ensuring the GW community is informed and ready to vote.
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Faculty Books
Political Science faculty regularly publish new books in their areas of expertise. They are also regularly featured by major press outlets for interviews, reviews, articles, and papers.
Graduate Student Publications and Awards
Our graduate students are actively engaged in all professional aspects of the field, publishing in top journals and winning prestigious awards, fellowships, and grants that fund both pre-dissertation and dissertation research. See more on the Graduate Student Publications and Awards webpage.
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Sent exclusively to alumni, the Political Science Department newsletter features alumni and department updates, as well as event information. If you are one of our alumni, update your contact information with the GW Office of Alumni Relations to start receiving this and other exclusive alumni benefits. And don’t forget to send an email to the department with your life updates for future newsletters.
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Fall 2022, Fall 2021, Summer 2021 (PDF), Fall 2020 (PDF), Summer 2020 (PDF)
Political Science Making Headlines
Will Economic Factors Break the Bank for Candidates?
A panel of CCAS faculty experts including Sarah Binder explored the economic stakes in the upcoming presidential election—and whether partisanship trumps pocketbooks for today’s voters.
Not Just a Number: GW Students Amplify Voices of Ukrainian Refugees and NGOs
Undergraduates Nataliya Layer, Lydia Miller, Liana Moldovanu and Anja Ree spent six weeks in Eastern Europe documenting the human toll of war through personal narratives.
How this first-time voter is helping other students get registered
A George Washington University student credits her Yonkers upbringing with fueling a passion for civic engagement.
PSC Students at the DNC and RNC
Thanks to the generosity of GW alums, the Department of Political Science was able to support two students attending the DNC and RNC conventions.
New CCAS Graduate Degrees Expand Advanced Learning Opportunities
The new Master of Science in Quantitative Social Sciences (MSQSS), which will be available in fall 2025 through the Political Science Department, crosses disciplines for a data-driven curriculum.