What part of your life IS NOT influenced by politics or public policy?

Come engage our political science professors and students in this discussion through our courses and research. Blake Hall holds an exclusive spot near the Chancellor's residence hugging the edge of the hill and all are welcome to our corner of the campus. Use the links on this page to begin charting your future path in the private, public, or non-profit sector. We can create opportunities for you!

The Department of Political Science offers degrees for undergraduate (B.A., B.G.S.) and graduate (M.A., Ph.D.) students. If you have questions about our graduate or undergraduate programs, we invite you to contact us. Our Graduate Director is Associate Professor Mark Joslyn and our Undergraduate Director is Associate Professor Fiona Yap. Our course offerings are grouped according to subfields which represent our discipline: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Policy, and Political Theory. People who are interested in joining
our department are invited to peruse our faculty and graduate student listings in order to contact people who share their interest.

Don Haider-Markel, Professor & Chair

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The Political Science Graduate Association (PSGA) is starting its Faculty Talk Series,
an initiative to sponsor departmental faculty research presentations.

The first talk is Monday, February 13th at 4:30 pm in Blake 207.

Assistant Professor Jiso Yoon will present her research, entitled "Dominating the News:
Government Officials in Front-Page News Coverage of Policy Issues in the United States
and Korea."

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New Professors:
Jiso Yoon has joined the faculty of the Political Science department beginning in the Fall of 2011.
Jiso's MA and PhD are from Pennsylvania State University. Her interests are Comparative Public Policy, Comparative Political Communications and East Asian Politics. The Political Science Department and the University say Welcome Jiso!

Also, in the Fall 2012, Gail Buttorff, PhD, University of Iowa, will be joining us. Her research and teaching interests include Comparative Politics, Middle East and North African politics, Electoral Systems, Political Parties, Election Fraud, Comparative Institutions, Democratization, Game Theory, Political Research Methods, OLS Regression, Limited Dependent Variables.

Thank you donors!

Many alumni and friends generously contribute to the Department of Political Science, greatly enhancing the opportunities available to faculty, undergraduate and graduate students. Among other things, their kind donations assist faculty and graduate students in attending professional conferences; help bring intriguing speakers to campus for the benefit of the entire department; and help offset the expenses of recruiting excellent new faculty. Join us in thanking our recent donors!

Classes

Information about courses can be found at: http://www.opensections.ku.edu/