Political Science Program

Political science is a compelling and wide-ranging field, because our lives are affected by politics every day, and in a variety of ways. Politics include not only the activities of governments and formal political institutions and actors, such as legislatures, political parties and leaders, but also the political forces in society, in our everyday lives, such as values, norms and social relations. Because politics is about power. The discipline of Political Science explores how power operates in these broad and ever-changing political realms. Political scientists draw on a variety of research methods to ask questions that are often interdisciplinary in nature, addressing social, economic, cultural, historical, geographical forces. The study of Political Science combines both theory and practice, which helps us to both think about, and act, in the world.