PhD Alumna Julieta Casas Wins APSA Dissertation Award | Political Science

Department of Political Science Ph.D. alumna Julieta Casa has won the APSA Politics and History Section's Walter Dean Burnham Award for her dissertation, “Building Bureaucratic Capacity: The Political...

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Spring 2026 Political Science Department Newsletter | Political Science

Spring 2026 Political Science Department Newsletter is now available! Check out the latest faculty, student, and alumni achievements, profiles, and news!

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Alumni Ronay Bakan Wins Multiple Dissertation Awards from the American Political Science Association | Political Science

Department of Political Science Ph.D. alumnus Ronay Bakan has won two different awards from sections of the American Political Science Association (APSA) for her dissertation titled “Counterinsurgent ...

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Alumni Julieta Casas Publishes New Article in the Journal Comparative International Development | Political Science

Department of Political Science Ph.D. alumnus Julieta Casas has published a new article titled “American Exceptionalism in Comparative Perspective” in the journal Studies in Comparative International ...

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PhD Alumni Jessie Croteau Publishes Article in the Journal Democratic Theory | Political Science

The Journal Democratic Theory recently published Dr. Jessica Croteau's ('25) new article "A Fermented Myth of Democracy" in a special issue on the concept of Earthborn Democracy. In the article, Crote...

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Professor Vesla Weaver Elected a Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | Political Science

Professor Vesla Weaver has been elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Founded in 1780, the Academy honors scholars and thought leaders across academic disciplines by recogn...

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Political Science Undergraduate Student Yvette Shu Receives the PURA Award  | Political Science

Yvette Shu (Hopkins ‘27), majoring in Political Science, has received the PURA (Provost’s Undergraduate Award),  an HOUR (The Hopkins Office for Undergraduate Research)  summer award to support and gr...

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Was Milton Friedman a Bullionist?

Bad Ideas About Money Never Die

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PhD Student Ankit Kawade Publishes Book Titled The Ambedkar-Nietzsche Provocations | Political Science

Ankit Kawade, a second-year PhD student at the Political Science department, published his first book titled The Ambedkar-Nietzsche Provocations: The Genius of the Chandala and the Gospel of the Super...

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PhD Alumni Jessie Croteau Wins WPSA’s Environmental Political Theory Paper Award | Political Science

Dr. Jessie Croteau, who received her PhD in 2025, was awarded the 2026 Environmental Political Theory Best Paper Award at the Western Political Science Association (WPSA) for her paper “In Praise of D...

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Political scientist William E. Connolly dies at 88

The influential theorist explored a wide range of topics, including democracy, fascism, secularism, and climate

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Political Science as a Public Good | Political Science

A half-day open symposium featuring talks with alumni, faculty, and visiting scholars. A celebration of our institutional legacy, our present community, and our intellectual future, featuring several ...

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Professor Robbie Shilliam Featured in Podcast Episode  | Political Science

Professor Robbie Shilliam was featured in an episode of the podcast Peer Review: Creativity and Fulfillment in Academia. In the episode, he reflects on bringing creativity and community to academia th...

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Post-Doctoral Fellow Alice Engelhard Publishes Article in Review of International Studies | Political Science

Dr. Engelhard’s article, titled “Imperial mobilities, errantry, and the displacement of the Chagos Islanders”, uses the 1968 displacement of Chagos Islanders by the British under the guise of claiming...

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PhD Candidate Sebastian Cortesi Awarded Post-Doctoral Fellowship at Princeton University | Political Science

PhD Candidate Sebastian Cortesi has been awarded the Program in Latin American Studies (PLAS) post-doctoral fellowship at Princeton University for the academic year of 2026-2027. The fellowship awards...

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Fall 2025 Political Science Department Newsletter | Political Science

Fall 2025 Department Newsletter is now available! Check out the latest faculty, student, and alumni achievements, profiles, and news!

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The Evergreen Value of a Doctoral Degree - Arts & Sciences Magazine

Highlighting Krieger School doctoral programs and the value they bring to non-academic roles.

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Socialism, Communism, Democratic Socialism. What’s the Difference? This professor breaks it down | CNN

Robert Lieberman, a political science professor at Johns Hopkins University, explains how socialism, communism, and democratic socialism differ and what those ideas mean for issues like inequality and...

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Political Parties Have Disconnected From the Public

Across the democratic world, the postwar era’s dominant parties face a populist insurgency.

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Johns Hopkins political scientist Hahrie Han receives MacArthur genius grant

Han, who studies political organizing and collective action and who has led the university's SNF Agora Institute since 2019, among 22 individuals to receive coveted MacArthur Foundation recognition

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PhD Alumni Sabrina Axster Awarded OUP Early Career Research First Book Prize | Political Science

Dr. Sabrina Axster, who earned her PhD from the Political Science department at Johns Hopkins University, was awarded the Oxford University Press Early Career Research First Book Prize for her book pr...

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Countermapping the Carceral Security State: Beyond the Imperial Boomerang

Abstract. As part of a burgeoning interest in analyses of the colonial roots of contemporary state practices, scholars in the field of International Relati

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The importance of preserving the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve

Johns Hopkins political scientist Nicolas Jabko explains how prevailing political forces threaten to disrupt the nation's money supply and the global economy

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Office Hours: Interview With Professor Jennifer Culbert, Dept. of Political Science | Johns Hopkins University Admissions

Read about the Johns Hopkins University Political Science Department, which boasts rigorous courses, award-winning faculty, in this interview with Dr. Jennifer Culbert.

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Checking out Democracy - Arts & Sciences Magazine

Faculty members from the Department of Political Science visited public libraries to engage local communities and discuss historical context about the fragility of democracies around the world.

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Checking out Democracy - Arts & Sciences Magazine

Faculty members from the Department of Political Science visited public libraries to engage local communities and discuss historical context about the fragility of democracies around the world.

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Washington Spirit games provide a field for Trump resistance

Women's soccer fans have taken to the stands with banners, flags, and pro-D.C. chants.

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Professor Jane Bennett Awarded Lippincott Award from APSA | Political Science

Professor Jane Bennett was awarded the Benjamin E. Lippincott Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA). The Lippincott Award honors exceptional work by a living political theorist ...

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