The University of Wisconsin Political Science Department is one of the nation’s oldest and most respected programs. Our department is highly ranked in national surveys, and our award-winning faculty are known for innovative research on the discipline’s most current and important questions. Our dedication to teaching is also apparent: we are one of the largest majors on campus, with a commitment to excellence in undergraduate instruction.
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Congratulations Political Science Spring 2021 Graduates!
Visit the Department of Political Science’s Spring 2021 Undergraduate Commencement website.
May 7, 20212021 UW–Madison Distinguished Teaching Awards
March 30, 2021Campus-Wide TA Awards Notification
Congratulations to three outstanding graduate students who won campus-wide Teaching Assistant awards for their phenomenal teaching! They are: Sujeong Shim, Capstone teaching award Kennia Coronado, Early Excellence in teaching award Kaden Paulson-Smith, Continuity of Instruction …
March 8, 2021Dave Weimer, Winner of the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis’s Best Original Article
Dave Weimer, Winner of the Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis’s Best Original Article, for his co-authored article, “Monetizing Browser: A Contingent Valuation of the Statistical Value of Dog Life” (co-authored with UW alums, Deven Carlson and Simon …
March 1, 2021Nils Ringe, Winner of the Larry Neal Prize for Excellence in EU Scholarship
Nils Ringe, Winner of the Larry Neal Prize for Excellence in EU Scholarship, for his co-edited book, The European Union and Beyond: Multi-Level Governance, Institutions, and Policy-Making (Rowman and Littlefield, 2020) (a book written to honor the …
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