American Politics

American Politics is a large subfield within the Department. If there is a unifying theme running through our collectivity it is our shared focus on the politics of democratic procedure in the United States. Some of us focus on institutions, whether Congress, the presidency, the courts, or the process of public policy formation and implementation. Others study the historical development of American politics and the American state. And a number of us examine American political behavior.
Students who embark on graduate work at the University of Virginia will be trained to use a broad set of methodological approaches to study American politics. Quantitative and historical methods are predominant, but students are exposed to all major analytical approaches used by political scientists investigating the United States. In short, our combination of substantive range and methodological scope makes Virginia a great place to study the ideas, individuals, and institutions of American politics.
Departmental Faculty
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James W. Ceaser Harry F. Byrd ProfessorView Profile → -
Paul Freedman Associate ProfessorView Profile → -
John Holbein Associate Professor of Public Policy and EducationView Profile → -
Ashley Jardina Associate Professor of Public Policy and PoliticsView Profile → -
Justin Kirkland Director of Graduate StudiesProfessorView Profile → -
David Law E. James Kelly, Jr. Class of 1965 Research Professor of LawView Profile → -
Jennifer Lawless Department ChairLeone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of PoliticsView Profile → -
Amber Mackey Assistant ProfessorView Profile → -
Sidney Milkis White Burkett Miller ProfessorView Profile → -
Rachel Augustine Potter Director of Graduate AdmissionsAssociate ProfessorView Profile → -
Albert Rivero John L. Nau III Assistant Professor of the History and Principles of DemocracyView Profile → -
Larry J. Sabato University ProfessorView Profile → -
James D. Savage ProfessorView Profile → -
Ian Solomon Dean and Professor of Practice of Public Policy, Batten SchoolView Profile → -
Craig Volden Professor of Public Policy and Politics, Director of the Center for Effective LawmakingView Profile → -
Nicholas J.G. Winter Associate Department ChairAssociate ProfessorView Profile → -
Kirill Zhirkov Assistant ProfessorView Profile →