October 16, 2025 Prof. Rachel Potter to serve as a nonresident senior fellow in the Governance Studies program at Brookings Institute. (opens in a new tab) October 10, 2025 Prof. Sid Milkis featured on History Behind News Podcast (opens in a new tab) October 10, 2025 Prof. Sid Milkis has published a new book, Subverting the Republic: Donald Trump and the Perils of Presidentialism (opens in a new tab) October 2, 2025 Prof. Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner awarded APSA's Best Paper on Class & Inequality Award by the Class & Inequality Section. October 2, 2025 Prof. Colin Bird to present during Analytic Anarchism conference at Lunds University in Sweden. (opens in a new tab) September 16, 2025 Professor Chris Carter awarded the Founders Award for Best Paper by the Presidents and Executive Politics Section September 2, 2025 Graduate student, Joseph Bouchard co-authors article for Responsible Statecraft (opens in a new tab) September 2, 2025 Prof. Jennifer Lawless featured on Amazing Women Podcast (opens in a new tab) August 20, 2025 Professor Emeritus Brantly Womack provides perspective on the global implications of the second Trump term. (opens in a new tab) August 18, 2025 Freedman and Lawless publish a new report on the 2024 election, "Election 2024 in Twelve Charts". (opens in a new tab) July 31, 2025 Politics student, Joseph Bouchard, awarded Canada Graduate Research Scholarship July 30, 2025 General Assembly considers consolidating Virginia’s elections to only even-numbered years (opens in a new tab) July 24, 2025 Mershon to serve as ASPA's Chair on Childcare Services July 21, 2025 Politics faculty members participate in a research retreat sponsored by the Karsh Institution of Democracy. July 9, 2025 Haley Stiles awarded Dwight D. Eisenhower / Clifford Roberts Graduate Fellowship July 8, 2025 Graduate student, Ghita Chraibi selected for 25-26 Bankard Fund Pre-Doctoral Fellowship June 17, 2025 Prof. John Owen featured on China Watch podcast June 12, 2025 Professor John M. Owen IV wins 2025 Grawemeyer Award for World Order (opens in a new tab) June 12, 2025 Graduate student, Haley Stiles awarded NISS Dissertation Grant March 31, 2025 Congratulations to Jacob Lollis for Successfully Defending His Dissertation! (opens in a new tab) March 11, 2025 Professor Sonal Pandya Explains How Income Inequality is Studied (opens in a new tab) October 3, 2024 Prof. Philip Potter to Lead New National Security and Data Policy Institute (opens in a new tab) September 13, 2024 Congratulations to Prof. Chris Carter for APSA award April 17, 2024 Charles H. Koch Award, totaling $11,000, will support three students in internships April 16, 2024 Grad Thesis Slam TONIGHT 4/16! Support POLI student Melle Scholten (opens in a new tab) March 19, 2024 Assistant Director of PCD, Prof. Danielle Charette, led a three-day seminar at James Madison's Montpelier for Social Studies teachers from across the country. (opens in a new tab) February 1, 2024 Dept Chair Jen Lawless weighs in on why MAGA is taking shots at Taylor Swift like its Patron. (opens in a new tab) January 24, 2024 It’s No Game: Experiments in Conflict and Violence January 24, 2024 CBS News Interviews Chair Jen Lawless about Niki Haley and Women in Politics (opens in a new tab) December 15, 2023 On GoLocalProv, Chair Jen Lawless responds to University Presidents' Congressional Testimony (opens in a new tab) November 27, 2023 Hoos Vote Initiative with the Center for Politics Recognized October 13, 2023 Prof. David Leblang and UVA PhD. Ben Helms Share Expert Analysis on Immigration. (opens in a new tab) September 26, 2023 Prof. John Owen's new book The Ecology of Nations is released today (opens in a new tab) September 18, 2023 Keeping an eye on the Dem. primary for RI-1, Dept. Chair Lawless shares insights (opens in a new tab) September 15, 2023 Dept. Chair Jennifer Lawless Provides Comments to WKYUFM.Org on Kentucky's gubernatorial race (opens in a new tab) March 20, 2023 "News Hole" Winner of 2023 Goldsmith Award (opens in a new tab) November 7, 2022 Jered Cooper's "Remedy To Save America" Speech Earns Top Honor At Oratory Contest (opens in a new tab) August 7, 2022 Would We Have Paid Parental Leave if More Moms Were in Congress? (opens in a new tab) August 7, 2022 Italy heading to snap election as unity coalition crumbles (opens in a new tab) July 29, 2022 Read Jennifer Lawless's thoughts on the critique Alexandra Hunt has received for her congressional candidacy (opens in a new tab) July 17, 2022 APSA Leo Strauss Award goes to Sid Issar! July 17, 2022 State Economies with the Most Racial Equality April 21, 2022 Professor Colin Bird publishes new book on "Human Dignity and Political Criticism" with the Cambridge University Press (opens in a new tab) April 21, 2022 Read professor David Leblang's commentary on rural poverty, climate change, and family migration from Guatemala April 14, 2022 Chair Jen Lawless, Prof. Paul Freedman, and PhD Student Galen Sheely Publish Elections 2021 Report (opens in a new tab) April 11, 2022 Graduate student Layla Picard receives award for Best Graduate Student Paper at Military Sociology Mini-conference! April 11, 2022 Rewatch Colin Bird's discussion of Human Dignity on the popular philosophy podcast, Brain in a Vat. (opens in a new tab) April 3, 2022 Experts weigh in on highly political questions in Ketanji Brown Jackson hearings April 3, 2022 Winning and Losing the Nuclear Peace: A Conversation with Michael Krepon March 24, 2022 Prof. Todd Sechser Evaluates Russia's Nuclear Threat March 20, 2022 Rewatch Professor Robert Fatton's talk on the impact of race on foreign policy formulation and governance interventions in Haiti March 20, 2022 Rising Scholars Postdoctoral Fellow, Siddhant Issar, hired by the University of Louisville March 14, 2022 New Rolling Blog on Russia's Invasion of Ukraine February 20, 2022 The long-ago invasion that offers clues as to Vladimir Putin’s thinking on Ukraine February 2, 2022 Read professor Jennifer Lawless' commentary on why it’s time for R.I. to send another woman to Congress - in the Boston Globe February 1, 2022 Watch professor David S. Law's Judicial Review of Constitutional Amendments: The Case of Taiwan January 31, 2022 Join us for a conversation on the tensions in American conservatism January 31, 2022 Webinar on Professor Sid Milkis’ new book! January 28, 2022 UVA Ph.D. Verlain Lewis Publishes Book "Ideas of Power." January 27, 2022 Prof. Jen Rubenstein has article published in Perspectives on Politics (opens in a new tab) January 26, 2022 Prof. Milkis and UVA PhD Nicholas Jacobs Release New Book January 21, 2022 Prof. Pandya Contributes to WalletHub's, "States with the Most Racial Progress." (opens in a new tab) January 7, 2022 The Department Welcomes Assistant Professor Chris Carter! December 16, 2021 Doctoral Student Chris Dictus Wins External Fellowship December 16, 2021 Two reviews of Prof. Robert Fatton's book "The Guise of Exceptionalism: Unmasking the National Narratives of Haiti and the United States" December 15, 2021 Prof. Rita Koganzon receives the Jack Miller Center Annual Excellence in Civic Education Award December 15, 2021 Ross Mittiga publishes on the legitimacy of authoritarian power December 1, 2021 Bold Dominion Podcast: What powers does the Virginia governor really have? November 8, 2021 Prof. Dan Gingerich and Prof. Jan Vogler from University of Konstanz share political insights of Covid in Politico article (opens in a new tab) November 3, 2021 Prof. Kirill Zhirkov Publishes Multiple Articles on Immigration November 2, 2021 Profs. Lawless and Freedman: Is Democracy in Danger in Virginia? (opens in a new tab) October 25, 2021 Postdoctoral researcher Rachel K. Alexander examines the importance of cemeteries in new article (opens in a new tab) October 20, 2021 Professor Robert Fatton Jr. shares insights on Haiti in recent interviews October 12, 2021 Professors Lawless and Milkis to Participate in Miller Center's "America's electoral future: Where are the parties headed?" panel (opens in a new tab) October 8, 2021 Passing of Professor Emeritus Clifton McCleskey October 4, 2021 Prof. Justin Kirkland Wins a Best Journal Article Award from the American Political Science Association October 1, 2021 Professor Anne Meng Wins a 2021 Best Article Award from the American Political Science Association September 29, 2021 Professor Lawrie Balfour's New Article Published in American Quarterly (opens in a new tab) September 16, 2021 "China and the Re-Centering of East Asia" Lecture Series with Professor Emeritus Brantly Womack September 1, 2021 Prof. Kirill Zhirkov Wins Best Dissertation Award from the ISPP September 1, 2021 How Resettling Afghan Refugees might Help Afghanistan’s Future (opens in a new tab) August 31, 2021 Q&A: Long-Term Foreign Policy Effects of a Chaotic Withdrawal from Afghanistan (opens in a new tab) August 30, 2021 Review of Prof. Rita Koganzon’s New Book: Liberal States, Authoritarian Families (opens in a new tab) August 16, 2021 Prof. Sechser Shares Expertise in Invited Talks July 16, 2021 Haiti Expert Professor Fatton in the News July 7, 2021 Prof. Kruks-Wisner Discusses her Research on Governance Uncovered Podcast July 3, 2021 Drs. Schon and Leblang Publish Immigration Article in CPS July 2, 2021 Prof. Kirkland Wins APSA Award for AJPS Article June 30, 2021 Prof. Meng on Scope Conditions Podcast June 29, 2021 Accolades for Postdoc Vogler's Dissertation June 20, 2021 Prof. Rachel Potter Considers Executive Guidance for Brookings Blog June 19, 2021 Prof. Koganzon Publishes New Book on Liberalism, Authority, and Childhood June 19, 2021 Postdoc Fellow Kate Jackson Accepts Tenure-Track Position at U Dayton June 10, 2021 Drs. Gingerich and Vogler Featured in Washington Post's Monkey Cage June 10, 2021 Prof. Volden Wins Section Award for Best Paper June 9, 2021 Prof. Lin Highlights Taiwan's Structural Problems in New Article June 7, 2021 Prof. Rachel Potter Selected to Study Use of Contracts in Rulemaking June 5, 2021 Prof. Waldner Publishes in PoP June 5, 2021 Politics Double Hoos Team Up to Study Race, War, and Child Welfare Policy May 21, 2021 Watch the Politics Department graduation video! May 10, 2021 Prof. Waldner's New Book Published by Cambridge University Press May 8, 2021 Department Jumps 9 Spots to #28 in USNWR Rankings May 6, 2021 The Department Welcomes Asst. Prof. Albert Rivero! May 4, 2021 Prof. Schoppa Quoted in Atlantic Article on the Economics of Parenting May 4, 2021 Prof. Lawless Discusses Congressional Gender Disparities on YDHTY Podcast May 4, 2021 DMP 2018 Alumna Pearl Risberg Accepted to Harvard's John F. Kennedy School May 4, 2021 Prof. Sechser Discusses JCPOA on WINA April 21, 2021 Annual "Life After Politics" Event Scheduled for 4/30 April 9, 2021 Another Book Launch Event for Prof. Echeverri-Gent April 1, 2021 Prof. Leblang Writes on Climate, Violence, and Migration for Brookings Blog March 30, 2021 Asst. Prof. Anne Meng Featured on Politics Podcast March 30, 2021 Dr. Lynn Uzzell Published in RealClear PublicAffairs March 2, 2021 Prof. Lawless Quoted on Confirmation Controversies March 2, 2021 Dr. Lawless Quoted by CSM on Cuomo and #MeToo February 24, 2021 Politics MA, Now US Ambassador, to Headline Event on US-Vietnam Relations February 24, 2021 Prof. Leblang Discusses OMB Nominee with Newsweek February 12, 2021 Honors Alumna Ashley Mehra Published in Edited Volume February 4, 2021 Book Launch Event Scheduled for Dr. Echeverri-Gent January 26, 2021 Grad Student Hsuan-Yu Lin Published in JCPS January 23, 2021 Prof. Lawless Quoted in Coverage of Dr. Biden and VP Harris January 22, 2021 Prof. Mershon Featured in SPSA "Authors Meet Critics" Session January 22, 2021 Asst. Prof. Anne Meng Discusses Capitol Insurrection on Scholars' Circle Podcast January 21, 2021 New Article by Asst. Prof. Kevin Duong in APSR January 20, 2021 Politics & Miller Center Faculty Lead Transnational Webinar on US-China Relations January 18, 2021 New Article by Prof. Leblang in ISQ January 8, 2021 Prof. Paul Freedman to Moderate Expert Panel on "Food and Justice" January 8, 2021 Ph.D. Grad Kubinec Publishes Article with Prof. Owen January 6, 2021 Kimberly Ganczak Successfully Defends Dissertation January 5, 2021 Top EU Politics Journal Accepts Article by Post-doc Jan Vogler January 5, 2021 Asst. Prof. Kevin Duong Publishes in French Politics January 5, 2021 Asst. Prof. Anne Meng Published in JCR December 26, 2020 Prof. Balfour Contributes to Symposium Published in PoP December 24, 2020 Prof. Lawrie Balfour Awarded Guggenheim and IAS Fellowships December 24, 2020 Prof. James Savage's New Book Will be Published by Cambridge December 22, 2020 Prof. James Savage Awarded Fulbright Research Fellowship December 21, 2020 Dr. Murad Idris' Book Racks Up Yet Another Award December 18, 2020 Ph.D. Student Richard Burke and Assoc Prof Justin Kirkland Published in PRQ December 3, 2020 First Undergraduate Thesis Research Grant Recipient Announced November 13, 2020 Prof. James Savage on Biden's Foreign Policy (opens in a new tab) October 23, 2020 The Home Stretch: Election 2020 One Week Out (opens in a new tab) October 21, 2020 Associate Professor Philip Potter co-author's article in Foreign Affairs (opens in a new tab) October 16, 2020 Professor Murad Idris Wins Multiple Awards from APSA October 12, 2020 New Article: Prof. Gingerich explains, “How does Vote Buying Work?” September 30, 2020 Prof. Lawless’ Review of the First Presidential Debate (opens in a new tab) August 25, 2020 Welcome from the Chair April 5, 2019 Pi Sigma Alpha Returns to the Department of Politics February 4, 2019 Professor Stephen K. White’s Farewell September 22, 2018 New Professor Combines Environmental Engineering with Political Science September 14, 2018 Trust and Waffling July 14, 2018 FYRE – First Year Research Experience April 24, 2018 2018 Quandt Award Winners April 20, 2018 Elizabeth Anderson - Epistemic Bubbles and Authoritarian Politics April 2, 2018 Politics also at Midwest Political Science Association April 2, 2018 Politics at 2018 International Studies Association Conference March 20, 2018 Politics @ Huskey 2018 Graduate Research Exhibition March 19, 2018 2018 Huskey Graduate Research Presentation Schedule March 12, 2018 Distinguished Majors Program Info Session February 23, 2018 Abigail Post Joins Anderson University November 9, 2017 Roger Herbert: Theoretically November 8, 2017 Carah Ong Whaley: Election Day Interview with Sam Wood, WJBC November 7, 2017 #PSJMInfo vs Fake News May 23, 2017 Womack in China April 20, 2017 Political Scientist on the Gridiron April 11, 2017 Freedman Contains Multitudes April 10, 2017 Huskey Awards 2017 Presentations April 10, 2017 Scholars Abroad: 2017 Quandt Fund Winners February 22, 2017 Fulfilling the Fulbright: James Savage’s Teaching and Research Award February 22, 2017 This Means War. Or Does It? February 8, 2017 Teach-In on Refugees, Migration, and Borders January 20, 2017 Charles H. Koch Award to Support Internships Related to Foreign Affairs January 15, 2017 Quandt International Grant for Political Science Research Abroad December 13, 2016 Brantly Womack Keynote at Fifth International Conference of Vietnam Studies December 2, 2016 Only Nicholas Can Go to China November 5, 2016 Twitterverse Debate Visualizations November 2, 2016 13 Politics Alums Pressing the Levers of Power October 13, 2016 Mary Kate Cary (UVA IR), GWB’s Speechwriter on the 2016 RNC and DNC September 22, 2016 Ezekiel Tan wins Singapore-China Premier Scholarship August 26, 2016 Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner’s Global Reach August 22, 2016 Games Without Frontiers August 5, 2016 UVA Visit Day 2016 June 8, 2016 A Full Plate, the Politics of Food at Morven Summer Institute May 24, 2016 Money, Money, Money! Finnish Conference Cashing-In on the Work of Mershon, Gordon, and Simons May 24, 2016 Carol Mershon’s Global Service for ♀ in Academia May 3, 2016 French’s Mustard, Est de la France, Oui ou Non? April 14, 2016 Lynn Sanders speaks at Jacob Lawrence Struggle Series Symposium March 31, 2016 His Open Door Policy Opens Doors February 8, 2016 Carol Mershon elected to Hugh S. and Winifred Cumming Chair in Politics February 8, 2016 Anna Maria Siega-Riz on the American Diet January 12, 2016 Stuart Pape Visits Food Politics December 9, 2015 Dale Lawton: Hard Questions in Hard Places October 19, 2015 Life After Politics: A Near Life Experience January 12, 2002 Prof. Emeritus Womack Named Boeing Visiting Faculty Chair
October 16, 2025 Prof. Rachel Potter to serve as a nonresident senior fellow in the Governance Studies program at Brookings Institute. (opens in a new tab)
October 10, 2025 Prof. Sid Milkis has published a new book, Subverting the Republic: Donald Trump and the Perils of Presidentialism (opens in a new tab)
October 2, 2025 Prof. Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner awarded APSA's Best Paper on Class & Inequality Award by the Class & Inequality Section.
October 2, 2025 Prof. Colin Bird to present during Analytic Anarchism conference at Lunds University in Sweden. (opens in a new tab)
September 16, 2025 Professor Chris Carter awarded the Founders Award for Best Paper by the Presidents and Executive Politics Section
September 2, 2025 Graduate student, Joseph Bouchard co-authors article for Responsible Statecraft (opens in a new tab)
August 20, 2025 Professor Emeritus Brantly Womack provides perspective on the global implications of the second Trump term. (opens in a new tab)
August 18, 2025 Freedman and Lawless publish a new report on the 2024 election, "Election 2024 in Twelve Charts". (opens in a new tab)
July 30, 2025 General Assembly considers consolidating Virginia’s elections to only even-numbered years (opens in a new tab)
July 21, 2025 Politics faculty members participate in a research retreat sponsored by the Karsh Institution of Democracy.
June 12, 2025 Professor John M. Owen IV wins 2025 Grawemeyer Award for World Order (opens in a new tab)
March 31, 2025 Congratulations to Jacob Lollis for Successfully Defending His Dissertation! (opens in a new tab)
October 3, 2024 Prof. Philip Potter to Lead New National Security and Data Policy Institute (opens in a new tab)
April 16, 2024 Grad Thesis Slam TONIGHT 4/16! Support POLI student Melle Scholten (opens in a new tab)
March 19, 2024 Assistant Director of PCD, Prof. Danielle Charette, led a three-day seminar at James Madison's Montpelier for Social Studies teachers from across the country. (opens in a new tab)
February 1, 2024 Dept Chair Jen Lawless weighs in on why MAGA is taking shots at Taylor Swift like its Patron. (opens in a new tab)
January 24, 2024 CBS News Interviews Chair Jen Lawless about Niki Haley and Women in Politics (opens in a new tab)
December 15, 2023 On GoLocalProv, Chair Jen Lawless responds to University Presidents' Congressional Testimony (opens in a new tab)
October 13, 2023 Prof. David Leblang and UVA PhD. Ben Helms Share Expert Analysis on Immigration. (opens in a new tab)
September 26, 2023 Prof. John Owen's new book The Ecology of Nations is released today (opens in a new tab)
September 18, 2023 Keeping an eye on the Dem. primary for RI-1, Dept. Chair Lawless shares insights (opens in a new tab)
September 15, 2023 Dept. Chair Jennifer Lawless Provides Comments to WKYUFM.Org on Kentucky's gubernatorial race (opens in a new tab)
November 7, 2022 Jered Cooper's "Remedy To Save America" Speech Earns Top Honor At Oratory Contest (opens in a new tab)
July 29, 2022 Read Jennifer Lawless's thoughts on the critique Alexandra Hunt has received for her congressional candidacy (opens in a new tab)
April 21, 2022 Professor Colin Bird publishes new book on "Human Dignity and Political Criticism" with the Cambridge University Press (opens in a new tab)
April 21, 2022 Read professor David Leblang's commentary on rural poverty, climate change, and family migration from Guatemala
April 14, 2022 Chair Jen Lawless, Prof. Paul Freedman, and PhD Student Galen Sheely Publish Elections 2021 Report (opens in a new tab)
April 11, 2022 Graduate student Layla Picard receives award for Best Graduate Student Paper at Military Sociology Mini-conference!
April 11, 2022 Rewatch Colin Bird's discussion of Human Dignity on the popular philosophy podcast, Brain in a Vat. (opens in a new tab)
March 20, 2022 Rewatch Professor Robert Fatton's talk on the impact of race on foreign policy formulation and governance interventions in Haiti
March 20, 2022 Rising Scholars Postdoctoral Fellow, Siddhant Issar, hired by the University of Louisville
February 2, 2022 Read professor Jennifer Lawless' commentary on why it’s time for R.I. to send another woman to Congress - in the Boston Globe
February 1, 2022 Watch professor David S. Law's Judicial Review of Constitutional Amendments: The Case of Taiwan
January 27, 2022 Prof. Jen Rubenstein has article published in Perspectives on Politics (opens in a new tab)
January 21, 2022 Prof. Pandya Contributes to WalletHub's, "States with the Most Racial Progress." (opens in a new tab)
December 16, 2021 Two reviews of Prof. Robert Fatton's book "The Guise of Exceptionalism: Unmasking the National Narratives of Haiti and the United States"
December 15, 2021 Prof. Rita Koganzon receives the Jack Miller Center Annual Excellence in Civic Education Award
November 8, 2021 Prof. Dan Gingerich and Prof. Jan Vogler from University of Konstanz share political insights of Covid in Politico article (opens in a new tab)
November 2, 2021 Profs. Lawless and Freedman: Is Democracy in Danger in Virginia? (opens in a new tab)
October 25, 2021 Postdoctoral researcher Rachel K. Alexander examines the importance of cemeteries in new article (opens in a new tab)
October 12, 2021 Professors Lawless and Milkis to Participate in Miller Center's "America's electoral future: Where are the parties headed?" panel (opens in a new tab)
October 4, 2021 Prof. Justin Kirkland Wins a Best Journal Article Award from the American Political Science Association
October 1, 2021 Professor Anne Meng Wins a 2021 Best Article Award from the American Political Science Association
September 29, 2021 Professor Lawrie Balfour's New Article Published in American Quarterly (opens in a new tab)
September 16, 2021 "China and the Re-Centering of East Asia" Lecture Series with Professor Emeritus Brantly Womack
September 1, 2021 How Resettling Afghan Refugees might Help Afghanistan’s Future (opens in a new tab)
August 31, 2021 Q&A: Long-Term Foreign Policy Effects of a Chaotic Withdrawal from Afghanistan (opens in a new tab)
August 30, 2021 Review of Prof. Rita Koganzon’s New Book: Liberal States, Authoritarian Families (opens in a new tab)
October 21, 2020 Associate Professor Philip Potter co-author's article in Foreign Affairs (opens in a new tab)
May 24, 2016 Money, Money, Money! Finnish Conference Cashing-In on the Work of Mershon, Gordon, and Simons
