Are you an aspiring lawyer? Or, are you interested in a career as a government official? Perhaps you’re simply interested in learning about Western politics and how our political landscape became what ...

One of the most notorious features of the French ancien régime was the practice of venality of office -- that is, the buying and selling of state offices that often served as a ticket into the ...

The Department of Political Science and International Relations currently offers a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree, which consists of coursework during the first six semesters followed by ...

Political theory and political philosophy are disciplines that interrogate the fundamental principles underlying political life, ranging from the nature and legitimacy of power to the evaluation of ...