Political Science

The study of politics is one of the oldest scholarly disciplines, with an intellectual lineage that includes Plato, Aristotle, Machiavelli, Locke, and Tocqueville. Political scientists approach the study of politics from a variety of theoretical, normative, and methodological perspectives, all oriented toward understanding and explaining political life. At Emory, we engage in a broad range of approaches to the study of politics, but share a strong commitment to systematic, methodologically rigorous research. Our goal is to train political scientists to engage in research and teaching.

Our greatest strength is our faculty. Nearly 30 internationally recognized faculty cover a wide range of scholarly interests, including international conflict, international political economy, American and comparative judicial politics, congressional politics, elections, urban public policy, political philosophy, the politics of authoritarian regimes, the politics of Southeast Asia, gender and politics, Islam and politics, and t e European Union. The department has achieved national stature; Emory has been ranked as a top 20 department by a number of measures of faculty research productivity.