Rather than dwelling on falsehoods and misinformation, I want to emphasize why truth and trust are so vital in politics. Understanding this relationship helps explain why figures like Trump have been ...

Whether through the brutal recalibrations of war or the calculated provocations of political theater, the Overton Window is ...

and Political Theory. Thirty-three full-time professors—both junior and senior faculty—teach in the department. This results in a wide diversity of subject matter and of academic approach. Many of the ...

Students must take only one course in political theory to earn a degree in Government. These data points are reflective of a broader tendency to overemphasize quantitative knowledge in the way ...

Political Philosophy is the philosophical investigation of politics. Traditionally, it asks us to reconsider the concepts taken for granted in political discussions and practices: What is democracy, ...

Students must complete the overview in section I, any one of four historical periods from section II.A, and any one of four fields from section II.B. This is preparation for the 90-minute written exam ...

In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we unpack the arguments of the prison abolition movement and the history of how we got here. The United States incarcerates more people than any ...

Justice and political philosophy explore the principles that govern societies, focusing on concepts such as fairness, rights, and the role of wealth in shaping social structures. Recent research ...