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Political Science

Stanford
Department of Political Science
School of Humanities and Sciences

Dedicated to Understanding and Teaching Politics

Stanford Political Science students balance quantitative and qualitative methods as they engage with issues in political behavior, public policies, governance systems, and institutional design. Our department offers a breadth of courses taught by leading experts in domestic and international politics.

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Undergraduate Major

The mission of the undergraduate program in Political Science is to provide students with a solid grasp of the American political system and other political systems within the context of global forces, international conflicts, social movements, ideological systems and diversity.

Workshops

Date
Fri, Feb 13, 2026, 11:30am - 1:00pm
Location
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker: Scott Sagan, Caroline S. G. Munro Memorial Professor of Political Science and Senior Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University, Rhiannon Neilsen, Assistant Professor in International Security at Baruch College, City University of New York (CUNY)
Date
Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 12:00 - 1:20pm
Location
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker: Miriam Golden, Visiting Scholar, Center On Democracy, Development And The Rule Of Law, Stanford University and Research Professor, University Of California At Los Angeles
Date
Thu, Feb 19, 2026, 12:00 - 1:20pm
Location
Graham Stuart Lounge - Encina Hall West, Room 400
Speaker: Michael Joseph - Assistant Professor at UC San Diego
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