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Upcoming Courses in Political Science

Check out the list of upcoming courses in Political Science at https://www.bu.edu/polisci/courses/upcoming-courses/. Summer and fall schedules now available!

Professor Einstein Publishes Book About Political Information, Article About City Politics

Recently, Katherine Levine Einstein, Assistant Professor of Political Science, published a book about political information. The book, co-authored with Jennifer Hochschild (Harvard), and published by the University of Oklahoma Press, is titled Do Facts Matter? Information and Misinformation in American Politics (The Julian J. Rothbaum Distinguished Lecture Series).  The authors focus on political information throughout US […]

Professor Christenson and Colleagues Recognized for Best Article in Political Research Quarterly

Dino Christenson, an Assistant Professor in the department, was recently awarded with a prize for publishing the best 2014 article in the journal Political Research Quarterly. The award committee recognized the article, “Deus ex Machina: Candidate Web Presence and the Presidential Nomination Campaign” that Professor Christenson wrote with two colleagues Corwin D. Smidt and Costas Panagopoulos. […]

Professors Christenson and Glick Publish on ACA Case in AJPS

Dino Chistenson and David Glick, both Assistant Professors of American politics, just published an article titled “Chief Justice Roberts’s Health Care Decision Disrobed: The Microfoundations of the Supreme Court’s Legitimacy” in the American Journal of Political Science.  The article uses the Supreme Court’s health care decision in 2012 to evaluate what influences assessments of the Court’s […]

Passing of Mayor Menino

The Department of Political Science offers its condolences to the families and friends of Mayor Thomas Menino. We are proud of the fact that he was Professor of the Practice in our department. We admired his enthusiasm and skills in sharing his experiences and insights with students both in classes and over pizza. His eagerness […]

Professor Taylor Boas Awarded Major Grant

Taylor Boas, an Assistant Professor in the department, was recently awarded a major grant by the Experiments in Governance and Politics Network. The $300,000 grant will support an ambitious project with his colleague Daniel Hidalgo at MIT to evaluate “Accountability and Incumbent Performance in the Brazilian Northeast.”