Mayor Menino to Direct BU Institute on Cities with Graham Wilson
Mayor Menino is headed to Boston University as a Professor of Practice in the BU Institute on Cities with Chair of the… More
Professor Taylor Boas Named a Hariri Institute Junior Fellow
Taylor Boas, an assistant professor in the department, was recently named one of six new junior fellows of the Hariri Institute for… More
PO Careers Event
Hear former BU Political Science majors talk about how PO led them to their current career. Friday, October 25th at 3:30pm in… More
What’s Wrong with Washington? Event 10/23 at 7pm
Hear Professors Einstein, Glick, Kriner, and Wilson discuss their thoughts on the current state of Washington this Wednesday, October 23rd at 7pm… More
Professor Gerring and PhD Candidate Alejandro Avenburg Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Alejandro Avenburg, a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science Department, and his advisor, Professor John Gerring, have been awarded a National Science… More
Professor Neta Crawford Publishes New Book About Civilian Casualties in Post 9/11 Wars
Professor Neta Crawford, an expert in international relations has just published her newest book titled Accountability for Killing Moral Responsibility for Collateral… More
Professor Vivien Schmidt Publishes New Edited Volume About Europe
This week, Professor Vivien Schmidt (along with her colleague Mark Thatcher) published a new edited volume with Oxford University Press. The book: Resilient… More
Professor Kriner’s Recent Work on the Presidency Featured in Washington Post and Elsewhere
Associate Professor Doug Kriner's recent research with former BU department member Andrew Reeves has received substantial attention in the national media. Their… More
Professor Dino Christenson and Colleagues Publish on Networks and the Supreme Court in the American Political Science Review
Assistant Professor Dino Christenson, along with two of his colleagues from The Ohio State University (Janet Box-Steffensmeier and Matthew Hitt), published an… More
Professor Cathie Martin Awarded Prize for Best Book in Politics and History
Recently, Professor Cathie Martin was recognized with the prestigious J. David Greenstone Book Prize from the American Political Science Association's Politics and History… More