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Welcome to the Department of Political Science at The Ohio State University. Our department is home to more than 45 regular and seven active emeritus faculty members who represent a wide variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of politics, while sharing a strong interest in explaining empirical regularities in contemporary political life. A global ranking of political science departments, based on publications, published in January 2004 by Simon Hix of the London School of Economics put the OSU political science department as 4th in the world. Also, US News and World Report's latest rankings for Graduate Programs in Political Science ranked OSU's Political Science Department 13th overall, with the American Politics Section 5th, International Politics 12th, and Political Methodology 10th. What is more, with nearly 125 graduate students and 1300 undergraduate majors and 200+ honors students, we are one of the largest, and fastest growing, departments at Ohio State. The department also offers extensive opportunities for training in research methods and statistics, one of the nation's leading programs in political psychology, a new program in political economy, and a developing presence in formal theory and political theory. To learn more about us, please explore the links above.


In the News

 

New Faculty Join the Department of Political Science

  • Sara Watson (Ph.D. 2006, Berkeley
    Dissertation: "The Left Divided: Parties, Unions, and the Emergence of Welfare Capitalism in Post-Authoritarian Southern Europe"
     
  • Philipp Rehm (Ph.D. expected 2008, Duke)
    Dissertation: "Risk, Inequality, Social Policy, and Polarization by Popular Demand"
     
  • Jeremy Wallace (Ph.D. expected 2008, Stanford)
    Dissertation: "Cities and Stability: Urbanization, Migration, and Authoritarian Resilience in China"


New Public Policy Minor Program

 

James C. Cotting Study/Research Grant


Faculty In the News

Upcoming Events

 

As events are posted to the Political Science and the Mershon Center calendars they will be highlighted here. Please check frequently for upcoming presentations.
 

 

Political Science Faculty Honors and Awards


 


Summer 2008 Courses

Autumn 2008 Courses

Special Courses - Autumn

Political Science 545
Foreign Policy Decision Making
Dr. Herrmann
TR 9:30 – 11:18
Call # 18275-1  

This course utilizes scholarly works and a simulation to help students examine the role that strategy plays in shaping foreign policy.

“...about as close to real world political science experience as you can get in a classroom.” —ratemyprofessor.com

Political Science 201 -Intro to Political Behavior--Voting and Elections
Dr. McClerking     
TR 4:30 – 6:18
Call # 18240-5                            

Ms. Shortle  
MW 9:30 – 11: 18
Call # 18239-8

How do Americans form political preferences? How does one transform preferences into voting and political participation? Are these preferences influenced by the media? By public opinion? How will this affect the 2008 presidential election? Political Science 201 gets at these issues by introducing students to the study of public opinion and political participation in the United States.
 

Political Science 635
The Politics of Japan
TR 10:30 – 12:18
Ms. Nanaho Hanada
Call # 18351-5

Boasting the world’s second largest economy, Japan has been one of the most stable allies of the US since WWII. Many of us are familiar with something Japanese, i.e. Toyota, Sony Play Station, and Pokémon. It is impossible to travel to any American city and not find a sushi restaurant downtown. Yet much about Japan remains a mystery. How can Japan survive with an ever aging population, an increasing number of young unemployed adults, and a negative population growth? This course offers opportunities for those interested in Japanese culture and politics to explore and discuss many aspects of Japan, including the political dominance of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the aging Japanese population, the bureaucratic control of the government, and the popularity of anime.

 

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