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Faculty Publications
Department faculty regularly are published and have contributed to books and scholarly journals.
Department Spotlight: Dr. Jin-Young Kwak
Dr. Jin-Young Kwak was recently interviewed about her time since graduating from Northwestern University with a doctorate in Political Science, about her academic career in Korea, and about what it was like to become the first woman provost at one of Korea's top 10 universities.
News & Events
Events
Oct
20
2026
PS 490: Statistical Computing Workshop - Professor Ali Sanaei (UC...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Online
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Ali Sanaei, Associate Instructional Professor of Computational Social Scien...
Oct
23
2026
Comparative Politics Workshop: Susan Stokes (UChicago), Why do Le...
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM, Evanston
Please join the Comparative Politics Workshop as they host Susan Stokes, Tiffany and Margaret Blake Distinguished Service Professor at ...
Oct
28
2026
Pizza and Politics: Midterms Edition
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, Evanston
Please join the Political Science Department for Pizza & Politics: Midterms Edition! Professor Stephen Nelson and other members of the ...