Events
Department of Political Science Events
For more information about requesting event support, or a room reservation please see Planning an Event.
Faculty and students are active participants in campus institutes and centers, including the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, the Institute for Policy Research, and the Kaplan Humanities Institute.
Upcoming Events:
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the American Politics workshop as they host Brendan Nyhan, James O. Freedman Presidential Professor and Professor of Government...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Pizza and Politics with Professor Steve Nelson and members of the Political Science Faculty will be hosting a discussion about...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Comparative Politics Workshop as they host Erica Simmons, associate professor of Political Science and International Studies, University...
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Interntional Relations Speaker Series as they host Professor Isabella Bellezza, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Northwestern...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Starting graduate school can feel overwhelming—there are tools to learn, choices to make, and relationships to build. This event will...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the American Politics workshop as they host Yuki Atsusaka, Assistant Professor at the Hobby School of Public Affairs,...
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
The Statistical Computing Workshop (formerly R Workshop) is a year-long series that meets three times per quarter during the academic...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop as they host Giovanni Castro Irizarry, PhD Candidate at the University of...
3:00 PM - 4:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Comparative Historical Social Sciences as they host Simon Bittmann, CNRS Research Fellow, University of Strasbourg.
Simon Bittmann's research...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Join the Political Science Department as we take a preview of the Winter 2026 quarter courses. Faculty will present on...
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Dr. Aditi Sahasrabuddhe, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Brown...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Join the Commune as they host Stephen Hill, Senior Associate Director of Northwestern's Office of Fellowships for a session on...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the American Politics Workshop as they host Professor Cindy D. Kam, William R. Kenan, Jr. Chair Director and...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Comparative Politics Workshop as they host Prof. Jordan Gans-Morse, Associate Professor of Political Science at Northwestern University....
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Professor Karen J. Alter, Norman Dwight Harris Professor of International...
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
The Statistical Computing Workshop (formerly R Workshop) is a year-long series that meets three times per quarter during the academic...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop as they host Andrene Wright-Johnson, Assistant Professor of African-American Studies, University of...
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Professor Adom Getachew. Title and abstract forthcoming.
Adom Getachew is Professor...
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Ph.D candidate Emma Davis, Northwestern University. Session title and abstract...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the American Politics workshop as they host Patrick J. Egan, Professor of Politics and Public Policy at New...
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Judith Kelley, Terry Sanford Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Join the Political Science Department as we take a preview of the Spring 2026 quarter courses. Faculty will present on...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop as they host Rutger Ceballos, Assistant Professor of Political Science, University of...
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Michael Findley, the Erwin Centennial Professor of Government at the...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the American Politics Workshop as they host Assistant Professor Molly Offer-Westort, University of Chicago. Session title and abstract...
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Ph.D Candidate Andrés Schelp, Northwestern University. Session title and abstract...
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Ph.D Candidate Ana Vedovato, Northwestern University. Session title and abstract...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Workshop as they host Hakeem Jefferson, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Stanford University....
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Polina Beliakova, Assistant Professor of Foreign Policy & Global Security...
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host V. Page Fortna, Harold Brown Professor of US Foreign and...
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Join the Political Science Department as we take a preview of the Fall 2026 quarter courses. Faculty will present on...
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Ph.D Candidate Neonila Glukhodid, Northwestern University. Session title and abstract...