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Recent News
Congratulations to Anne Manuel and George Tyler for being named Teaching Professors!
Teaching Professorships are the University's highest honor and title that Lecturers can earn. As the Political Science community has long been lucky to know, Anne and George have truly well-earned it.
VoxDev Economics Unpacked: Political Polarisation
Cesi Cruz and Horacio Larreguy explore what research tells us about the causes and consequences of political polarisation – and the interventions that could help societies manage political disagreement in VoxDev video series "Economics Unpacked."
Learn the skills, Serve communities, Change the world.
"Within the University of Michigan Department of Political Science, you can build an astonishing and versatile and long-lasting skillset here. One that will scaffold whatever you do next, and whatever you do after that, and after that. One that gives you the tools to transform the world."
- Former Chair, Nancy Burns
Events
Sep
22
Multi
Democracy Week | Beacon of Democratic Resilience: Visual Truths and the Legacy of Korea's 5·18 Democratization Movement - A Photographic Archive of the May 1980 People’s Uprising in Korea
12:00 PM
Duderstadt Center
Oct
09
Rebuilding Democracy
Osita Nwanevu in conversation with Elizabeth Anderson on the American Crossroads
5:30 PM
Robertson Auditorium
Ross School of Business
Oct
13
Brazil at a Crossroads: Discussing the 2026 Elections
3:00 PM
5769 Prefunction Room
Haven Hall
