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Political Science
Recent News
Andy Buschmann wins the William H. Newman Award!
The Academy’s William H. Newman Award recognizes the best Annual Meeting paper based on a dissertation. The award is presented to single-authored papers based on a doctoral dissertation completed within the past three years.
Edgar Franco-Vivanco and Elena Barham receive awards at REPAL!
The Red para el Estudio de la Economía Política de América Latina (REPAL) is a network of researchers interested in promoting and giving greater visibility to new studies in the political economy of Latin America.
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"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
