Welcome to the homepage of the Department of Political Science at the University of Kansas. We are engaged in a wide variety of research activities and the department offers several different degree programs. We hope that this page and its associated links will provide you with the information that you need to learn about us. Welcome to our world of politics and governance!

Elaine B. Sharp, Professor & Chair

The Department of Political Science offers degrees for undergraduate (B.A., B.G.S.) and graduate (M.A., Ph.D.) students. If you have questions about our graduate or undergraduate programs, we invite you to contact us. Our Graduate Director is Professor Paul Johnson and our Undergraduate Director is Associate Professor Fiona Yap.
Our course offerings are grouped according to subfields which represent our discipline: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Public Policy, and Political Theory. People who are interested in joining our department are invited to peruse our faculty and graduate student listings in order to contact people who share their interest.

Click here to see our November 2009 Newsletter!

Doctoral Student Receives Fulbright-Hays Fellowship

Ryan Gibb, doctoral student in Political Science from Omaha, Neb., will be investigating land tenure laws in Uganda as a Fulbright-Hays Fellow next spring. Gibb is the third KU doctoral student to receive a Fulbright-Hays dissertation research fellowship for the 2009-10 academic year. Read more...

Thank you, Donors!

Many alumni and friends generously contribute to the Department of Political Science, greatly enhancing the opportunities available to faculty, undergraduate and graduate students. Among other things, their kind donations assist faculty and graduate students in attending professional conferences; help bring intriguing speakers to campus for the benefit of the entire department; and help offset the expenses of recruiting excellent new faculty. Join us in thanking our recent donors!

Classes

Information about courses can be found at: http://www.opensections.ku.edu/