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Department of Political Science

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Yuleng Zeng defends dissertation titled "Economic Interdependence, Power, and Peace"

USC PhD William Akoto Joins Fordham University

Department of Political Science hires two new faculty members for Fall 2020

Elizabeth C. Connors Receives NSF-funded TESS grant

Graduate Student Sanghoon Park Received Second Prize in Paper Contest

Graduate student Yuhsien Sung wins SPARC Graduate Research Grant

Inaugural Carolinas Conflict Consortium (CCC) took place in Charlotte, NC

Matthew Wagner (USC PhD 2019) joins University of Wyoming

New book by Professor Kegley on great powers and the world order

William P. Kreml participates in U.S. Supreme Court Amicus Curiae briefs

Katherine Barbieri participates research workshops in Indiana and California

Political science major Lauren Chang is the SEC Offensive Player of the Week

Miyeon Song on policy outcomes and bureaucratic reforms in two article

Todd Shaw publishes about Black and Latino linked fated, neighborhood effects, and political participation

Juan Tellez on the construction of peace agreements and public support for peace

Clay Fuller (USC PhD 2017) Testifies Before Congress

Christiansen, Heinrich and Peterson study local reactions to U.S. democracy promotion

Matthew Wilson on ethnic diversity and risk of conflict

PhD candidate William Akoto to join Josef Korbel School at University of Denver as a post-doctoral research fellow

William Akoto and Tim Peterson about trade and acquiescence to sanction threats

Robert Oldendick on trends in attitudes about the federal government

Eddie Lawson defends dissertation on police militarization

Departmental Student Research Competition took place

Josef Olmert wins Daily Gamecock's 2019 Best Professor Award

USC Discovery Day features three faculty-mentored student projects

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