On Sept. 19, Dr. Olivia Cheung, Research Fellow at the China Institute at SOAS University of London, spoke about her book, The Political Thought of Xi Jinping, co-authored with Steve Tsang.

Political theory and political philosophy are disciplines that interrogate the fundamental principles underlying political life, ranging from the nature and legitimacy of power to the evaluation of ...

How has the idea of revolution changed? A new history examines the long history of a radical and sometimes conservative concept. The storming of the Bastille. Here’s a puzzle: Must revolution always ...

I’m sometimes asked by students in my political theory classes, “Professor, you’ve taught us about all sorts of different political theories, but what are your political beliefs?” To which my response ...

The past three decades have witnessed a renaissance in attention given to Roman political thought by scholars of ancient literature, history, philosophy, and the history of political thought. Of the ...

One of the most notorious features of the French ancien régime was the practice of venality of office -- that is, the buying and selling of state offices that often served as a ticket into the ...

JAKARTA—On Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15 and 16, just before proud Indonesians celebrated the 80 th anniversary of their independence on Sunday, Aug. 17, I conducted in the country’s capital city four ...

At its most fundamental level, a halt to benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program involves basic political questions. With the federal government being shut down, the Trump ...

The Department of Political Science and International Relations currently offers a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree, which consists of coursework during the first six semesters followed by ...

“A Savage Art” looks at the life of the prizewinning Pat Oliphant and argues such work is “a serious expression of a political thought.” By Alissa Wilkinson When you purchase a ticket for an ...

Are you an aspiring lawyer? Or, are you interested in a career as a government official? Perhaps you’re simply interested in learning about Western politics and how our political landscape became what ...