
Jun 25, 2022
Expert commentary: Prof. John Kincaid on abortion, November elections
John Kincaid shared his insights on whether the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade will impact Pennsylvania state elections, including the…
The department offers a comprehensive and rigorous program in the discipline of political science, focusing on four of the discipline's traditional subfields: American government, international relations, comparative politics, and political theory.
In a series of introductory, intermediate, and advanced courses, the faculty cover such diverse subjects as electoral and legislative processes, political behavior, and federalism; U.S. foreign policy, international conflict, and European integration; area studies, including politics of Africa, Latin America, Western Europe, Asia, and the Middle East; and, the political thought of the ancient Greeks, Enlightenment thinkers, Modernists, the Founding Fathers, and contemporary theorists.
The department also has a special commitment to teaching law and politics, offering four constitutional law courses, as well as courses on the Supreme Court, law and society, and law and social movements. The department is committed to broad coverage and, at the same time, aims to expose students to the basic intellectual strategies of the discipline.
John Kincaid shared his insights on whether the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade will impact Pennsylvania state elections, including the…
Michael Feola, associate professor of government and law, recently shared an op-ed in Slate about the recent arrest of 31 members of the white nationalist…
Prof. John Kincaid discusses why the Jan. 6 hearings are needed, and what may come next