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Political Science
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Recent News
Remembering Dr. Lawrence Mohr
The University of Michigan Department of Political Science mourns the loss of Professor Emeritus Dr. Lawrence Mohr.
Celebrating Andy Markovits's Retirement!
Andy Markovits's retirement was celebrated on Saturday, March 8, 2025, when a group of his former graduate students gathered at the Michigan League.
Learn the skills, Serve communities, Change the world.
"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
Events
Mar
21
Multi
2025 CLIFF Conference: "Science—literature—technology: rupture, relation, constellation"
Comparative Literature Intra-student Faculty Forum (CLIFF) 2025
8:30 AM
Assembly Hall
Rackham Graduate School (Horace H.)
Mar
21
Multi
Interdisciplinary Workshop on Comparative Politics & The Social Sciences
1:30 PM
Pre-Function, 5769
Haven Hall
Mar
21
Multi
Political Theory Workshop
2:00 PM
Walker, 5664
Haven Hall
Mar
21
Multi
Interdisciplinary Workshop in Race, Ethnicity and Politics
3:30 PM
Eldersveld, 5670
Haven Hall
Mar
28
Multi
American Institutions Group
12:00 PM
Pre-Function, 5769
Haven Hall
Mar
31
DISCO Network Presents: TikTok, DeepSeek and the Fear of Chinese Tech in Nationalist Times
Tara Fickle, Ian Shin, and Jeff Yang in conversation with Lisa Nakamura
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
