Amy Erica Smith Named Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Carnegie Corporation of New York announced today that Amy Erica Smith, LAS Dean’s Professor and associate professor of political science, has been… Read More

WebEx and Canvas tools and user guides.

Since the university is moving to work from home until further notice, I will strive to support everyone to make this a success.  Below you… Read More

Virtual instruction extended through end of spring semester – COVID-19 update 13-3/18/2020

March 18, 2020 – 4:00p.m.   Re:       Virtual instruction extended through end of spring semester – COVID-19 update 13     Dear Iowa State students,… Read More

Sarah Meisch At SCUSA 2019

Political Science senior Sarah Meisch was Iowa State University’s participant at the Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA), at the United States Military Academy (West… Read More

Steffen Schmidt analyzes the Democrat debates on The Attitude radio show. From August 1, 2019

Lucken Professor of Political Science Steffen Schmidt was a first on The Attitude radio show. Concord, New Hampshire. The show covered the second Democratic debate… Read More

Professor of Political Science Steffen Schmidt analyzes the second Democratic debate.

In Podcast by George Lucken Professor of Political Science Steffen Schmidt analyzes the second Democratic debate. His take away is that the format of the… Read More

New blog analyzes gender in Iowa politics

The Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics at Iowa State University launched a new blog, Navigating Gender in Iowa, on June 3.  “The… Read More

Food and Agricultural Event Pic
FAO at Iowa State

October 22, 2018, from 10am-12noon, in 510 Ross Hall, the Department of Political Science hosted a presentation on global environmental issues, food, and agriculture, followed… Read More

Mack Shelley and Beate Schmittmann stand on either side of alumni award recipient Charity Nebbe.
De Reus, Haselhoff and Nebbe honored with alumni awards

Iowa State University’s Department of Political Science honored three alumni at the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors and Awards Ceremony on Oct. 25,… Read More

Daniel Jacobi
Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award Given to Daniel Jacobi

The Iowa State University Alumni Association established the Wallace E. Barron All-University Senior Award in 1968 to recognize outstanding seniors who display high character, outstanding… Read More

Lee Ann De Reus
Lee Ann De Reus is 2018 Alumni Merit Award Recipient

The Iowa State University Alumni Association’s ISU Club of Chicago established the Alumni Merit Award in 1932 to recognize ISU alumni for outstanding humanitarian efforts… Read More

Jeffrey Fletcher
Master’s Thesis Transformed Into a Published Journal Article

When Jeffrey (Jeff) Fletcher completed his thesis in Political Science for the Master of Public Administration degree in 2012, under the direction of… Read More

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Dwight Ink Receives Doctor of Humane Letters Honorary Degree from Iowa State

On May 5, 2018, Dwight Ink, a 1947 alumnus of the Department of Political Science, received an honorary degree as a Doctor of… Read More

Picture of attendees of Lucken Lecture on Political Action by Ethnic Minorities in China.
Political Action by Ethnic Minorities in China

Elise Pizzi presented the second Lucken Lecture in the Department of Political Science Friday, April 27, 2018, on the topic of “Political Action… Read More

A Picture of Cindy Kendall
Cindy Kendall receives 2018 Dwight Ink Public Service Award

Cindy Kendall received the 2018 Dwight Ink Public Service Award from the Department of Political Science. The award… Read More

Photo of participants in 2018 Model EU
Model European Midwest Competition

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Computer Tear Apart, Study, and Deeestroy Activity

Computer Tear Apart, Study, and Deeestroy Activity Electronic Democracy Class, Spring 2018 Steffen Schmidt, Lucken Endowed Professor of Political Science… Read More

Rising Powers and Foreign Policy Revisionism

Mark Nieman, Assistant Professor of Political Science, is an author of a brand-new book from University of Michigan Press: Rising Powers and Foreign Policy Revisionism. Read More

New Book from ISU Professor

The 3rd edition of the classic textbook, Introduction to Global Politics, by Richard W. Mansbach and Kirsten L. Taylor, has been published. Richard Mansbach… Read More