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POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political Science
417A Lehman Hall
212-854-8422; Fax 212-854-3024
www.barnard.edu/polisci/
Professors: Xiaobo Lu, Kimberly J. Marten (Chair), Richard M. Pious (Adolf S. and Effie E. Ochs Professor), Flora S. Davidson (Term, in Political Science and Urban Studies), Paula Franzese (Visiting)
Professors Emeritus: Demetrios J. Caraley ( Janet H. Robb Professor Emeritus and Research Scholar), Dennis G. Dalton, Peter H. Juviler
Associate Professors: Sheri Berman, Alexander A. Cooley
Assistant Professors: Séverine Autesserre, Mona El-Ghobashy, Ayten Gündoğdu, Kimberley S. Johnson, Lorraine C. Minnite
Departmental Administrator: Nell Dillon-Ermers
For a complete list of
faculty on leave see:
http://www.barnard.edu/provost/facleavelist.html
Political science examines questions about power in society: who exercises it, how, and why. Sometimes it tries to explain past and current events and make predictions about the future; other times it asks normative questions, about how political power should be distributed and for what purposes it should be used.
The political science discipline is divided into four subfields: American politics (including the study of the presidency and the bureaucracy, the Congress, the judiciary and the Constitution, political parties and elections, state and local governments, and interest groups and social movements in the United States); international relations (including the study of relationships between nation-states, such as war, intervention, and diplomacy, and aid, trade and investment, as well as international institutions such as the United Nations, and non-state actors who have international influence); comparative politics (including the study of politics in different countries and regions around the world, focusing on what makes national institutions and trajectories similar to or different from each other, such as the rise and fall of democracy, liberalism, radicalism, nationalism, and corruption); and political theory (focusing on the philosophy, both ancient and modern, that underpins and sheds light on all of these institutions, processes, and developments).
The major prepares students to play a leadership or participant role as citizens in a democratic society, as public or party officials, civil servants, commentators, or civic volunteers and voters. It equips students with skills in critical reading, analysis and argument, research, writing, and oral presentation that are vital for a wide variety of professional careers, including law, business, journalism and communications, and work in philanthropic, public interest, or international development organizations. It also prepares students for advanced graduate study in political science or in schools of public and international affairs, leading to careers in research, policy analysis, and teaching.
Students interested in public careers should inquire about the five-year joint-degree programs at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs. These include the Graduate Program in Public Policy and Administration (MPA) and the Master of International Affairs Program (MIA).