UC Irvine Department of Political Science
The University of California, Irvine (UCI) ranks among the top research universities in the nation and provides an active university environment and a continued commitment to excellence and achievement.
The Department of Political Science is a nationally-ranked, top-30 department. In 2001, the department was ranked 29th by U.S. News and World Report. Three members of the faculty (David Easton, Bernard Grofman, and Jack Peltason) are fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Other faculty members have served as officers of the major professional associations, including the American Political Science Association (David Easton, president; Kristen Monroe, vice-president), the International Studies Association (Etel Solingen, president-elect), the International Society of Political Psychology (Kristen Monroe, president) and the Public Choice Society (Bernard Grofman, president).
The department has attained a reputation for producing the very best innovative and interdisciplinary scholarship. Faculty are engaged in the study of such key questions as the politics of advanced and democratizing societies, international cooperation and peace, the politics of racial and ethnic minority groups, and the origins of altruism and morality and their impact on world politics.
Featured Events
| February 3, 2012 | Development of Deliberate Democratic Institutions in China |
| February 17, 2012 | Rethinking Political Identity and Citizenship in Contemporary Africa |
| February 23, 2012 | Reflections on Washington Past, Present, and Future |
