The Department of Government and Politics is one of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences’ 10 interdisciplinary departments and programs, all
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Government & Politics
committed to investigating and improving the human condition. www.bsos.umd.edu AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES BE EMPOWERED ANTHROPOLOGY BE CULTURAL CRIMINOLOGY & CRIMINAL JUSTICE BE JUST ECONOMICS BE EFFICIENT GEOGRAPHICAL SCIENCES BE GLOBAL GOVERNMENT & POLITICS BE CIVIL HEARING & SPEECH SCIENCES BE HEARD JOINT PROGRAM IN SURVEY METHODOLOGY BE COUNTED PSYCHOLOGY BE UNDERSTOOD SOCIOLOGY BE SOCIAL
Government & Politics at Maryland >> In the Department of Government and Politics at the University of Maryland, we discover new knowledge by giving people the tools and information they need to improve the quality of
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their government—and thus their lives. We turn imagination into innovation by providing expertise and data for policymakers to address social problems and societal conflicts. We offer new insights about strife in the Middle East and minority political participation in the United States through funding from and partnerships with leading research organizations such as the National Science Foundation and the Pew Charitable Trusts. We inspire Maryland pride by informing political discussions through innovative polls, critical symposia and practical research—and through faculty who serve in advisory roles. By leveraging our prime location near Washington, D.C., Annapolis and Baltimore, we are transforming the student experience. We connect our students with key players in governments and in organizations around the world.
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Research in Action
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Our faculty, students, partners and alumni focus their work in five main areas: »» American Politics »» Comparative Politics »» International Relations
“ I appreciate the support that I have received from my professors in all of my classes. I have always felt comfortable reaching out to my instructors for academic help, or even general life advice.”
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ERNESTO CALVO uses network analysis and community detection to analyze party organizations and the propagation of popular protests in social media. His book Tweeting #Nisman describes how government and opposition communities in Argentina advance competing
»» Political Theory SEAN KIM, GVPT ’17 President and Founder, UMD Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl; Member, Dean’s Student Advisory Council, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
»» Political Methodology and Formal Theory
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narratives to assign or deflect responsibility for the death of Special Prosecutor Alberto Nisman. His research combines big data, social network analyses, and machine learning to describe the dissemination of competing narratives by government
THROUGH OUR RESEARCH, WE BRING NEW UNDERSTANDING TO THE COMPLICATED
politics that govern our world. Academic Offerings
Faculty Research Highlights
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UNDERGRADUATE OFFERINGS
Bachelor of Arts
Chair & Centers
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SARAH CROCO examines how citizens assign
The Department of Government and Politics’ endowed chair, major
blame to leaders for war outcomes, both good
research centers and other entities investigate a broad range of timely
and bad. She also partners with scholars of
national and international topics.
American politics to explore how citizens
»» Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development
respond to leaders who flip-flop on issues of
»» Center for International Development and Conflict Management
foreign policy. Professor Croco has published on
»» ICONS Project
why civilians are targeted in some wars but not others, how democracies minimize civilian casualties, and the role of
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international law in resolving territorial disputes.
»» Minor in International Development and Conflict Management »» Concentration in International Relations »» College Park Scholars, International Studies Program
go.umd.edu/GVPTUndergraduate GRADUATE OFFERINGS
Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science
GVPT Points of Pride OUR AWARD-WINNING FACULTY ARE EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS, ARE FREQUENTLY INVITED TO PUBLISH AND TO LECTURE, AND ARE OFTEN FEATURED BY THE MEDIA.
»» American Politics »» Comparative Politics
JENNIFER HADDEN explores the role of civil >>
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OUR PROGRAM IS CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP 30 PROGRAMS IN THE NATION BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT.
»» International Relations »» Political Theory »» Political Methodology and Formal Theory
Divisive Politics of Climate Change examines how civil society organizations make decisions about what tactics they will use to try to influence their targets, and what consequences their decisions have for climate change policy-making. Professor Hadden uses a combination of quantitative social network analysis and qualitative interviews to examine how strategies spread among actors embedded in advocacy networks.
sional party politics and examines the many
go.umd.edu/GVPTGraduate OUR PROXIMITY TO D.C. ALLOWS FOR EXCEPTIONAL INTERNSHIPS AND OTHER JOB OPPORTUNITIES.
JONATHAN ALLEN, GVPT ’98 Community and Content, sidewire.com; Columnist, Roll Call; New York Times bestselling coauthor of HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton
politics. Her book Networks in Contention: The
FRANCES LEE conducts research on congres-
»» Political Economy
“ I fell in love with politics as an undergraduate at the University of Maryland. But more important, my professors and fellow students shaped my thinking and prepared me for an exciting career as a political reporter.”
society participation in global climate change
THE DEPARTMENT’S UNIQUE RESEARCH CENTERS AND PROJECTS ADDRESS MAJOR SOCIAL ISSUES.
forces driving the two parties apart. Not only do Republicans and Democrats disagree on a wide range of policy issues, but they are locked in a fierce struggle for power in an American polity that is almost evenly balanced between the two
UNDERGRAD AND GRAD STUDENTS WORK WITH FACULTY ON CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH PROJECTS.
STUDY ABROAD PROGRAMS OFFER LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES.
parties. Lee’s research provides insight into congressional politics and strategic behavior, negotiation and policymaking, and the performance of the American governing institution. go.umd.edu/GVPTPeople