Welcome to the Department of Political Science

The Political Science Department at Rutgers is a center of excellence in research, teaching, and service. Rutgers Political Scientists do path breaking research on the causes and consequences of political inequalities based on gender and race, on political psychology and voting behavior, on the causes of war, on democratization and autocratization, and much more. Our graduate program is the only one in the nation to have a major field of study in Women and Politics. Our internationally renowned faculty are leaders in their fields and winners of some of the most prestigious awards in the discipline.