Join us in the study of politics, public policy and administration
We emphasize research and teaching that links theory with real world issues and action through politics, public policy and administration. With a degree from our Department, you will be prepared to develop innovative approaches to current and emerging local, national and global challenges.
Highlights and announcements
Assistant Professor of Political Science Laura Blume recently co-authored an article with UNR International Affairs alumna Diana Meza and UNR Political Science student Piper Heath entitled “Honduran Women Leaders in the Crosshairs” in the North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) Report on the Americas magazine.
On January 19, Arizona State University’s Center on Technology, Data and Society (CTDS) hosted Dr. Brad A. M. Johnson, assistant professor in public administration in our department. Dr. Johnson gave a research presentation, “Rules in Form, Rules in Use, and Rules in Tech: Contemplating the Administrative Consequences of Algorithmic Governance.”
On November 16, Political Science Associate Professor Dr. Xiaoyu Pu hosted a China Town Hall, co-sponsored by the National Committee on US-China Relations, the UNR Department of Political Science, the Ozmen Institute for Global Studies, and the College of Liberal Arts. The event opened with a webcast featuring John M. Huntsman, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to Russia, China, and Singapore, followed by a panel discussion with Bob Ching, Founding Director, China Practice at the Boston Consulting Group, Dr. Allison D. Evans, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Dr. Hugh Shapiro, Associate Professor of East Asian History.
Interested in international politics and affairs? Have you ever wondered how countries negotiate in formal settings? How do they persuade other countries to go along with their proposals? How much informal politicking goes on behind the formal presentations and votes? How effective are they at ameliorating critical problems such as famines and civil war? Find out and learn by participating in the Model UN Club, and by taking our IAFF300 Model United Nations course. Students in the Model UN course have the option of participating in the regional Model UN Conference that takes place late Spring, annually, in San Francisco. Thanks to the generosity of the Judy Nowland & Harry M. Chase, Jr. Scholarship Endowment, we have funds to pay students’ travel expenses.
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