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Cornell’s department of government is devoted to the study of political power, political institutions, public policy, public opinion and participation, political economy, interactions between citizens and governments, and the international system.
The field of Government is divided into four subfields:
American Politics(the political behavior, policies, and institutions of the United States) Comparative Politics(the political institutions and processes of countries around the world) International Relations(transactions between states, international organizations and transnational actors) Political Theory & Philosophy(normative theories of politics and history of political thought)
Oxfam Novib/PEN Award Irakli Kakabadze is one of this year’s recipients of the Oxfam Novib/PEN Award. This award is given annually to writers and journalists who are persecuted or had to flee because they wielded their pen in a critical manner. November 18th, 2009
Katzenstein Comments Professor Peter Katzenstein comments on NSF funding for political science. October 19th, 2009
R.O. Keohane Award Jessica Weeks has been voted the 2009 recipient of the R.O. Keohane award. This award is given annually for the best article published by an untenured scholar in the journal International Organization. October 2nd, 2009
The Institute for Advanced Studies Peter Katzenstein has been awarded a fellowship at the Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton University, for the 2009-2010 academic year. September 5th, 2009
Freedom Without Empire: The Paradox of America’s Settler Legacy November 20th, 2009
Workshop on the Global Implications of the Financial Crisis October 31st, 2009
Nancy Fraser, Messenger Lecture Series, “Theorizing the Great Transformation of the 21st Century” October 27th-29th, 2009
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