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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)
Mettler named a Fellow Professor Suzanne Mettler named a Fellow of the Century Foundation. January 23rd, 2012
Mettler’s research on “submerged state” is applied to Michele Bachmann iHaveNet.com article cites research on government benefits. January 13th, 2012
Anderson Awarded Hirschman Prize The Social Science Research Council has named Benedict Anderson the recipient of the 2011 Albert O. Hirschman Prize. January 12th, 2012
Politics, Sandwiches, and Comments (PSAC) Scheduled Fridays, 2010-2011
Roxanne Euben, Wellesley College, “Travel, Translation, and Comparative Political Theory” August 30th, 2011
Susan Buck-Morss “Seeing Global: History in a Communist Mode” April 21st, 2011
Anna Marie Smith, “The Paradoxes of Popular Constitutionalism: Proposition 8 & Strauss v. Horton” November 19th, 2010
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