Wesleyan's Department of Government is dedicated to exploring "who gets what, when, and how," as Harold Lasswell defined political science in 1935. The Department might well be called a department of political science or a department of politics; it is called a Department of Government for historical reasons. Department faculty today uphold a tradition, more than a century old, of distinction in scholarship and teaching. Each tenured or tenure-track Government Department faculty member is affiliated with a concentration representing one of the four major subfields of political science.
American Politics
The study of political institutions, processes, and behavior in the United States.
Dancey, Logan
Eisner, Marc
Franklin Fowler, Erika
Kus, Basak
Mark, Alyx
Moore, Steven
Peck, Justin
Comparative Politics
The evolution of political institutions, conflict, and development in countries around the world.Haddad, Mary Alice (Department Chair)
Matesan, Ioana Emy
McGuire, James W.
Rutland, Peter
Wiliarty, Sarah E.
International Relations
How countries interact with one another; the structure of the international order.
Dolan, LindsayFoyle, Douglas C.
Gallarotti, Giulio M.
Hanson, Kolby
Political Theory
Normative aspects of politics; the history of political thought.
Chakravarti, SonaliHagel, Nina
Ramesh, Hari
Emeritus Faculty
Boyd, Richard W.
Craig, Barbara H.
Crenshaw, Martha
Finn, John E.
Moon, J. Donald
Murphy, Russell
Schwartz, Nancy
Courtesy Faculty
Cassidy, Robert (CSPL)
Cho, Joan E. (CEAS)