Department of Political Science

• Master of Arts in Political Science / The program comprises a comprehensive and interdisciplinary curriculum in contemporary political issues and research methods. It focuses on comparative politics and political economy, normative political theory and the study of democracy. 
• Master of Arts in Political Science / The program is designed for students with a three-year bachelor’s degree in the social sciences and related disciplines. Students have the opportunity to explore comparative politics, political economy, political communication, political theory, and quantitative and qualitative research methods. 

Select Areas of Research 

• Democracy, democratization and autocratic regimes 
• Political institutions 
• Parties, elections and voting 
• Comparative political economy 
• Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies 
• Media and political communication 
• Analytical and normative political theory 
• Constitutional theory 
• Political sociology 
• Divided societies 
• Social movements

Graduates of the department find employment in government and business, international organizations and NGOs, politics, research organizations, political analysis, the news media and civil service; and pursue doctoral and postdoctoral studies at leading European and U.S. universities.