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Princeton University Department of Politics
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As one of Princeton University's largest departments, Politics brings together the diverse perspectives of nearly 60 faculty, 150 undergraduate concentrators and 140 graduate students.
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Princeton dedicated Prospect House spaces in honor of faculty, alumni and others who “helped to shape the University and the world” including Politics alum Charles Hey-Maestre ’77 who spent his legal career fighting for the rights of underserved and marginalized people in Puerto Rico. bit.ly/4oEUh1f
Charles Hey-Maestre
October 30, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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Politics Professor and Dean of Princeton's School of Public and International Affairs Amaney Jamal presented "Dialogue in Action: Leading for the Public Good" as part of Princeton Graduate School's Many Minds, Many Stripes conference. #ManyMinds
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Quote If the best and brightest are not serving, then who will serve and who will fill the vacuum? The realm of politics has lost its civility, and for politics to continue to do the job of a good society, we must work to bring civility back into politics. Amaney Jamal, Politics Professor and SPIA Dean
October 22, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Professor Leonard Wantchekon Addresses the United Nations General Assembly Second Committee on Economic & Financial Affairs
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Leonard Wantchekon
October 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Princeton SPIA Faculty React to U.S. Government Shutdown "The shutdown is a striking example of contemporary 'blame game politics.' When you play the blame game, you act to cast an opponent in the worst possible light in front of voters. Here, somewhat unusually, both sides are playing the blame game as hard as they can - and very likely to succeed. If so, voters, like Mercutio, will cast 'a curse on both your houses.' Unfortunately, it will be the federal employees and those dependent on affected federal programs, especially the health insurance exchanges, who will bear real costs of the theatrics." Charles Cameron, Professor of Politics and Public Affairs
October 8, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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We speak with Politics Professor Jan-Werner Müller @jwmueller-pu.bsky.social about what political science can contribute to a better understanding of architecture. #WorldArchitectureDay
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Professor Jan-Werner Müller gesturing at a presentation screen showing the proposed design for Ground Zero during class.
October 6, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Dahyun Choi @dahyunchoi.bsky.social studies how private and public organizations strategically use expertise in the U.S. administrative state. Her job market paper shows that while high-quality studies remain resilient to political turnover, partisan bias still shapes which evidence agencies use.
Infographic Dahyun Choi against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Dahyun Choi American Politics, Political Economy, Quantitative Methods Expertise: Governance and Regulation, Bureaucratic Politics and Interest Groups, American Political Institutions, Political Methodology Dissertation: Essays on the Strategic Use of Expertise in the Administrative State Committee: Nolan McCarty, Charles Cameron, Brandon Stewart Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 19, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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In her dissertation, Manasi ‪@manasibose.bsky.social examines international responses to rebel governance and uses the case study of HTS in Syria to address the question of why groups with no expectation of legitimacy or legal recognition engage in costly political institutionalization.
Infographic Manasi Bose against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Manasi Bose Comparative Politics, International Relations Expertise: Rebel Governance, International Intervention, Civil War, Security Studies, Middle East Politics Dissertation: Rebel Governance and International Engagement: The Material Payoffs of Rebel Political Institutionalization Committee: Amaney Jamal, Kristopher Ramsay, Christopher Blair Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Join us today, from 5-6:30PM in McCosh Hall 50 for the annual Princeton University Constitution Day Lecture, co-sponsored by the James Madison Program, titled, "Our Civil Rights Revolution."

The lecture will feature Jeannie Suk Gersen of @harvard.edu and an introduction by Prof. Robert George.
Jeannie Suk Gersen Professor, Harvard Law School and Contributor, The New Yorker Constitution Day Lecture Our Civil Rights Revolution We are in the midst of a civil rights revolution involving all the branches of government and major institutions of civil society including universities. What does the transformation portend? September 17 5:00-6:15pm McCosh 50 Sponsored by Program in Law and Normative Thinking and James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions Princeton University Public Lectures http://lectuures.princeton.edu
September 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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2024 APSA Kenneth Sherrill Prize recipient @nancyyuntang.bsky.social studies how authoritarian regimes and LGBTQ movements interact through the "law", whose job market paper explores how Chinese feminist and queer movements advance non-heteronormative reproduction under state pro-natalism.
Infographic Yun Nancy Tang against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Yun (Nancy) Tang American Politics, Comparative Politics Expertise: Chinese Politics, Gender and Sexuality Politics, Law and Social Movements, Authoritarian Politics Dissertation Book Project Making Autocracy Queer: A Dance in “Law” Between LGBTQ Movements and Authoritarian States in China and Singapore Committee: Rory Truex (chair), Tanushree Goyal, Deborah Yashar, Kristopher Velasco Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 17, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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In his dissertation book project, Hani F. Abdel-Warith demonstrates that autocrats in the Middle East and North Africa punish their opponents by withholding schools from restive regions.
Infographic Hani F. Abdel-Warith against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Hani F. Abdel-Warith Comparative Politics Expertise: Historical Political Economy, State-formation, MENA Politics, Contentious Politics Book Project: Fellahin into Frenchmen: Civic Licensing and Stratification in the Postcolonial Maghreb Committee: Amaney Jamal, Mark Beissinger, Elizabeth Nugent Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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In his job market paper, @hirotosawada.bsky.social presents a formal model to explain (i) when a climate disaster triggers armed conflict and (ii) why empirical evidence on climate and conflict seems mixed. His research can be found at hiroto-sawada.github.io.
Infographic Hiroto Sawada against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Princeton Politics 2025 Job Market Candidates. Hiroto Sawada International Relations Formal Theory Expertise: International Relations, Formal Political Theory, Climate and Conflict Dissertation: Conflict under the Shadow of External Shocks Committee: Kristopher Ramsay, Germán Gieczewski, Christopher Blair Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 15, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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In his book project, Huseyin Emre Ceyhun examines how elite access to new communication technologies re-shapes internal power dynamics within ruling parties in competitive authoritarian regimes — creating new forms of intra-party challenge to autocratic leadership.
infographic Huseyin Emre Ceyhun on top of a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Huseyin Emre Ceyhun Subfields: Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Quantitative Methods Expertise: Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Authoritarian Politics, Politics of the Middle East Book Project: Autocratization in an Age of Digitalization Committee: Amaney Jamal, Grigore Pop-Eleches, Andy Guess
September 15, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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In his job market paper, Christian examines how permanent oil revenue shortfalls reshape distributional conflicts in oil-dependent states and drive targeted institutional reforms to strengthen public goods provision, offering insight into how these states will respond to the clean energy transition.
Infographic Christian Baehr against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Christian Baehr International Relations Expertise: International Political Economy, Climate Politics, Sovereign Finance Dissertation: Global Economic Change and Domestic Political Responses Committee: Layna Mosley, Helen Milner, Kris Ramsay Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 12, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Why does climate finance routinely stall between promise and delivery? Fiona Bare's job market paper shows how dual features of climate finance - mixed public-private benefits and pervasive uncertainty - create strategic frictions between donors and recipients that delay dealmaking.
Infographic Fiona Bare against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Fiona Bare International Relations Expertise: International Political Economy, Climate Politics, International Organizations Dissertation: The Politics of International Climate Finance Committee: Kris Ramsay, Layna Mosley, and Helen Milner Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 11, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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@rinouye.bsky.social examines how racial and religious identities of countries in conflict shape public support for them. He argues identity isn’t just another factor, but a lens shaping how people interpret strategic and material information, with real consequences for conflict support.
Infographic Rikio Inouye against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Rikio Inouye International Relations Expertise: International Politics, Race, Ethnicity, and Identity, Foreign Policy, Political Psychology Dissertation: How Far for Whom: How Identity Heuristics Shape Foreign Policy Support and Foreign Policy Making Committee: John Ikenberry, Tali Mendelberg, Naima Green-Riley Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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In her job-market paper, “Beliefs, Values, and the Geography of Redistribution,” Yuhan examines how local- and national-level beliefs about inequality and inequality aversion interact to shape citizens’ preferences for redistribution in high-inequality democracies such as Brazil.
Infographic Yuhan Zheng against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Yuhan Zheng Comparative Politics, Political Economy, Quantitative Methods Expertise: Political Economy of Inequality, Politics of Development, Political Methodology Dissertation: Essays on the Political Economy of Inequality: Perceptions, Preferences, and the Geography of Redistribution Committee: Matías Iaryczower, Carles Boix, Guadalupe Tuñón, Thomas Fujiwara Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 10, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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In her book project, Heather examines internationalized territories as a distinct form of alien rule. Dr. Penatzer was awarded the “Best Student Paper in International Law” at ISA 2024 and Princeton’s George Kateb teaching prize in 2024. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow with PIIRS Princeton.
Infographic Heather Penatzer against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Heather Penatzer International Relations Expertise: International Relations Theory, International Order, International Law, Grand Strategy Book Project: Free Cities, Foreign Rule: Internationalized Territories and the Making of Modern International Order Committee: G. John Ikenberry, Melissa M. Lee, Jamie Martin Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo.
September 10, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Princeton University President Christopher L. Eisgruber has issued a statement following the release of graduate student Elizabeth Tsurkov, who was kidnapped in Iraq in 2023: bit.ly/4gkIB0P
"The release of Princeton graduate student Elizabeth Tsurkov brings relief and joy to the University community, and we celebrate that she will be reunited with her family. We thank President Trump for securing Elisabeth's release. We are also grateful to those who worked tirelessly to bring an end to her terrible ordeal, including her family, friends, and advocates." Christopher L. Eisgruber President, Princeton University University Shield logo
September 10, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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In his job market paper, @icjohnson.bsky.social‬ examines how voters’ perceptions of racial competency shape the behavior of Multiracial politicians. Using a formal model, he demonstrates how uncertainty limits the ability of Multiracial incumbents to signal credibility to diverse constituencies.
against a chevron inspired background of Princeton's black and orange. Princeton Politics 2025 Job Market Candidates. Princeton University Logo. Princeton Politics Logo. The Infographic reads Isaiah C. Johnson American Politics, Formal Theory, Political Economy, Quantitative Methods Expertise: Political Economy of Race, American Politics, Formal Theory Dissertation: Three Essays on Identity, Uncertainty, and Multiracial Solidarity Committee: Ismail White, LaFleur Stephens-Dougan, Gleason Judd
September 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Introducing our 2025 job market candidates! We’ll share more about each student and their work in the days ahead, but in the meantime, you can meet all of our candidates here: politics.princeton.edu/graduate/job...
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September 9, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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Welcome (back) to the Politics Department!
Here’s to a semester of inquiry, meaningful engagement, and discovery.
Let’s get started. 🗳️📚
Professor Tanushree Goyal standing in front of a projector screen with a classroom of students diligently taking notes on their laptops.
September 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Professor Arthur Spirling to be the new director of Princeton's Center for Statistics and Machine Learning.
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Professor Arthur Spirling
August 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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From Princeton to Seoul to Copenhagen, Princeton SPIA highlights the work of Professor Hye Young You in their SPIAccolades series.

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August 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Welcome class of 2029! Come visit us today, Monday August 25th at the Academic Expo to have all your questions answered about majoring in Politics. Frick Laboratory Atrium from 1-4pm.
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August 25, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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well-qualified individuals for a tenured or tenure track faculty position in public law.
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Fisher Hall, home of the Department of Politics on Princeton University's campus. Robertson Hall, home of Princeton's School of Public and International Affairs and many of the offices for faculty who are jointly appointed between the two groups is in the background. In the bright blue sky with only a few clouds hovers the text We're hiring!
August 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM