Political Science and Public Policy

A policy studies and sociology major explores how gender and race can impact the political activism of college-aged women.

The university's top undergraduate research award comes with $20,000 to support and celebrate academic and creative achivements. 

The Diplomat in Residence (DIR) for the mid-Atlantic region, Kathryn Crockart met with students, visited classes, and gave a talk about careers in the Department of State. 

The latest survey by the Elon University Poll conducted March 30-April 1, 2019, asked residents to weigh on a range of potential risks, asking them to say how unsafe each made them feel.

Benjamin Morse ’15, Carter Speers ’17 and Matthew Gladstone ’18 were among the members of the Boston Red Sox organization to receive championship rings during the team’s 2019 home opener.

Professor Laura Roselle, Associate Professor Vanessa Bravo and Assistant Professors Baris Kesgin and Aaron Sparks presented at the annual conference that attracted scholars from around the globe.

The survey also found that if the election was held now, the Democratic presidential nominee has a better shot at winning North Carolina than President Donald Trump.

Associate Professor of Political Science and coordinator of International and Global Studies Safia Swimelar's recent research looks at the way that nationalism helps explain varying LGBT rights policies in two Southeast European states, Croatia and Serbia.  Her article was published in the peer-reviewed journal East European Politics and Societies.  

Shariq Ali ’20, Ashley Jutras ’20 and Styrling Rohr ’19 have received Critical Language Scholarships from the federal government to study foreign languages deemed critical to U.S. diplomacy and outreach.  

Baris Kesgin’s recent publication looks into how political leaders attend to different audiences in their foreign policy statements. Kesgin’s paper “Turkey’s Erdogan: leadership style and foreign policy audiences,” is published in Turkish Studies, an international, peer-reviewed journal.