political science
noun
: a social science concerned chiefly with the description and analysis of political and especially governmental institutions and processes
political scientist
noun
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a degree in political science
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Costas Panagopoulos is a distinguished professor of political science at Northeastern University.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto, said that Ford risks being accused of calling an unwarranted election, just a few years after having won a large mandate.
—Rob Gillies The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
In a hyper-digital world, parents’ influence may be waning, said Christopher Ojeda, an assistant professor of political science at University of California, Merced, and an author of two studies on party identification across generations.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
To better understand what the cease-fire will mean for the Israelis, the Palestinians, and the Middle East, Foreign Affairs turned to Marc Lynch, a professor of political science at George Washington University and the director of its Middle East Studies program.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Nelson Wiseman, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Toronto, said that Ford risks being accused of calling an unwarranted election, just a few years after having won a large mandate.
—Rob Gillies The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 25 Jan. 2025
In a hyper-digital world, parents’ influence may be waning, said Christopher Ojeda, an assistant professor of political science at University of California, Merced, and an author of two studies on party identification across generations.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
To better understand what the cease-fire will mean for the Israelis, the Palestinians, and the Middle East, Foreign Affairs turned to Marc Lynch, a professor of political science at George Washington University and the director of its Middle East Studies program.
—Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Political science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/political%20science. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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