Department of Political Science

Baylor's Political Science Department is renowned for its high quality teaching and for professors who care about students. Our majors have gone on to become lawyers, journalists, politicians, lobbyists, diplomats, political analysts and teachers. We place students in top law schools around the country such as Georgetown and Harvard, and in top graduate programs such as Yale and Princeton.

News

May 12, 2025
Essay Winners Announced!

The 2025 Annual Student Writing Prize essay prompts focused on Policy Analysis and Critical Reflection, with winners chosen by faculty members!

May 8, 2025
New Book! Winning the Crowd: the Politics of Popular Films

What does Hollywood have to say about politics and the good life? A new book looks at blockbusters, not arthouse flicks, to see how movies might be shaping our deepest political beliefs. From The Dark Knight and John Wick to The Incredibles and Gladiator, do these hit films have anything to teach us? The volume includes contributions from several Baylor professors and alumni, including Jonathan Ashbach, Adam Carrington, Catherine Craig, Jerome Foss, and Richard Jordan.

May 6, 2025
Dr. Cheung discusses China’s techno-security state in the Department’s guest lecture

Professor Tai Ming Cheung, a renowned expert on China from the University of San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, discussed his research in a lecture held on April 1, 2025 and sponsored by the Political Science Department.

Apr. 28, 2025
Baylor Students Talk with Texas State Legislators

Baylor students enrolled in PSC 2306: Texas Civic Engagement & Politics in Action spent Thursday, April 17th talking with Texas state legislators about state-level policy problems and potential solutions. 

Feb. 28, 2025
David K. Nichols Honored with Festschrift On Constitutionalism and Liberty
Feb. 25, 2025
Baylor Day at the Texas State Capitol

At the Texas State Capitol, the Baylor Bullock Scholars were celebrated by both the Senate and the House.

Jan. 31, 2025
Department Hosted a Lecture by Yale Professor Skowronek

On Wednesday January 29th the Zavala Program for Constitutional Studies and the R.W. Morrison Chair hosted a talk by Dr. Stephen Skowronek, Pelatiah Perit Professor of Political Science at Yale University.

Jan. 30, 2025
Dr. Kudelia participated in Winter School of Invisible University for Ukraine

Associate Professor of Political Science Sergiy Kudelia was one of the invited speakers to address participants of 2025 Winter School organized by the Invisible University for Ukraine and sponsored by the Open Society University Network. The School was held at Central European University Budapest campus on January 11 – 18, 2025.