this course aims to introduce students to substantive topics in political theory at a Global Scale as well as to the main methodological issues that arise when we do research in something often called ...

What even is “liberty”? These are the fundamentals of Classical and Modern Liberalism. Liberty and the rights of individuals form the backbone of American politics. But what is “liberty” anyway? In ...

The Department of Political Science and International Relations currently offers a Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) degree, which consists of coursework during the first six semesters followed by ...

I’m sometimes asked by students in my political theory classes, “Professor, you’ve taught us about all sorts of different political theories, but what are your political beliefs?” To which my response ...

Released in 2014, here is Werner Bonefeld's seminal book on critical theory and the critique of political economy. Bonefeld originally studied with Johannes Agnoli and was a founder of the Open ...

Originalism’s politico-theoretical premises are hostile to the premises undergirding the administrative state and living constitutionalism. The concentration of lawmaking power into the hands of the ...

With the start of each semester, Tufts welcomes new faculty who bring their unique and nuanced perspectives into the fabric of Tufts’ academic community. Shterna Friedman joined the Department of ...

Our graduate program in political science reflects changes in the discipline, shifts in the political landscape, and the additional new faculty who have expanded the depth and breadth of our offerings ...