New study finds 12- to 17-year-olds willing to engage in democracy, but feel anxious, unheard, distrustful of politics

A major new U.K. study of 12- to 17-year-olds finds that, while most adolescents say they would vote and are interested in ...
The Daily Californian

Campus study finds political scientists have pessimistic outlooks on democracy

A study coauthored by campus associate professor of political science Andrew Little has found experts tend to favor pessimistic predictions on future political events. The study was done in ...

Beyond blunders: British political studies and successful public policy

For decades, the study of British politics has been defined by an extreme negativity bias, focusing almost exclusively on ...

Understanding Political Economy: History and Real-World Impacts

Explore how political economy examines the impacts of economic theories, like capitalism, on real-world interactions and policies globally.
Santa Clara University

Department of Political Science

The Department of Political Science offers a degree program leading to the bachelor of science in political science. The department introduces students to the analysis of political behavior, values, ...