WashU Political Science

WashU Political Science

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The Department of Political Science offers undergraduates the opportunity to study all aspects of politics using cutting-edge technical and theoretical tools. Our courses are animated by longstanding problems related to the use of power, its rightful exercise by governments and individual actors, and the institutions that affect how that power is exercised. Reflecting the breadth of the discipline

11/06/2026

Associate Professor of Political Science, and Director of Graduate Studies, Taylor Carlson, has received the 2026 Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting Behavior (EPOVB) Emerging Scholar award. The award is granted by the EPOVB section of the American Political Science Association. The Emerging Scholar award is presented to top scholars in the field who are within ten years of their PhD.

Learn more about the award and Carlson's work on our website: https://buff.ly/QHSM7ab

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