“Once one starts to think about” economic growth, “it is hard to think about anything else.” Those words, from the late economist Robert Lucas, explain why we’re so fascinated by international ...

Political science is a social science discipline focused on the study of political institutions, behavior, ideas, and the analytical methods used to examine them. The department’s work is structured ...

Sometimes, it is not that hard to see the future. When polarization is the norm, when the electorate is split down the middle and when political institutions are unable to rein in excesses, we can ...