On the Potomac at the Crossroads of Theory and Practice
Georgetown's Department of Government is one of the leading programs in political science in the United States. Our faculty has expertise in all major regions of the world including the Americas, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Antarctic. We also have a wide range of functional expertise and offer training in international relations (security studies, international political economy, U.S. foreign policy, and international law, institutions, and ethics), comparative politics (comparative methodology, development theory, democratic transitions, state building, and the political economy of development), political theory (classical and medieval philosophy, early modern political thought, continental political thought, federalism and early American political thought), and American government (the presidency, Congress, the judiciary, the bureaucracy, political parties, women and politics, and public opinion and political behavior).
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Upcoming Events
- Nov 7, 9am-1pm: Community Tree Planting with Casey Trees
- Nov 9, 12pm: Changing Women’s Realities in Morocco: Aicha Ech-Channa
- Nov 9, 5:30pm-7pm: Open House for the Certificate in Refugees and Humanitarian

