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On the Potomac at the Crossroads of Theory and Practice

rowers 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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The longtime Georgetown professor will become interim dean of the Walsh School of Foreign Service school in July.
Georgetown ranks No. 1 the nation's top masters programs for students looking to pursue policy careers in international relations.
In her latest book, “The Separatist Conflict in Sri Lanka: Terrorism, Ethnicity, Political Economy,” professor Asoka Bandarage provides a detailed and historical analysis of the evolution of Sri Lanka’s civil conflict.
Three professors discuss the recent attacks in Mumbai and how they may be ushering in a new age of terrorism.
Through his own special brand of teaching, School of Foreign Service professor Anthony Arend gives his students a world to think about.
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