Celebrating 50 years
The Department of Politics and Government celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2016-2017 academic year. Read about our history and see photos from our celebratory dinner in September.
Global engagement
Illinois State’s award-winning Model United Nations team travels to New York each spring for a national conference. Learn more about student involvement in Politics and Government.
Meet our faculty
Our faculty are among the most productive in the College of Arts and Sciences, with current and retired faculty producing a significant number of peer-reviewed books. Meet our faculty.
2017 Hibbert R. Roberts Lecture
Featuring Christopher Achen: "Ideologies, Identities, and the Election of Donald Trump" will be held November 1st at 7 pm in the Old Main Room. Read more about the annual lecture series.
Alumni Stories
To watch the video visit the Alumni Homepage!Department News
Alum Michael Hill speaks with students
Michael Hill, an alumni of the department, visited POL 232 (Public Policy) and 213 (Congress) classes on October 12, 2017. Read more
Webber interviewed about Vegas mass shooting
Julie Webber, Politics and Government professor, was interviewed by the Pantagraph about the mass shooting in Las Vegas earlier this month. Read more
L.J. Zigerell co-authors article on survey methods
Professor L.J. Zigerell, along with his co-authors Annie Franco, Neil Malhotra, and Gabor Simonovits, published an article in the Journal of Experimental Political Science entitled, "Developing Standards for Post-Hoc Weighting in Population-Based Survey Experiments." Read moreEvents
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