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Political scientists explore the concerns and issues that animate public life. Using both humanistic and scientific approaches, we study how political communities attempt to reconcile the claims of justice, power, liberty, and authority.
Drawing on history, law, economics, psychology, sociology, and philosophy, political science is a broadly based social science that shares the traditional aims of liberal arts education while attempting to come to grips with the major public issues of our time.
Upon graduation, political science majors qualify for careers in both the public and private sectors, in local, state, and federal government, and in business, education, journalism, international organizations, and practical politics. They also pursue postgraduate study in law and public administration, as well as graduate study in political science, among other disciplines.
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Department chair: David Mayers
Campus address: 232 Bay State Road
Phone: 617-353-2540
Fax: 617-353-5508
Website: www.bu.edu/polisci
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CAS: Political Science: Undergraduate Honors Theses [48]
Political Science Honors Program
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Race and place based discrimination against Housing Choice Voucher holders in Greater Boston
(2021-05-01)The Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV), formerly called Section 8, is one the largest federally funded housing programs in the country. One goal of the program is to give families who live in areas with a high concentration ... -
An analysis of U.S.-China arms race dynamics
(2021-05)The current dynamics of the U.S.-China great power competition has been accompanied by a series of military adaptations by both nations. Within the past three decades, China has substantially altered their military’s force ... -
From Lega Nord to Lega: Matteo Salvini and the rise of far-right nativist Lega
(2021-05)This thesis analyzes the exact nature of far-right European populism through an extensive historical case study of the Italian far right party known as Lega. Analysis observes not only the development of a populist regionalist ... -
Legacy of the developmental state and political preferences: development of the South Korean new and renewable energy sector
(2021-05-03)This research aims to study the mechanisms through which the South Korean state influenced the new and renewable energy sector during the Lee Myung-bak and Moon Jae-in administrations. Furthermore, this study aims to ... -
The politics of FDI reforms in Vietnam: institutional adaptation and local leadership
(2021)This thesis examines the politics of foreign direct investment (FDI) reforms in Vietnam between 1977 and 2015. Specifically, I discuss how local political actors pursued reforms that improved the country’s FDI institutions, ... -
How who is in what housing dictates who is in the House: understanding class and housing in relation to campaigns and political access
(2021-05)There is much existent literature within the field of political science documenting the under-representation and under-inclusion of lower-income people in political processes. This includes disproportionate deficits of ... -
Engaging in the digital age: an analysis of the role of social media in activism and social movements
(2021)During the current digital age and ongoing gargantuan growth of social media in the realm of politics, civic engagement found a new medium to flourish in the form of online activism. Certainty, digital communicative platforms ... -
The growth of the “Camo Economy” and the commercialization of the post-9/11 wars
(Costs of War Project, 2020-06-30)
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