Welcome to the website of the Political Science Department at the University of Kentucky. We have established a long tradition of excellent scholarship, effective teaching, and training graduate students to become leading scholars in the discipline. Our faculty consistently publish their work in the best journals and presses and have received dozens of teaching awards.
Donald Gross Department Chair
Two new faculty from Cornell University join the department next year: Sophia and Geoffrey Wallace.
Ph.D. Student Jonathan Powell moves international relation theory forward through collaborative research.... more
Electoral system; Proportional representation; Public opinion; Democracy
Department of Political Science
1615 Patterson Office Tower
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0027
Tel: 859-257-7029
Fax: 859-257-7034