Political theory and political philosophy are disciplines that interrogate the fundamental principles underlying political life, ranging from the nature and legitimacy of power to the evaluation of ...

Originalism’s politico-theoretical premises are hostile to the premises undergirding the administrative state and living constitutionalism. The concentration of lawmaking power into the hands of the ...

Paul Schiff Berman, Walter S. Cox Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School Paul Schiff Berman is one of the world’s foremost theorists on the interactions among legal systems. He is ...

I’m sometimes asked by students in my political theory classes, “Professor, you’ve taught us about all sorts of different political theories, but what are your political beliefs?” To which my response ...

Our graduate program in political science reflects changes in the discipline, shifts in the political landscape, and the additional new faculty who have expanded the depth and breadth of our offerings ...

This article, presented in the backdrop of the debates on the state of political theory in India, argues that the terms of debate need to shift to include the question of method of doing political ...

Explore the complexities of Just War Theory through the lens of the Iraq War. Is war ever justified, and how could we tell if it were? In this episode of Crash Course Political Theory, we tackle Just ...