Uniting scholars with a common research interest
Research in political science expands and improves through collaboration and dialogue among scholars.
The Iowa faculty includes renowned experts in a variety of subfields or research interests. Their investigations lead to important findings shared through prolific publication in scholarly journals, books, and other outlets.
Research areas
A philosophy of collaboration
Political science contains hundreds of research communities uniting scholars with a common research interest. Some belong to just one of the subfields. Often, however, tackling important questions requires political scientists to draw from multiple subfields, not to mention from related disciplines in the social sciences and humanities. Research in political science expands and improves through collaboration and dialogue among scholars worldwide. Iowa’s faculty and curriculum reflect this dynamic and collaborative philosophy.
Investigations by the Iowa faculty lead to important findings shared through prolific publication in scholarly journals, books, and other outlets. They also serve on professional boards of national and international significance. As a group, the political science faculty is among the most highly ranked in the University. They are also noted for their research collaborations: with each other, with the members of the department’s doctoral program, and with undergraduate majors. Iowa’s PhD students become strong job candidates because they become active researchers early in their programs. In addition, the department encourages undergraduate majors to conduct research or to work with a faculty member on his or her own research, gaining valuable analytical skills through practical application.
Research and creative production in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
As part of a top-tier, AAU-accredited public research university, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences holds scholarly, scientific, and artistic discovery at the heart of our mission.
Throughout our departments and programs, our professors are at the forefront of their disciplines. They bring their world-class research and artistry into their classrooms, studios, and labs, giving students the unparalleled opportunity to learn right from the source of the latest innovations in knowledge and practice.
Graduate students and many undergraduates work side-by-side with faculty members, conducting breakthrough research and creative production that advances humanity’s understanding of ourselves and the complex, ever-changing world in which we live.
The creation of knowledge and understanding is an exhilarating and never-ending mission—and is at the core of every University of Iowa liberal arts and sciences education.