Issues: special government issue
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Plan A Midsummer’s Dream Trip to Winedale
We all have those special Texas summer places that draw us back—the dance pavilion at Garner State Park, the swimming hole at Krause Springs, a particular stretch of Padre Island.…
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Notable Alumni
A sampling of government graduates who have entered politics: • The Hon. Kay Bailey Hutchison, B.A. 1962, has been U.S. Senator from Texas since 1993 — the first and only woman elected by Texas to represent the state in the…
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Inside the Beltway
Professor immerses students into the real world of politics For the past nine years, Associate Professor Sean Theriault has taken a group of undergraduate students to the nation’s capital to…
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Teaching Awards
A Job Well Done The Department of Government is especially proud to be home to some of the university’s most distinguished teachers. Among others, these include: Henry Dietz, Latin American Politics…
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Professor Advises Drafters of New Kenyan Constitution
Zachary Elkins helps East African nation Assistant Professor Zachary Elkins joined several other constitutional scholars to advise the Kenyan leaders on a new national constitution that voters there approved in August.…
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Capitalism Promotes Peace
And other provocative findings from our faculty’s honored research and publications Associate Professor Patrick McDonalD’s “the Invisible Hand of Peace: Capitalism, The War Machine, and International Relations Theory” won the 2010 Jervis-Schroeder Best…
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Political Theory on the Rise
Government scholars help answer the great “so what” question of political science When the Department of Government recruited Thomas Pangle in 2004 to become the Joe R. Long Chair in Democratic…
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Department of Government Timeline
100 years of excellence 1910 – Board of Regents divides School of Political Science into three units: government, economics and institutional history 1915 – Frank Mann Stewart receives first B.A.…
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In Memoriam
James Roach, Professor Emeritus The Department of Government is sorry to report the passing of James Roach, government professor emeritus. Roach had a long and distinguished career that included prizewinning teaching in international relations, South Asian…
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A Latin American Boom in Austin
A presidential initiative takes Texas to new heights “We should become the nation’s most important source of expertise about Latin America,” former University of Texas President Larry Faulkner declared in…
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Terrorists, Insurgents and Guerillas
Professor provides data to help fight terrorism As global terrorism has become a greater danger over the past decade, Professor Ami Pedahzur has been at the forefront of studying that danger…
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The Founding of the Government Department
How socialism, frogs and the “Mafia” shaped a department In the early 20th Century, word was spreading that a socialist was running the School of Political Science at The University…
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Public Policy to the Fore
Bryan Jones leads a resurgence Public policy has traditionally been a centerpiece of political science at The University of Texas at Austin. Emmette Redford was an early leader in the…
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From Batts Hall to the Pink Dome
The Texas Politics Project and Government Department Internship Program The picture postcard view of the Texas Capitol dome from the top of the South Mall is only a few steps…
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Student News
Ultimately, everything we do centers around our students. Here is a sampling of their incredible work. Graduate Student News William Blake’s research, “The Brooding Spirit of the Law: Supreme Court…
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Message from the President
Congratulations to the Department of Government on 100 Years of Excellence For the past century, the Department of Government has been at the heart of The University of Texas at…
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100 Years
Our Centennial This year the Department of Government celebrates 100 years of teaching and research. We are glad to present this special edition of Life & Letters, the magazine of…