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Memorial’s Department of Political Science is one of the top-ranked in Canada. We offer courses on a range of domestic and international topics, across five major subfields: Canadian Politics, Comparative Politics, Global Politics, Political Theory, and Law and Public Policy.

We are located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, on the traditional territories of the Beothuk, Mi’kmaq, Innu, and Inuit.

Our faculty are accomplished researchers and dedicated teachers, with several having been nationally and internationally recognized through prestigious awards for their work, including Fulbright, Killam, and Humboldt fellowships, and membership in the Royal Society of Canada. 

We are home to several research centres and institutional partnerships, including the Gender and Politics Lab and Participedia, an international network devoted to mobilizing knowledge about participatory democratic innovations. A number of our faculty also work closely with Memorial University’s Harris Centre for Regional Policy and Development and Nexus Centre for Humanities and Social Science Research on pressing issues affecting communities in Newfoundland and Labrador and beyond. Our commitment to public engagement is exemplified by high profile collaborations with students and practioners, including the Hub for the Study of Local Governance and the international Population and Security Online Magazine. 

Please use this website to learn more about why studying politics may be right for you. You can also discover what makes studying in our Department so special, as well as our history.

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