Directors: John H.
Aldrich and Robert O. Keohane
Program Administrator: Doris
Cross
Mission Statement
Political science as a discipline only thrives when political scientists
talk to each other across subfield lines, and learn from work in related
social science disciplines. The Program for the Study of Democracy,
Institutions, and Political Economy seeks to encourage intellectual interchange
within the Department, with other political scientists, and with members
of cognate disciplines such as economics, history and sociology.
It does so by emphasizing four themes: Democratization and Democracy; Institutions
and Organizations; International Politics and Security; and Values, Culture
and Behavior. The Program seeks to encourage work both on these themes,
which cross conventional subfields in political science and extend to other
disciplines, and work that bridges them. The Program sponsors small
conferences and seminar series, publishes working papers by members of
the Political Science Department, and maintains a web page with these working
papers posted on it. All members of the Department are welcome to
participate in the activities sponsored by the Program, and to play a role
in shaping these activities.
Program Administrative Office:
328 Perkins Library
Box 90204
Duke University
Durham, NC 27708-0204
(919)660-4328
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