COMPARATIVE POLITICS at UMass Amherst embodies an exciting and distinctive approach to understanding and explaining the organization, exercise, and contestation of power across time and space. Whether ...

Comparative analysis in political science examines political phenomena by juxtaposing cases or variables across units such as states, regions or periods. It encompasses a spectrum of methodological ...

Qualitative methods in political science encompass a diverse set of research strategies designed to illuminate the processes, meanings and mechanisms that underpin political phenomena. Central among ...

Our research is cross-cutting and intradisciplinary. Click on the research clusters below to explore some of the key areas of research in our department. Ambiguities of Democracy Our research focuses ...