Department of Political Studies, Queens University

Politics is about power who has it and how it is exercised by nation-states, individuals, groups, classes, or political parties, and how different interests are reconciled in and between communities. Political science is also concerned with institutions created to govern communities, as well as practices such as voting habits or protests, and how rules, behaviour and culture are created in societies. And since power in society is often dependent upon material resources, political scientists study the distribution of wealth, both within and between nations. As one of Canadas premier departments of political science, the Department of Political Studies at Queens University is committed to both research and teaching. Our faculty are actively engaged in a wide range of research activities and projects and highly visible in the discipline of political science both in Canada and abroad. Our undergraduate program, one of the most popular programs at Queens, provides students with a soli...