Political Science

The University of New Mexico is partnering with the City of Albuquerque to offer students opportunities to experience city management and the policy project. “This is an outstanding chance for our students to take what they learn in the classroom, and...

The Latin American & Iberian Institute and Department of Political Science at The University of New Mexico invites the campus community to a presentation with guest speaker Dr. Alice Driver on Monday, April 8 from noon to 1 p.m. in the Willard Reading...

With Election Day right around the corner, campaigns are doing last minute pushes for votes and fundraising – but what effect will that money have on the election outcome?  Join UNM University Libraries for a discussion about the influence of money on...

The University of New Mexico School of Law is observing Constitution Day through a celebration sponsored by Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Project.  Constitution day falls on Sept. 17 of every year, but this year will be observed on Friday,...

Anand Macherla from Honors College, a senior Economics major, and UNM’s Devrim Tiryaki, a senior Economics and Political Science major, recently won the Social Venture Challengerepresenting the United States.  The Resolution Social Venture Challenge...

Several University of New Mexico departments are partnering with ACLU of New Mexico to put on a free speech event.  "Free Speech in the Age of Trump: Challenges, Threats and Dilemmas that Divide" takes place Wednesday, May 2 from 12-1:15 p.m. in the...

National debates about historic, sometimes controversial, art on college campuses are opening conversations at The University of New Mexico. The focal point? ‘The Three People’s Murals’ in the historic west wing of Zimmerman Library on UNM’s Main...

The most populous county in New Mexico also boasts the most innovative, modern and professional polling jurisdictions in the nation. According to a new report from the UNM Center for the Study of Voting, Elections and Democracy (C-SVED), Bernalillo...

A new study released by political science professors at The University of New Mexico could change how the state regulates and records public campaign financing.

University of New Mexico researchers have been awarded a five-year $7 million federal grant that establishes a new center to develop more effective behavioral health interventions for the state’s under-resourced, racially, ethnically and geographically...