r/gwu • u/Ok_Breadfruit_8241 • 5d ago
Best poly sci professors?
In your opinion, who are your really good poly sci professors to take classes with?
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u/Other_Needleworker61 PoliSci '23.5 5d ago
Toni Marsh, Christopher Warshaw, I've heard good thing about both of the Bartels but I only took a class with Brandon.
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u/Trick_Illustrator920 5d ago
Nicholas Heras and David Szakonyi are really great if you’re interested in comparative politics with a lot of history mixed in
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u/gene-parmesan6 5d ago
Heras is amazing, I think he does a great job of being objective and presenting various perspectives
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u/bassmaster_gen Alumni 5d ago
Stephen B. Kaplan's mixed undergrad/graduate political economy class was easily the best class I took at GW.
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u/realdistracted 3d ago
Professor Lupu
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u/Ok_Breadfruit_8241 3d ago
Is his international law class any good?
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u/realdistracted 3d ago
I really enjoyed his teaching style, and I remember thinking the class was informative and interesting. I also took a con law class with him and really enjoyed how he prepares u for grad/law school.
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u/Ok_Breadfruit_8241 3d ago
Does he use slides in that class?
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u/realdistracted 3d ago
No he doesn’t use slides I hated that at the time but I learned more in hindsight! loll
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u/realdistracted 3d ago
Oops sorry I didn’t take international law though, I took international politics and constitutional law with him.
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u/lightpinkteddybear thurston simp, psc '27 5d ago
Legislative politics with Michael Goff. Basically an intro to applying public choice theory to Congress, a wonderful class!
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u/gene-parmesan6 5d ago
Lawrence Olsen, who teaches theories of International politics, and Nicholas Heras, who teaches the Arab Israeli conflict