{"id":2607,"date":"2026-06-04T14:29:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/eshs\/?page_id=2607"},"modified":"2026-06-04T14:48:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T12:48:04","slug":"department-of-political-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/eshs\/en\/activites-de-recherche\/services-denseignement-et-de-recherche\/department-of-political-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Department of Political Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Political Science Department develops teaching and research activities focused on the analysis of institutions, power dynamics, and contemporary political transformations.<\/p>\n<p>Its members contribute to several programmes within the School of Human and Social Sciences, notably the Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in Human and Social Sciences and the Master&rsquo;s Degree in Social Transitions and Innovations (METIS).<\/p>\n<h3>Academic Programmes<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Bachelor&rsquo;s Degree in Human and Social Sciences<\/strong><br \/>\nIntroduction to the concepts, theories, and analytical methods of political science.<\/p>\n<start-cask-shortcode-wrapper><article class=\"shortcode-training training-small content-block scheme-eshs\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/eshs\/fr\/formations\/ba-schums\/\" class=\"training-link scheme-border-hover\">\n\t\t<header class=\"training-small-header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"training-small-entity scheme-color\">\n\t\t\t\tEcole \/ ESHS\t\t\t\t\t           \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/ESHS.png\" class=\"training-small-entity-logo\" alt=\"Ic\u00f4ne de Ecole \/ ESHS\">\n\t        \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"training-small-degree\">\n\t\t\t\tBachelier en\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"training-small-title\">Sciences Humaines et Sociales<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"training-small-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"training-small-location\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"icon umons-icon-pin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"location\">Mons<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"training-small-side-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"training-small-side-info-list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"training-single-schedule\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label\">Horaire<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"value\">Horaire de jour<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"training-single-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label\">Cr\u00e9dits ECTS<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"value\">180<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"training-single-languages\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"label\">Langue<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"value\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"lang\">Fran\u00e7ais<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n<\/article>\n<end-cask-shortcode-wrapper>\n<p><strong>Master&rsquo;s Degree in Social Transitions and Innovations (METIS)<\/strong><br \/>\nAnalysis of political transformations, public policies, and contemporary forms of governance.<\/p>\n<start-cask-shortcode-wrapper><article class=\"shortcode-training training-small content-block scheme-eshs\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/eshs\/fr\/formations\/m2-metiss\/\" class=\"training-link scheme-border-hover\">\n\t\t<header class=\"training-small-header\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"training-small-entity scheme-color\">\n\t\t\t\tEcole \/ ESHS\t\t\t\t\t           \t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/app\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/05\/ESHS.png\" class=\"training-small-entity-logo\" alt=\"Ic\u00f4ne de Ecole \/ ESHS\">\n\t        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Law<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Public International Law and International Organizations<\/li>\n<li>Theories and Issues of International Law<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Methods and Approaches<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research Methods in Political Science<\/li>\n<li>Historical Criticism<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>An Approach Grounded in Contemporary Issues<\/h3>\n<p>These courses provide students with the tools to analyse institutions, ideologies, and international relations, while developing a critical understanding of democratic issues and the transformations of public action in response to contemporary challenges such as social inequalities and climate change.<\/p>\n<h3>Team<\/h3>\n<p>The department brings together professors, lecturers, researchers, teaching assistants, and doctoral researchers engaged in the analysis of political phenomena and contemporary transformations.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web.umons.ac.be\/eshs\/en\/political-science-team\/\">Meet the 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