Department of Political Science

The Department of Political Science is active in all major fields of political science, it develops innovative and problem-focused research areas and offers various options for specialization in the study of political science. The focus of research is on the transformation of governance, statehood and democracy in different policy areas, geographical regions and political spaces.

The Shanghai Ranking "Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2023" ranks the University of Vienna in the field "Political Sciences" number 50 out of 400 universities of the world.