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Welcome

The Department of Political Studies and Public Administration at the American University of Beirut offers BA and MA degrees in Political Studies and Public Administration. Our department is an inter-disciplinary unit committed to teaching skills in critical thinking, communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and information technology. Collectively, we offer students an opportunity to learn how societies organize, govern, and interact in local, national, regional, and global arenas. Our program's objectives are to address the complexity of human diversity and the important roles that politics and culture play in the wider quest for human development. Our aim is to give PSPA graduates the expertise they need to become effective and responsible leaders, scholars, policy analysts, administrators, and citizens.

Contact Information

Mailing Address:
American University of Beirut
Department of Political Studies and Public Administration
P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El Solh
Beirut, Lebanon 1107-2020

Phone:
+961 1 350000 (ext. 4330)

Facsimile:
+961 1 744461

E-mail:
Mrs. Milia Hitti Bou Fadel
mh32@aub.edu.lb

News and Events

May 7, 2012:
PSPA student Rakan Twal was invited to attend a session of the Doha Debates, which was filmed on April 30, 2012. The resolution under consideration that evening was: This house believes Arab governments need to take urgent measures to protect religious minorities. Highlights of this episode can be found at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zm4fhYJAXdI.

May 2, 2012:
Dr. Danyel Reiche will deliver a lecture entitled "The Prohibition of Online Sports Betting: A comparative analysis of Germany and the United States" at the Annual Conference of International Association for the Study of German Politics, in London, UK, on May 22, 2012.

April 21, 2012:
The Department of Political Studies and Public Administration organized a 'question and answer' session with United Kingdom Minister for Middle East Affairs, Mr. Alistair Burt MP entitled, The Arab Spring and the Middle East: A British Perspective, on April 20, 2012. Minister Burt spoke about the opportunities presented by the Arab Spring, and answered questions about United Kingdom’s foreign policy towards countries such as Lebanon, Syria, Yemen, Bahrain and Tunisia.
For more details visit: http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/2012/Pages/burt.aspx

March 21, 2012:
The Department of Political Studies and Public Administration cordially invites you to a brown-bag lecture by Maria Dolores Gonzalez-Ripoll. The lecture is titled: "The Spanish Constitution 1812" . The lecture will be held on Tuesday, March , 27 2012 in West Hall, Auditorium A, at 18:00.

February 15, 2012:

The Department of Political Studies and Public Administration is pleased to present a brown-bag lecture by Dr. Eric Goodfield. The lecture is titled: "Putting Political Theory on the Map: The Western Canon and Comparative Dialogue with non-Western Traditions". The lecture will be held on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 in West Hall, Auditorium C, from 13:00 until 14:00 pm.

January 9, 2012:

The Department of Political Studies and Public Administration cordially invites you to a brown-bag lecture by Dr. David Beatty. The lecture is titled: "Law, Democracy and the Arab Spring?" The lecture will be held on Tuesday, January 10, 2012 in West Hall, Auditorium C, from 6:00 until 7:00 pm.

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Did You Know?

The region's first Program in Public Administration was created at AUB during the 1951-52 academic year.
Prior to 1957, Political Studies was a stand alone entity called the Department of Political Science and Law.
The Department of Political Studies and Public Administration was founded during the 1957-58 academic year.