Michael P. Zuckert is a Nancy Reeves Dreux Professor and Department Chair of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. Zuckert is a Fellow in the Nanovic Institute for European Studies. He received his B.A. in 1964 from Cornell University and his PhD in 1974 from the University of Chicago. He specializes in American political thought and history, American constitutional history, law and theory, and political philosophy. He has published extensively in all of these areas.
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Department of Political Science - The political science department at the University of Notre Dame has more than 40 faculty members, over 600 majors, and a strong and active graduate program.The Notre Dame political science department is committed to excellence in both teaching and research and provides undergraduates and graduate students an education in four broad areas: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations and Political Theory.
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