The Department of Political Science of the University of Zurich is the largest in Switzerland with approximately 1,700 students, 100 staff and 12 professorships. It is a dynamic and expanding institution with a vibrant research culture. Its teaching and research activities cover all the major fields of political science from international relations to comparative politics, methodology and experiments, policy analysis and evaluation, comparative and international political economy. Its members publish internationally in top journals and academic publishers and lead externally-funded research projects in various international collaborations. The Department is connected to various research centres such as the Centre for Comparative and International Studies (CIS) in collaboration with ETH Zurich and the "NCCR Democracy in the 21st Century" research programme.

Uppsala University is a public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation.

Utrecht University is a public research university in Utrecht, Netherlands. Established 26 March 1636, it is one of the oldest universities in the Netherlands. In 2023, it had an enrollment of 39,769 students, and employed 8,929 faculty members and staff.

International Relations and Political Science (IIRPS) - one of the most prominent social science institutions in Central and Eastern Europe and the Baltic region.

As the commonwealth’s most comprehensive university and a leading research institution, Virginia Tech offers about 280 undergraduate and graduate degree programs to more than 37,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students across the commonwealth and manages a research portfolio of more than $531 million. The university fulfills its role as a land-grant institution by fostering a collaborative environment that integrates technology into all disciplines, so that the Virginia Tech community can serve as a force for positive change around the commonwealth, the country, and the world. Virginia Tech has a 2,600-acre main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia; a significant presence across the commonwealth, including the Innovation Campus in Northern Virginia, the Health Sciences and Technology Campus in Roanoke, and sites in Newport News and Richmond; educational and research facilities across the state; a study-abroad site in Switzerland; and a 1,800-acre agriculture research farm near the main campus. The campus proper is located in the New River Valley and is 38 miles southwest of Roanoke. Department’s Mission Statement – The Department of Political Science, as an integral unit within the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, is responsible for creative scholarship and for the teaching of graduate and undergraduate students in the discipline of political studies. Research interests include both theoretical and empirical concerns and are directed toward both U.S. politics and politics abroad. Undergraduate teaching is provided for students who major in the study of politics and for students throughout the university who take occasional politics courses. For all of them, the Department wishes to instil an appreciation of the values and obligations of productive citizenship and the responsibilities of leadership while promoting personal and intellectual development. Instruction at the graduate level is more oriented toward professional development.

The central idea of the teaching curriculum and research programme is that politics cannot be studied purely at a national or international level any more. In stead, these levels are becoming more and more intertwined which is expressed by the term Multi-layered Governance. Politics and governance are subject to the effects of globalisation, or the spread of global market relations. This produces a growing osmosis between sub-national, national and international political processes. Contrary to what is often said this does not imply by definition that the national state disappears or loses its significance. Rather, what we see is that the boundaries between the national and the international, between the public and the private, between the state and the market, between the political and the economic, are subject to contestation and continuous redefinition. This process of transnationalisation presents the study of politics with completely new challenges. Political activity more and more takes place in a transnational context and is shaped by a growing interdependence. This transnationalisation of economic, social and political issues is also increasingly reflected in the emergence of new institutional forms of regulation and governance.

The Vrije Universiteit Brussel is a Dutch and English-speaking research university in Brussels, Belgium. It has four campuses: Brussels Humanities, Science and Engineering Campus, Brussels Health Campus, Brussels Technology Campus and Brussels Photonics Campus.

political science, public administration, policy studies

Waseda University is a private research university in Shinjuku, Tokyo. Founded in 1882 as the Tōkyō Professional School by Ōkuma Shigenobu, the fifth Prime Minister of Japan, the school was formally renamed Waseda University in 1902.

The Institute of Political Science and Sociology is organized into six divisions: - Comparative Politics and German Government - European Studies and International Relations - Political Theory - General Sociology and Sociological Theory - Sociology and Qualitative Methods of Empirical Social Research - Quantitative Methods of Empirical Social Research

The WZB Berlin Social Science Center conducts basic research with a focus on problems of modern societies in a globalized world. The research is theory-based, problem-oriented, often long-term and mostly based on international comparisons. Our research areas are: - Dynamics of social inequalities - Markets and choice - Society and economic dynamics - International politics and law - Dynamics of political systems - Migration and diversity - Political economy of development Around 200 scientists from various disciplines work together at the WZB, mainly from sociology, political science, economics, and law. They are supported by around 140 staff members in administration, IT, scientific information & data, and communication and by almost 90 student assistants. Research results are published for the scientific community as well as for experts in politics, business, the media and civic organizations. As a non-university research institute, the WZB is a member of the Leibniz-Association. The WZB closely cooperates with Berlin universities. Its research directors also hold chairs at universities in Berlin and beyond. The WZB was founded in 1969 by members of the German parliament from the CDU/CSU and the SPD. The WZB is funded by the Federal government and the state of Berlin.

Zeppelin University is a private research university in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The university is accredited by the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of Baden-Württemberg. The university was established in 2003 and is named after the German general and airship constructor Ferdinand Graf von Zeppelin, whose foundation is the primary financier of the university.