Rich Frank @richwfrank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Most of what we know about political science curricula comes from the US. My systematic literature review finds that over 2/3rds of recent studies look only at American programs. So…what happens everywhere else? 2/n 110
Rich Frank @richwfrank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026To find out, I coded every political science, politics, and IR undergraduate degree in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, and the UK. 218 programs at 140 universities in all. 3/n 100
Rich Frank @richwfrank.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My benchmark is Wahlke's (1991) sequential model: introductory courses, research methods training, and a capstone. This model has been recommended to US departments for over 30 years, yet only 18% of US programs have adopted all three elements. 4/n 100
