Political Science
Students interested in political science or legal internships have a tremendous variety of opportunities. With Westminster's proximity to Jefferson City, students have access to a number of poltical resources. Additionally, for students looking for an experience outside of Missouri, there are a number of political opportunities throughout the country, notably a practically limitless amount in our nation's capital. See below for a small sample of different opportunities within the state and elsewhere. If you aren't from Missouri, most areas of the countries will have similar opportunities. Talk to the Internship Coordinator or search your local resources.
The following sites list positions posted on the Internet. The inclusion of this information should not be construed as an endorsement of any organization. Applicants are strongly encouraged to research all employers. Suggestions for additional sites are welcomed.
Missouri
Missouri Internships with State Officials/Offices:
- Joey interned over the Summer at State Sen. Bill Stouffer's Capital office
Governor Jay Nixon's Office: http://governor.mo.gov
Lt. Governor Peter Kinder:
http://www.ltgov.mo.gov/index.htm (click on "Contact Us"
Missouri Public Defenders Office: http://www.publicdefender.mo.gov/employment/internships.htm
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster's Office:
http://ago.mo.gov/jobs/interns.htm
Missouri's National Office Holders - internships available in their respective districts/state offices or in DC:
Senator Claire McCaskill's (D) Office:
http://mccaskill.senate.gov/?p=internships
Congressman William Lacy Clay (D - District 1):
http://lacyclay.house.gov (No internship info, but contact their office)
Congressman Todd Akin (R - District 2):
http://akin.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1352:internship-information&catid=9:constituent-services&Itemid=80
Congressman Russ Carnahan (D - District 3):
http://carnahan.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=305&Itemid=88
Congressman Emanuel Cleaver (D - District 5):
http://www.house.gov/cleaver/Cleaver%20Green/contactinternship.html
Congressman Sam Graves (R - District 6):
http://www.house.gov/graves/internships.shtml
Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson (R - District 8):
http://www.house.gov/emerson/internships.shtml
Congressman Blaine Luetkemeyer (R - District 9):
http://luetkemeyer.house.gov/?sectionid=14§iontree=4,14
Other Missouri Political Options
Fired Up! Missouri:
http://www.firedupamerica.com/node/302
Kauffman Foundation (Kansas City, paid):
http://www.kauffman.org/job_view.cfm?jobID=135
Missouri Democratic Party:
http://www.missouridems.org/
Missouri Republican Party:
http://www.mogop.org/wp/
Missouri Pro-Vote (St. Louis):
http://www.missouriprovote.org/Home.asp
The Show-Me Institute:
http://www.showmeinstitute.org/
Kansas Elected Officials
Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (R - District 2 Topeka):
http://lynnjenkins.house.gov/?sectionid=8§iontree=4,8
Illinois Elected Officals and Gov. Internships
Portal for internships with the Illinois Governor, Lt. Governor, Environmental Corps and more:
http://www.illinois.gov/working/working_internship.cfm
Senator Dick Durbin:
http://durbin.senate.gov/intern.cfm
Iowa Elected Officials:
Congressman David Loebsack (D - District 2):
http://loebsack.house.gov/ConstituentServices/internships.htm
Congressman L. Boswell (D - District 3):
http://boswell.house.gov/?sectionid=5§iontree=5
Congressman Tom Latham (R - District 4):
http://www.tomlatham.house.gov/
Congressman Steven King (R - District 5):
http://steveking.house.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=ConstituentServices.Internships
Washington DC
There are literally hundreds of summer and academic year internships available in DC. It's impossible to list them all, but below you'll find a sampling of the different positions. We have many alumni connections in DC as well. Stop by the Internship Office to find out more.
- See this on your way to work
I've attempted to point out ones which are paid - but this information can change rapidly - explore the positions you are interested in to find out the latest.
Getting Started:
Check out these link sites to get a number of leads.
Hillzoo (a listing of jobs and internships on Capitol Hill - DC)
www.hillzoo.com
Find out more on Internships with the Federal Government on their central website or on this website put up by Congressman Watt's Office.
A List of International Think Tanks in DC and Elsewhere across the world:
http://www.worldpress.org/library/ngo.cfm
The Electronic Policy Network:
http://jobs.care2.com/a/all-jobs/list
Georgetown University's Job Board:
http://thehoya.personforce.com/job-board.php
Idealist.org (Non-Profit Internship listings - many DC positions):
www.idealist.org
DC Craigslist (online classified - find internships and potential roommates/living): http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/
2006 Washington Post's Internship Guide to DC:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/artsandliving/cityguide/features/2006/internsguide/index.html
Individual Sites;
There is an almost limitless number of internships in DC. This is a small example of what you will find.
American Bar Association
http://www.abanet.org/hr/interns/home.html
American Conservatives Union:
http://www.conservative.org/about-acu/internship/
Americans for Prosperity - (stipend provided) Opportunities available in DC and in State Chapters:
http://www.americansforprosperity.org/index.php?static=451
American Foreign Service Association:
http://www.afsa.org/student.cfm
American Red Cross Presidential Internship (Paid):
http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.53fabf6cc033f17a2b1ecfbf43181aa0/?vgnextoid=07f4ad0d1d7ae110VgnVCM10000089f0870aRCRD
American Farmland Trust (Paid) (Marketing and Development Positions):
http://www.farmland.org/about/careers/default.asp
American Rivers:
www.americanrivers.org/site/PageServer?pagename=AR7_Jobs
American Society for International Law:
http://asil.org/job-internship-opportunities.cfm
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (Paid):
http://www.cbpp.org/internship.html
Center for Economic Development (small stipend):
http://www.ced.org/get-involved/employment-aamp-internships
Center for Strategic and International Studies:
http://www.csis.org/about/jobs_interns/
CNFA: http://www.cnfa.org/employment/job-opportunities
Council for National Interest Foundation (Middle Eastern Affairs):
http://cnifoundation.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=70
Earthworks (paid internships)
http://www.earthworksaction.org/jobs.cfm
European Union Delegation to the United States
http://www.eurunion.org/delegati/ppd/interns.htm
Federal Communications Communications
http://www.fcc.gov/internships/
Feminist Majority Foundation:
http://www.feminist.org/intern/
Freedom House:
http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=13
Grameen Foundation (Microfinance Int.
Development): http://www.grameenfoundation.org/
Henry L. Stimson Center:
http://www.stimson.org/about/?SN=AB2001110511
Heritage Foundation (Paid):
http://www.heritage.org/About/Internships/
International Justice Mission:
http://www.ijm.org/careers/jobopenings
Library of Congress:
http://www.loc.gov/hr/employment/index.php?action=cMain.showFellowships
List of Political Advocacy Groups:
http://www.farmland.org/about/careers/default.asp
National Council on Aging:
http://www.ncoa.org/about-ncoa/careers/
National Partnership on Women and Family:
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=about_jobs
National Pork Producers Association (Paid):
http://nppc.org/programs/whyintern.htm
Office of National Drug Control Policy
http://www.whitehousedrugpolicy.gov/about/intern.html
Pan American Development Foundation:
http://www.padf.org
The Potomic Institute: Organization which studies terrorism. http://www.potomacinstitute.org/contactus/jobopps/ictsintern.htm
National Association of Mental IIlness: http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=Employment
National Center for Public Policy Research:
http://www.nationalcenter.org/NCPPRHist.html
National Organization for Women:
http://now.org/organization/intern.html#facts
National Rifle Association: http://www.nrahq.org/careers/jobs.asp
Democrat Governor's Association:
http://dga.bluestatedigital.com/content/95
Republican Governor's Association:
http://www.rga.org/homepage/about/intern/
Sierra Club International
http://www.sierraclub.org/jobs/internships_dc/
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars:
http://www.wilsoncenter.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=internships.list
US Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.uschamber.com/careers/internships/default
UN Information Center (DC):
http://www.unicwash.org/Internships.aspx
Trade Associations: (Trade Associations such as the ones below one offer a great look into the bridge between the public and private sectors - often times these positions are paid as well, unlike many DC internships)
American Public Health Association:
http://www.apha.org/about/careers/internships/
Entertainment Software Association (paid):
http://www.theesa.com/careers/esaemployment.asp
Grocery Manufacturer's (Paid):
http://www.gmabrands.com/about/intern.cfm
Consumer Electronics Association (Paid): http://www.ce.org/AboutCEA/CEAInitiatives/237.asp
Motion Pictures Association of America:
http://mpaa.org/about/careers
National Association of Broadcasters:
http://www.nab.org/about/careers.asp
Organic Trade Association (Paid)
http://nppc.org/Programs/Internship.htm
National Pork Producers Council (Paid):
http://nppc.org/Programs/Internship.htm
Sports Goods Manufacturing Association:
http://www.sgma.com/about/sgmaintern
Elsewhere
The Carter Center(Atlanta, GA)
www.cartercenter.org
Equality Now (London, NYC, Nairobi):
http://www.equalitynow.org/
Global Security Institute (NYC, Philadelphia, DC or New Zealand)
http://www.middlepowers.org/gsi/employment.html
Institute for Experiential Learning
http://www.ielnet.org/
www.Idealist.org(Non-profit job/internship listings):
www.idealist.org
National Broadcasters Associaton:
http://www.nab.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=About_NAB
Organic Trade Association (paid, Greenfield, MA):
http://www.ota.com/about/internships.html
National Bureau of Asian Research (Seattle, WA):
http://www.nbr.org/about_NBR/join_nbr/index.html#nbrintern
Project Vote Smart (Montana - housing provided):
http://www.vote-smart.org/program_internships.php
Unite Here! (Labor Rights Issues Nationwide):
http://jobs.unitehere.org/
Young America Foundation (Washington DC and Santa Barbara, CA):
http://yaf.org/opportunities/index.cfm
For more information:
Contact the Internship Coordinator by e-mail , call 573-592-5381, or make an appointment to visit the Internship Office at Newnham Hall, lower level.
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