Faculty members and students in the Department of Political Science are affiliated with a number of research centres and programs, including the following:
Centre for International Peace and Security Studies
Centre for the Study of Democratic Citizenship (CSDC)
European Union Centre of Excellence (EUCE)
Institute for the Study of International Development
McGill Institute for the Study of Canada
Montreal Research Group on Constitutional Studies
Groupe de Recherche Inter-universitaire en Philosophie Politique