Political Science Study Abroad Programs in the Global South

US students (including political science students) are studying abroad in places that are too similar to the US, which de-emphasizes the appeal of studying abroad in other parts of the world and constrains the field of political science to a heavily Westernized perspective. Political science students are gaining insight from studying abroad in countries that are too similar to the United States, and it will leave out the discussion of critical Global South-related issues and topics. This paper looks into the state of study abroad programs for US students, particularly in the Global South, by analyzing the number of students going to the Global South and looking at how students decide their destinations through theories in international education. It will also examine political science syllabi from both short-term, third-party courses and traditional semester-long courses.