Politics varies heavily around the world, as will the type of political science internship placements you will find from place to place. For instance in Europe there are a large variety of internationally influential political, economic, and grassroots organizations, especially in countries such as Switzerland, England, and the Netherlands. The same can be said of North American cities such as New York, Toronto, and Washington D.C. If you are interested in high level international relations and politics, then these two continents would be great places to start looking for political science internships abroad.

It might also be interesting to look to the developing world for political science internships. Governments tend to take on a very different form in societies with low economic development, and often political relations are plagued by corruption, human rights abuses, and lack of resources in these places. If you are interested in a rewarding international internship involving activism and hands-on research, then it can be a very educational experience traveling to a poorer country which lacks relative power in the realm of international politics.

The type of political science internships you may be able to land in any given country will also depend on the quality of its relations with your home country. If you are on mutually good terms, say as with the U.S. and UK, then you may even be able to cross over and land an internship shadowing Congress or Parliament. If the relationship is more rocky, you might be limited to interning with the foreign service or with a private international organization.

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