The department has been chaired since 2021 by Vira Haponenko - Doctor of Political Sciences, Professor.

As of 2021, the department employs 15 highly qualified specialists: 3 doctors of science (including 3 professors), 12 candidates of science (including 10 associate professors). In the conditions of the development of independent Ukraine, a political scientific and educational school has been established at the department. This has allowed to solve effectively a wide range of tasks of a modern higher school: from scientific and didactic to educational and personnel.

An important stage in the development of the department was the establishment of Bachelors' programme in Political Science for the innovative applied interdisciplinary specialization "Political Technologies and Leadership" and masters programme "Public Policy and Leadership". 

The basis of relevant didactic developments is the competence approach, which is an end-to-end structure that allows to ensure the integration of the educational efforts of the department staff, taking into account the needs of the students.

The department also provides teaching of social science disciplines, communication and socio-cultural orientation at the general University level.