transition from math/economics to Political Science

[Amathguy]

I am an undergrad at UC Berkeley and have been active in research in both the applied mathematics and economics departments (my two majors). What are some of the things that I can do to 1.) become more familiar with current research in political science and 2.) increase my chances of gaining admission to a top graduate program. My stats are as follows:

3.75 GPA

lots of honors math and graduate courses in economics

2 years research assistant to behavioral economics professor at cal

received fellowship for undergraduate research and am now completing a thesis on the determinants of sovereign risk in Europe.

I would really appreciate some advice and am happy to supply any other relevant details.

[RWBG]

What are your interests within political science? Generally, I think your main thing is going to be reading enough of the political science literature to write a statement of purpose that reflects that you understand what you're getting into. Beyond that, from what information you've provided, your profile seems fairly strong.

[Tamboursg'sell]

Why move to PolSci? An econ Phd trains and places you much better. Economists do nearly everything anyways. (Unless you want to become a theorist.)