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Bill McKibben, Daniel Ellsberg headline Right Livelihood Laureates' Conference at UC Santa Cruz
April 19, 2018
Climate change activist Bill McKibben and whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg are two of the crusading global leaders gathering May 15-17 at UC Santa Cruz for the Right Livelihood Conference, a three-day series of public events focused on advancing social and environmental justice.
Understanding shari’a
March 19, 2018
Mark Fathi Massoud, associate professor of politics and legal studies at UC Santa Cruz, will delve into the realities, subtleties, and richness of Islamic law and ethics at this year's Noel Q. King Memorial Lecture during Alumni Weekend.
Climate Conference features visionary artist and Smithsonian biologist
February 9, 2018
The fifth annual Climate Science and Policy Conference presented by UC Santa Cruz brings together a visionary artist and a Smithsonian scientist for an engaging, interdisciplinary conversation about how humans and ecosystems will cope on a warming planet.
Politics professor studies opportunities for climate governance
January 23, 2018
Sikina Jinnah shares her thoughts about what climate governance looks like and ways to implement environmentally-sound policies.
Trump’s right about one thing: The US Senate should end its 60-vote majority
December 13, 2017
Politics Professor Dan Wirls penned an opinion piece for The Conversation about the Senate's 60-vote majority rule, and it was picked up by papers around the country, including the Albany Times-Union and Idaho Press-Tribune.
Recent alum shows that after graduation, anything is possible
November 29, 2017
When Anna Jean Kaiser (Cowell, politics ’12) graduated from UC Santa Cruz, she decided to move to a country where she knew no one. Now, she is a successful reporter writing for the Washington Post, the New York Times, and other publications.
UCSC students co-author post in The Washington Post's political blog
October 2, 2017
Undergraduate Jennifer Bejar and Ph.D. candidate Michael Wilson Becerril coauthored an opinion column about record violence in Mexico that was published on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog.
Forget an escape to Canada—look to the south
June 29, 2017
The San Francisco Chronicle published an op-ed by Associate Politics Professor Mark Fathi Massoud.
Now Hiring: Political Theory Assistant Professor
June 28, 2017
The Politics Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC) invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Political Theory in areas of non-Western political and legal thought.
Research Roundup: Spring 2017 Issue
June 16, 2017
Faculty in the Social Sciences Division published research on a diverse range of topics, including youth activism in the immigration rights movement, water and poverty, climate change governance, and more.
Ronnie Lipschutz appointed to chair in integral ecology and environmental justice
May 30, 2017
Ronnie Lipschutz, professor of politics and provost of Rachel Carson College, was honored as the inaugural holder of the Robert Headley Presidential Chair for Integral Ecology and Environmental Justice.
Legal Studies Distinguished Speaker Series presents Paul Frymer
May 7, 2017
Legal Studies Distinguished Speaker Series presents Paul Frymer "Building an American Empire: The Era of Territorial and Political Expansion"
Research Roundup: Winter 2017 Issue
April 04, 2017
Some of the diverse topics covered by faculty in the Social Sciences Division in Winter 2017 include predicting college success, models for sustainable development, the psychological impact of President Donald Trump, his proposed military budget, and more.
Politics professor Dan Wirls writes op-ed about Trump's military plans
March 16, 2017
Wirls analyzes the administration's proposed military budget in an op-ed in the Conversation.
UC Santa Cruz politics student gets VIP access to vice presidential debate
October 10, 2016
When Austin Downs (College Ten ’17, politics) arrived in Washington D.C. in August little did he know he would attend the vice-presidential debate two months later.
Julie Snyder: Serially great journalism
September 09, 2016
UC Santa Cruz alumna, who will receive this year’s Alumni Achievement Award, talks about making the hit podcast Serial and how her college years laid the foundation for a career in broadcast journalism
Politics graduate student recognized by the American Political Science Association
July 21, 2016
Graduate student Berny Lazareno is named as a 2016-2017 Fellow in the American Political Science Association's Minority Fellowship Program.
In Their Words: Nic Zinter
July 18, 2016
Politics major Nicholas Zinter received a Dean's Award for his project titled “The Naypyidaw Rationale: Cultures of Power and Constructions of Legitimacy in the Republic of Myanmar.”
Dean Mathiowetz on KPFA: Meditation’s Political Potential
July 14, 2016
Politics professor Dean Mathiowetz discusses how meditation and mindfulness practices can strengthen citizenship and democracy on KPFA radio.
Mark Fathi Massoud: “Three important points to help in understanding South Sudan’s worsening crisis”
July 12, 2016
In an op-ed in the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage blog on politics, politics professor and award-winning researcher Mark Fathi Massoud analyzes the ongoing political and humanitarian crisis in South Sudan.
Alumna's latest New York Times' op-ed discusses politics in Iran
March 1, 2016
Politics alumnus Azadeh Moaveni (Oakes, '98), publishes an op-ed in the New York Times: Once I Saw Light in Iran. Now It’s Mostly Shadows.
Mark Fathi Massoud: How can universities deal with racism? Learn from war zones
December 7, 2015
The Washington Post, via its Monkey Cage blog on politics, published an op-ed by Mark Fathi Massoud, associate professor of politics and legal studies, on how universities can learn from post-war reconciliation when responding to allegations of racism.
PhD student Eric Crosbie wins two dissertation research awards
June 9, 2015
Politics PhD student Eric Crosbie has won two awards for his research on tobacco control policies.
Wirls: Gridlock in Washington? Not when it comes to military spending
March 23, 2015
In an opinion article in the San Francisco Chronicle, Prof. Daniel Wirls writes: Despite strikes against the Islamic State, 13 years of major U.S. combat operations have ended. Yet war-weary Americans might be surprised to learn that military spending is still at historically high levels and that the president and Congress are conspiring to increase it — by a lot.
Politics alumna wins two awards for recent book
September 11, 2014
Deborah Jordan Brooks, who studied Politics as an undergraduate at UC Santa Cruz, won two awards for her recent book on women political candidates.
Politics graduate students win grants, award, and fellowship
April 27, 2014
Logan Puck and Eric Crosbie landed research grants, Claire Lyness won a graduate student paper award, and Juan Prieto received pre-dissertation research funding.
Opportunities await Politics Ph.D. graduates at Chapman University, UC Riverside, and Bowdoin College
April 27, 2014
Sandra Alvarez has accepted a position at Chapman University, Jasmine Syedullah has been awarded a UC President's Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, and Sarah Mak will take a position at Bowdoin College.
UC Hastings professor Morris Ratner to present lecture at UCSC on April 7
April 2, 2014
UC Santa Cruz will present a lecture by UC Hastings College of the Law Professor Morris Ratner titled "A Monument Man in the Courtroom: Litigating the Holocaust," on Monday, April 7, at 7 p.m., at UCSC’s University Center.
Finding peace in the 'world’s most displaced' country
January 28, 2014
The signing of a cease-fire in South Sudan last week is a positive step forward but bringing about lasting peace and alleviating poverty will involve substantial grassroots efforts, according to UC Santa Cruz professor Mark Fathi Massoud who has written widely about the world's youngest nation.
New books by Politics faculty
November 5, 2013
Twelve Politics professors have published major books in the last few years.
Lamis Abdelaaty joins Politics
September 23, 2013
The department welcomes Assistant Professor Lamis Abdelaaty, a scholar of international politics with expertise on international refugees and asylum policies.
UCSC politics professor pioneers research on law in fragile states
July 24, 2013
Mark Fathi Massoud's family fled Sudan in 1983 when he was a boy. Now a lawyer and assistant professor of politics and legal studies at UC Santa Cruz, Massoud has published his first book, 'Law’s Fragile State: Colonial, Authoritarian, and Humanitarian Legacies in Sudan'
Logan Puck wins Fulbright
July 17, 2013
Politics doctoral candidate Logan Puck won a Fulbright award to support his dissertation field research in Mexico.
Department Newsletter-Winter 2012
December 22, 2012
Prof. Eleonora Pasotti - The Occupy Movement's Branding Problem
November 3, 2011
Professor Eleonora Pasotti was interviewed for an article in the Atlantic entitled "The Occupy Movement's Branding Problem."...
Prof. Daniel Wirls - Missing in Action: Debate on Military Spending
August 2, 2011
Professor Daniel Wirls had an Op-Ed published in the San Francisco Chronicle entitled, "Missing in Action: Debate on Military Spending."...
Alumni Survey
July 20, 2011
If you're a Politics alum, we'd like to hear from you. Please take a few minutes and complete our online questionnaire...
Presidential Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award
July 19, 2011
Sara Benson, a Ph.D. student in Politics, has been named as a UC Presidential Post-Doctoral Fellow...
Chancellor's Award for Achievement in Diversity
July 19, 2011
Jasmine Syedullah, a Ph.D. student in Politics, is a recipient of a 2011 Chancellor's Award...
