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Politics doctoral candidate wins Newcombe Fellowship for research on women’s testimony against sexual violence
May 19, 2022
Natali Levin-Schwartz is one of 22 winners of a national fellowship award for scholars working on ethical or religious issues. Her dissertation research focuses on how women resist and organize against sexual violence and the role that testimony plays in that process.
Politics professor’s book challenging Western notions of Sharia wins global acclaim
April 14, 2022
In the past year, Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud's latest book has earned him a series of award recognitions, speaking engagements around the globe, and an invitation to a closed session with resident representatives of the United Nations Development Program.
Seed funding grants for early-stage research, creative projects given to 19 awardees
March 28, 2022
The UCSC Office of Research has awarded funds this month to 19 projects through its inaugural Seed Funding for Early Stage Initiatives program
May 4: Juan Bogliaccini "Empowering Labor? Left Distributive Strategies in Unequal Democracies"
February 9, 2022
April 11: Nadia Marzouki "The Rule of Law vs The Rule of One: Contending Legitimacies in Tunisia since the July 25th Coup"
February 9, 2022
An advocate for menstrual equity
February 4, 2022
Student Amanda Safi helped get a new California law passed that requires public schools to stock restrooms with free menstrual products—a move activists say is a first step toward rectifying the discrimination, stigma, and financial, educational, and health consequences faced by those who menstruate.
May 25: Marcos Scauso "Intersectional Decoloniality: Research and Praxis within a Tension
February 1, 2022
Uncovering the politics behind a pandemic
November 23, 2021
The latest paper from Politics Professor and Global & Community Health Executive Director Matt Sparke argues that the coronavirus pandemic has exposed, exploited, and exacerbated the vulnerabilities of neoliberal societies around the world.
UC Santa Cruz campus voting skyrocketed in 2020
November 19, 2021
A nationwide study shows student voting at UC Santa Cruz increased dramatically in last year’s presidential election, and these gains came at roughly double the average rate of increase across more than 1,000 college campuses around the country.
Professor Beaumont and students lead campus to win awards for voting and democracy engagement
November 4, 2021
New book shares lessons from history on the case for Senate reform
October 18, 2021
In his new book, Professor of Politics Daniel Wirls uses historical research and modern-day analysis to argue that features of the Senate undermine effective democratic governance and have contributed to the maintenance of white supremacy.
Experts weigh in on the future of drought management
August 23, 2021
UC Santa Cruz experts share insights on how technological innovations and long-term policy vision could help protect water supply.
May 5: Mark Massoud "Shari'a, Inshallah - Finding God in Somali Legal Politics"
April 8, 2021
Politics Professor and Undergraduate Researcher featured in UCSC Magazine
April 8, 2021
UCSC awarded National Endowment for the Humanities grants to support faculty research
January 28, 2021
UC Santa Cruz has received two grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to support faculty research and writing leading to book projects.
Nov 9: Paul M. B. Gutierrez "Colonizing through Contract: The Settler Colonial and Revolutionary Entanglements of Dartmouth"
October 22, 2020
Nov 4: Ahmad Atif Ahmad "From Punishment to Restitution"
October 20, 2020
Legal Studies Professor Jackie Gehring Recognized with Distinguished Teaching Award
June 16, 2020
Associate teaching professor of Legal Studies Jacqueline Gehring is recognized with UCSC's 2020-2021 Distinguished Teaching Award
Professor Anjuli Verma
September 24, 2019
In memoriam: J. Peter Euben
June 13, 2018
Professor Emeritus J. Peter Euben passed away in May 2018.
Politics Department public talk on May 21: Dayna Barnes
May 15, 2018
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.
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.
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.
