Professor Shugart was interviewed about ways to reform the U.S. electoral system on The Downballot podcast. You can listen to it and read the transcript here.
UCSD Professor Lauren Prather will be giving a talk today on "No Man Left Behind? Hostage Deservingness and the Politics of Hostage Recovery" at 12:00 in our large conference room. Lunch will be provided.
UCD PhD Wilfred Chow -- now a professor at the University of Hong Kong -- has published an article in the Journal of Politics on "Descriptive Legitimacy and International Organizations: Evidence from United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees."
PhD Student Paige Pellaton won the Charles Redd Award for Best Paper on the Politics on the American West awarded annually from the Western Political Science Association for her paper on "The Influence of Career Congruence on Legislative Committee Assignments." Congratulations!
Professor Andrews will be teaching a highly topical and important first-year seminar on "What is Wrong with Strong-Man Rule: Understanding Authoritarianism in the Contemporary World" in the Spring. Some seats are still available.
We are delighted to announce that graduate student Ginger Alonso will finish her degree this summer and join the faculty at CSU-Chico as a tenure track professor in Fall!
As part of the Political Science Research Workshop, UCD graduate student Zach Durec will be presenting his work on "Loneliness and Hannah Arendt's Political Theory" today, Tuesday, March 7 from 12:0-1:00 in Kerr 693. Light refreshments will be served.
UCD graduate student Dylan Forrester will be presenting his research on "Persuasive Messaging to Build Reconciliation after Conflict" as part of the Hemispheric Institute of the America's graduate student conference on Friday, March 10. Details here.
UCD graduate student Jill Laufer will be presenting her research on "Youth Political Participation, Advocacy, and Gun Issues" as part of the Political Science Research Workshop. Date: Friday, March 3, 2023 from 9:00-10:00 in Kerr Hall Room 693.
Graduate Student Jonathan Colner has written an essay for New America based on his research on ranked choice voting. You can read the article "The Short-Term Impact of Ranked-Choice Voting on Candidate Entry and Descriptive Representation" here.
UCD graduate student Mieke Miner will be presenting her research on "Strategic Disruptions: The Subnational Targeting of Internet Shutdowns in India" as part of the Political Science Research Workshop. Date: Tuesday, February 14, 2023 from 12:00pm - 1:00pm in Kerr Hall Room 693.