May 5, 2023
Barbara F. Walter, professor of political science at the University of California San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
January 24, 2013
…San Diego professor of political science in the Division of Social Sciences and of medical genetics in the School of Medicine. If you logged into Facebook on Election Day 2012, you may have seen – along with political rants and raves from your friends (and pictures of cats) – a…
October 29, 2015
…this decade’s most talked-about political book: “Capital in the Twenty-First Century.” Piketty, a professor at the Paris School of Economics, has been compared to such great economic thinkers as Adam Smith, John Maynard Keynes and Karl Marx. The main topic of Piketty’s work? Income inequality. “Through exhaustive and painstaking research,…
April 9, 2015
…belief and why the political science professor at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) launched Political Violence @ a Glance, a blog designed to consistently produce expert analysis of problems related to violence and protest in the world’s conflict zones. Founded by Walter and Erica Chenoweth of…
October 18, 2012
Timely behind-the-scenes insights into the current presidential campaign and those of past challengers will be offered by Samuel Popkin, noted political scientist and author, during a free lecture at noon, Nov. 1, in the Geisel Library at UC San Diego.
October 18, 2012
…and the department of political science at UC San Diego. UC San Diego’s Thad Kousser, associate professor of political science in the Division of Social Sciences, is one of the experts involved in California Choices since its beginnings two years ago. “CaliforniaChoices.org is designed to help voters make informed decisions,”…
June 2, 2022
UC San Diego political scientist LaGina Gause discusses her new book, “The Advantage of Disadvantage. Photo credit: Kevin Walsh Photography. Political Scientist LaGina Gause Probes the Power of Protest Gause’s new book makes a novel argument: Protests by marginalized groups are more likely to spur change, despite the obstacles and…
October 15, 2015
…distinguished professor emeritus of political science. The program will include a lively conversation about Piketty’s research and his recommendations on how best to address income inequality. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. at Mandeville Auditorium on the UC San Diego campus and…
November 28, 2022
Both Democrats and Republicans would rather take away funding from their political party than give money to the other party, reveals a new University of California San Diego Rady School of Management study.
January 14, 2021
Political Scientists React to Jan. 6 Attack on the Capitol Rioters stormed the Capitol Building in Washington D.C. on Jan. 6, 2021, when a joint session of Congress gathered to record the Electoral College votes in the 2020 U.S. presidential election. For the first time in U.S. history, these electoral…
