The Department of Political Science
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Catherine Wells has been chosen as a graduate fellow for the Health Humanities and Disability Justice Lab for the 2024-2025 academic year. Her graduate fellowship will support the collection of the oral histories of mutual aid groups in the Inland...
The University of California, Riverside's Sigma Phi chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society, has been awarded a Best Chapter Award for 2023-2024.
Prof. Loveridge comments on the issues facing cities in the U.S. on Wallethub.com
Professor Kevin Esterling has been appointed Chair of the Department of Political Science from July 1st, 2024. The department thanks the outgoing department chair, Professor Jennifer Merolla, for excellent leadership over the past three years.
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Insights
September 30, 2024
UCR experts demystified voter props in online forum
Once again California voters are facing a plethora of state initiatives to decide on issues ranging from increasing penalties for theft and drug offenses to borrowing money to build schools.
To help voters better understand the myriad of propositions on the Nov. 5 ballot, the UC Riverside Office of Alumni Engagement and School of Public Policy hosted on Oct. 1 an informative webinar to help voter navigate the complexities of the 2024 California ballot propositions.
September 18, 2024
Q&A: 10 states face abortion rights initiatives
Shaun Bowler, professor of political science, and Andy Crosby, an assistant professor of teaching in the School of Public Policy, weigh in on how the plethora of state abortion rights initiatives may affect the presidential election.
September 03, 2024
The 2024 elections: gender and reproductive rights
Prior to the Sept. 10 presidential debate, UC Riverside faculty weigh in on various topics including the now-infamous ‘childless cat ladies’ reference.
June 05, 2024
Banning misinformation tweeters improved online discourse
A study co-authored by UC Riverside public policy and political science scholars found that the Jan. 6, 2021 crackdown by Twitter that banned more than 70,000 misinformation traffickers also significantly reduced the number of misinformation posts by users who stayed on the platform.