The Department of Political Science
News
We are pleased to announce two great upcoming workshops for Political Science majors considering graduate study. The first is for undergraduate political science students who are considering a PhD in political science. The second is for students considering any of...
Congratulations to Igor Acácio (Ph.D. 2022) who will join California State University, Fullerton as tenure-track assistant professor position in July 1st. Igor's research focuses on democracy and civil-military relations, military missions, and defense and security issues, with a geographical focus...
We have just learned that professors Benjamin Bishin and Nicholas Weller won the Bailey Award for best paper on LGBT politics presented at the 2022 APSA meeting. Congratulations to both of them! The announcement from the caucus' website: "The committee...
An article in WalletHub examines which state in the US is most representative of the whole population and asks whether a state's representativeness ought to influence the order in which the states hold their primaries. The article consults several experts...
Recent Publications
Diogo Ferrari & Marta Arretche
Benjamin G. Bishin and Harry G. Muttram
Stephanie L. DeMora, Jennifer L. Merolla, Brian Newman & Elizabeth J. Zechmeister
Ahlam Lee, Eun-A Park, and Hyunjung Jo
Weller, Nicholas and Thomas Jamieson.
Insights
April 17, 2023
New center to study labor issues in the Inland Empire
Inland Empire Labor and Community Research Center at UC Riverside is one of five UC centers meant to advance timely labor research.
December 12, 2022
Are you voting for a populist candidate?
Study highlights potential for populist leaders to undermine democracy.
April 21, 2020
How is Europe responding to the coronavirus pandemic?
In hard-hit Europe, responses to COVID-19 could be lessons for the global community, says political economist Jana Grittersova
April 20, 2020
Movement for census awareness swells in Inland Empire
In a two-county region at risk of an undercount, grassroots momentum has grown to ensure participation in the 2020 census