The Department of Political Science
News
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.
CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Since 1984, the Society for Political Methodology has held an annual summer conference. “Polmeth” is the premier meeting in political science for research advancing applied statistics and machine learning methods. The meeting provides an opportunity for leading faculty...
Threats and harassment targeting elected officials are negatively impacting our political processes and local democratic forums. What can be done to mitigate this threat to our democracy while still protecting First Amendment rights? On Wednesday, June 26th, 5 PM at...
Recent Publications
Stefan D. McCabe, Diogo Ferrari, Jon Green, David M. J. Lazer & Kevin M. Esterling
Edited by Aurel Croissant, David Kuehn & David Pion-Berlin
Diogo Ferrari & Marta Arretche
Benjamin G. Bishin and Harry G. Muttram
Insights
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.
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