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A new collection of scholarly essays edited by Lawrence Rosenthal, executive director of UC Berkeley’s nonpartisan Center for Right-Wing Studies, and program director Christine Trost takes a hard look at the hard right.
Tag: political science
Media Advisory: Gov. Jerry Brown to address 2013 political science graduates
May 17, 2013:
California Gov. Jerry Brown will address UC Berkeley political science graduates May 20.
Voters act on performance, not policy, new book says
October 2, 2012:
Politicians may focus on policy issues in hopes of persuading voters, but a new book by a UC Berkeley political scientist says that’s not what matters most to voters.
Media Advisory: Sept. 21 roundtable to grade President Obama
September 13, 2012:
“The Obama Report Card,” a political roundtable hosted by the UC Berkeley School of Law, brings together Democratic and Republican pundits to debate the impact of President Obama’s first four years in office. Panelists will grade the president’s performance on issues including Obamacare, the economy, education reform and the war in Afghanistan, as well as weigh the impact of these issues on the presidential campaign as the election swings into high gear.
Public policy Dean Henry Brady promotes election polling to make more voices heard
May 15, 2012:
UCTV’s “Prime Vote” features Henry Brady’s video commentary, Don’t Hang Up! Why Voters Should Respond to Pollsters,”as he makes a case fo folks to stay on the line and make their opinions heard, especially in an electoral season increasingly dominated by rich donors and highly paid lobbyists.
Bruce Cain on UCTV to talk campaign finance, polling
May 8, 2012:
UCDC’s Bruce Cain talks with UCTV’s “Prime Vote” series about the era of PACS and who’s financing the 2012 election.
Berlusconi lecture delves into the cult of personality
February 8, 2012:
With the 2012 US presidential race heating up, IGS visiting scholar Sergio Fabbrini unpacked the Italian media tycoon’s rise to power in the age of “tele-democracy.”
East Asia scholar Robert A. Scalapino dies at 92
November 4, 2011:
Robert A. Scalapino, the Robson Research Professor of Government emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, and a renowned expert in the field of East Asian studies, died Monday, Nov. 1, in Oakland, of complications from a respiratory infection. He was 92.
Students stage mock trial to engage in international law, human rights
December 2, 2010:
Students in the political science course “Accountability for International Human Rights Violations” reenact high-profile, international trials and act as prosecutors, defense and judges. In their most recent trial, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld faced charges of extradition to France to be tried there for violating international torture laws.
