Professor Rachel Bernard recently published a new article, "Gender Stereotyping and the Electoral Success of Women Candidates: New Evidence from Local Elections in the United States" in the British Journal of Political Science.
Click here to listen to Professor Ethan Scheiner talk on LawFare "about the history of the Olympic games, the many political controversies in and around the games since 1896, and the security challenges they present."
Professor Amber Boydstun was recently featured in The Hill: “'It just doesn't seem in his ethos or in any kind of longer-term best interest of the White House for him to use that specific expletive,' Boydstun said. 'That just doesn't track.'"
The Department of Political Science is saddened to report the loss of Edmond Costantini, Professor emeritus of Political Science, on January 10, 2022. He was 89 years old.
Costantini joined the UC Davis faculty in 1964 as he was completing his doctoral studies in political science at UC Berkeley. He previously earned a master’s degree from the University of Connecticut and an undergraduate degree from New York University, where he was Phi Beta Kappa.
Congratulations to Professor Lauren Peritz for receiving a UCD Publication Assistance Grant for her forthcoming book, The Domestic Politics of Compliance in International Courts!
UCD Political Science Alum and current Associate Professor of Political Science at Florida State University, Matt Pietryka has a forthcoming article on "ANES Scales Often Do Not Measure What You Think They Measure." Full article here:
UCD Political Science Alum and current Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Houston, Beth Simas has published “The Supreme Court as an Electoral Issue.” Full article here.