Welcome to the Department of Political Science

For over half a century, the Department of Political Science at UC Santa Barbara has been home to top scholars engaged in cutting edge research. Housed in a world-class university widely known for its interdisciplinarity, the department is committed to rigorous quantitative and qualitative research, as well as to normative theory. describe the thing at the place for the stuff

In addition to its commitment to research, the department prides itself on first-rate teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels.  Our research and teaching cover the traditional fields of International Relations, Comparative Politics, American Politics, Political Theory, and Research Methods. We are distinctive because of our additional emphasis on the Politics of Identity and Politics of the Environment.

Awards and Announcements

UCSB's The Current reached out to a few of UCSB's scholars to seek their insight on the...

  • Names of the individuals and political science students in the photo, from left to right:     Jorge Moreno Plascencia (TA); Emily Contreras, Nobel Laureate, Maria Ressa, Professor Freeman, Lauren Garibay, Samantha Chiccarelli, and Max Jimenez

On May 18, 2023 Nobel Peace Laureate (2021) and journalist, Maria Ressa, attended Professor...

Events

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  1. September 26, 2023 - 10:00am
  2. October 10, 2023 - 10:00am
  3. November 1, 2023 - 10:00am
  4. November 29, 2023 - 10:00am