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Professor Han Leading Evaluation of Ford Foundation Program on Democracy in the US

Professor Hahrie Han has been invited to undertake a systemic review of the Ford Foundation's initiative on Promoting Electoral Reform and Democratic Participation in the United States. The Ford Foundation, one of the largest philanthropic foundations in the US, is undergoing a major redesign of its overall grant-making strategy in an effort to make its work more relevant to 21st century challenges, focusing particularly on inequality.

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Fugitive Women, Fugitive Rights: Sexual Sovereignty in the Age of Emancipation Event Image

Fugitive Women, Fugitive Rights: Sexual Sovereignty in the Age of Emancipation

Event Start: November 20, 2015 11:30 PM

Event End: November 21, 2015 01:00 AM

Event Location: Lane Room

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Democracy, Diversity and Institutions: A Constructivist Approach, by Professor Kanchan Chandra, NYU Event Image

Democracy, Diversity and Institutions: A Constructivist Approach, by Professor Kanchan Chandra, NYU

Event Start: November 13, 2015 12:00 AM

Event End: November 13, 2015 01:30 AM

Event Location: Lane Room

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Professional Skills Forum- Public Speaking

Event Start: November 19, 2015 08:00 PM

Event End: November 19, 2015 09:00 PM

Event Location: Lane Room Ellison Hall 3823

Professional Skills forum-Public Speaking

Prof. Weatherford'

Graduate Students Speakers: Tristin Beckman, Rhoanne Esteban and Shyam Sriram

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China in the Global Economy: A Dialogue

Event Start: November 13, 2015 01:00 AM

Event End: November 13, 2015 03:00 AM

Event Location: HSSB 4080

CHINA IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY:
A DIALOGUE

Prof. Benjamin Cohen, Political Science, UCSB
Prof. Lijuan Zhang, School of Economics, Shandong University, China

In the past three decades, the world has come to realize the increasing importance of the

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Cohen's book Currency Power Released and Named Globalization Book of the Year

Professor Cohen's Currency Power: Understanding Monetary Policy has been released by Princeton University Press.  The book examines monetary rivalry and the relationship between currency and power, as well as the future of the dollar in international political economy.

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Dr. Alison Keleher is our New Undergraduate Program Coordinator

Alison Keleher (PhD, 2005, UCSB Political Science) has joined the department's staff as Undergraduate Program Coordinator. She has taught Political Science at Cal Poly SLO and Ventura Community College, and has advising experience with political science undergraduates, honors students, and pre-law students. At Cal Poly she was also a member of the LGBT Center's Ally Program. 

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The Infamous Lacour & Green Findings Revisited -   Reducing Transphobia: A Field Experiment with a Conversation Campaign, by Joshua Kalla, Berkeley Event Image

The Infamous Lacour & Green Findings Revisited - Reducing Transphobia: A Field Experiment with a Conversation Campaign, by Joshua Kalla, Berkeley

 

 

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