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Department of Political Science
Mailcode #9420
University of California
Santa Barbara, CA 93106-9420

Phone: (805) 893-3432
Advising: (805) 893-4192
Fax: (805) 893-3309

Cynthia Stavrianos Receives Dissertation Award
Cynthia Stavrianos, Ph.D. '08, has won an honorable mention from the Women and Politics Research Section of the American Political Science Association for her dissertation, "The Politics of Motherhood: Maternal Frames in Women's Political Action."

The award will be given in conjunction with the Section's business meeting as part of the APSA Annual Meeting in Toronto, September 3-6, 2009.
Department Offices Closure Dates
All Political Science offices, including advising, will be closed on Wednesday, November 25 under the department's furlough plan and will remain closed through the Thanksgiving weekend.  In addition, all offices will be closed December 21, 2009 through January 3, 2010.
Enrollment Guidelines for Winter Quarter 2010
The Political Science Department has established new Guidelines for Enrollment for Winter 2010 classes.  Students who would like to get into classes that are already full should read these Guidelines carefully to see how their individual instructors are going to handle late enrollments.

Upcoming Events

  • Lecture by William Fierman
    January 06, 2010
    Topic to be announced.  A presentation of the Research Focus Group on Identity.  William Fierman is...
  • Presentation by Larry Bartels
    January 14, 2010
    Topic:  "Democracy for Realists." Larry M. Bartels is Donald E. Stokes Professor of Public and...
  • Lecture by David Laitin
    February 04, 2010
    "Muslims in Europe: Do They Face Higher Barriers to Mobility?"  A presentation of the Research...
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