News & Events Archives News Items Archives Gordon Baker (January 13, 2004) Emeritus Professor and former Department Chair passes away in January. Jennings Awarded Miller Prize (September 3, 2004) Professor M. Kent Jennings is awarded the Warren E. Miller Prize by the APSA's Section on Elections, Public Opinion, and Voting. Bimber's Book Wins Price Award (September 3, 2004) Information and American Democracy is recognized by the APSA's Science, Technology, and Environmental Politics Section. Writings of Professor Emeritus Merkl Celebrated in Special Volume (November 5, 2004) Professor Emeritus Peter Merkl has been honored by publication of a "Festschrift" celebrating his lifelong work on German politics. Parker awarded Robert Woods Johnson Fellowship (Summer 2005) Professor Christopher Parker has been awarded a Robert Woods Johnson Health Policy Fellowship at UC Berkeley for the academic years 2005-2007. Cynthia Kaplan awarded Fulbright Scholarship (Summer 2005) Two faculty members participate in first Istanbul Conference (Summer 2005) Lorraine McDonnell appointed to NAS Advisory Committee (Summer 2005) Benjamin J. Cohen appointed to visiting lectureship abroad (Fall 2005) Prestigious CASBS fellowship awarded to Bruce Bimber (Fall 2005) New Center to Study Nanotechnology (Fall 2005) Hannah-Beth Jackson, Policymaker in Residence Former State Legislator joins Department in Winter Quarter (Winter 2006) Two New Doctoral Emphases for Political Science Students (Winter 2006) Lead Teaching Assistant Wins Distinguished Teaching Award Jessica Timpany honored by UCSB Academic Senate (Winter 2006) Recent Books by Faculty Authors Brief summaries and reviews of recent books authored by our faculty (Spring 2006) Grad Student Awarded NSF Fellowship David Weaver to study media framing processes at new UCSB Center (Spring 2006) UCSB Delegation Wins Awards at Model Arab League (Spring 2006) Lopez-Alves Awarded Institute of Peace Fellowship Professor Fernando Lopez-Alves to be a Senior Fellow at the United States Institute of Peace in 2006-2007 (Spring 2006) Kaplan Appointed to Steering Committee at Tartu University (Summer 2006) Robert Hinckley Is New Faculty Fellow (Summer 2006) Merkl's Book Explores the Rift Between America and Europe (Summer 2006) New "Careers" Webpage Short vignettes of how some of our alums have used their Political Science degree (Fall 2006) John Peterson Gives Inagural Address in Edinburgh (Fall 2006) Cynthia Kaplan to Lecture at Collegium Civitas (Fall 2006) Student Presentations Win Awards (Fall 2006) Japanese Ambassador Joins Department The Hon. Kazuhiko Togo will be Visiting Professor in Winter and Spring Quarters (Winter 2007) New Book on NGOs by UCSB Alum (Winter 2007) New Career Stories Three Political Science alums discuss their careers in the Federal government (Winter 2007) Political Theorist to Join Faculty Andrew Norris, currently at the University of Pennsylvania, selected in nation-wide search (Winter 2007) Department makes Top 10 in New Rankings (Winter 2007) McDonnell Elected President of AERA (Winter 2007) Political Science Lecturer/Alum Wins Fulbright (Spring 2007) Political Science Alum Launches Clean Energy Fund (Spring 2007) Political Science Senior Wins Chancellor's Award Phillip Dawkins recognized for outstanding undergraduate research and scholarship (Spring 2007) Jennings Makes Political Science 400 (Spring 2007) Kenneth Khachigian '66 Recounts Political Career (Spring 2007) Specialist in Asian American politics joins faculty (Summer 2007) New A. S. Director is Political Science Alumna (Summer 2007) Political Science Alum appointed White House Fellow (Summer 2007) Paul Sweet '69 honored by Alumni Association (Summer 2007) Events Archives Rupe Debate 2004 William Kristol and Joseph Wilson debate "Iraq and the War on Terror: Were We Wrong?" May 24, 2004 (co-sponsored event) "A Symposium on Cedric Robinson's Critical Thought: Toward Critical Social Theories and Practice" November 5-7, 2004, UCSB (co-sponsored event) Regents' Lecture: "The Challenges of Democracy in Latin America" January 19, 2005, UCSB "Turkey and the European Union: Mutual Challenges of Citizenship" February 7, 2005, UCSB (co-sponsored event) Waltz-Sagan Debate: "The Spread of Nuclear Weapons: A Debate Renewed" February 24, 2005, UCSB Lecture by Ambassador Knut Vollebaek "World Challenges--Is There a Way Out?" April 1, 2005, UCSB New Racial Studies Project Lecture: "Transnational Black Politics and the Limits of Racial Reasoning" April 21, 2005, UCSB (co-sponsored event) Lecture by Richard Parker Discussion of his new biography of John Kenneth Galbraith October 19, 2005 Department of History co-sponsored event The American News Media -- Liberal or Conservative Bias? Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate Series January 14, 2006, Campbell Hall (co-sponsored event) When Affirmative Action Was White Featuring Ira Katznelson, Columbia University February 2, 2006, McCune Room, HSSB 6020 (co-sponsored event) Evolution of Social Norms Featuring Elinor Ostrom, Indiana University (Co-sponsored event) The Right to Live Without Violence, Nuclear Weapons and War The 5th Annual Frank K. Kelly Lecture for Humanity's Future February 21, 2006, McCune Room, HSSB 6020 (Co-sponsored event) The Santa Barbara Summit on Environmental Studies February 23-25, 2006, UCSB Campus (Co-sponsored event) Africa Speaks, America Answers: The Drum Wars of Guy Warren The 4th Annual Shirley Kennedy Memorial Lecture March 9, 2006, Campbell Hall (Co-sponsored evnt) Memoirs of War, Contemporary Japan, and its Asian Neighbors March 21, 2006, HSSB 4020 (Co-sponsored event) The Politics of Educational Testing A UCSB Policy Forum featuring Professor Lorraine McDonnell May 9, 2006, 3:00 p.m. Sponsored by the Division of Social Sciences The Electoral College: Should the U.S. Eliminate Its "Antidemocratic Relic?" A public lecture by Professor John Woolley May 11, 2006, 7:30 p.m. A Town Forum presentation of the UCSB Affiliates American Theocracy: The Peril and Politics of Radical Religion A presentation by Kenneth Phillips October 19, 2006 (co-sponsored event) America's Kingdom: Mythmaking on the Saudi Oil Frontier A presentation by Robert Vitalis November 1, 2006 (co-sponsored event) McCarthy Era Lessons for Bush's America A presentation by Robert Meeropol November 20, 2006 (co-sponsored event) How Presidents Manage the Economy A Town Forum presentation by Stephen Weatherford December 5, 2006 The Theological and the Political in Giovanni Gentile and Carl Schmitt A presentation by Simon Levis-Sullam February 15, 2007 (co-sponsored event) Globalization: Values, Responsibility, and Global Justice A presentation by Jakob von Uexkull February 21, 2007 (co-sponsored event) Between Revolution and Empire A presentation by Adeeb Khalid March 5, 2007 (co-sponsored event) Media and the Next Election A presentation by Jeff Greenfield, CNN Senior Political Analyst March 15, 2007 (co-sponsored event) Documentary Film: 21 Up April 5, 2007 (co-sponsored event) Religion in American Politics--Too Much or Too Little? The 6th Arthur N. Rupe Great Debate May 17, 2007 (co-sponsored event) Historical Memories and the Resurgence of Nationalism in Asia: Paths to Reconciliation Public Forum May 23, 2007 (co-sponsored event) Race, Immigration, and United States Politics Lecture by Taeku Lee May 31, 2007 (co-sponsored event) China, the United States, and the Power-Transition Theory June 1, 2007 (co-sponsored event) Seminar Calendar 2004-05 archive Seminar Calendar 2005-06 archive Seminar Calendar 2006-07 archive