University of California, Santa Barbara Department of Political Science

Professor Eric R.A.N Smith

Office: Ellison 3711
Phone: 805-893-6160 (new)
Email: smith@polsci.ucsb.edu
Office Hrs: Wednesdays 1:30-4:30

Undergraduate Courses

• Political Science 12. American Government and Politics
• Political Science 155. Congress/SimCong
• Political Science 175-Environmental Studies 178. Politics of the Environment

Graduate Courses

• Political Science 252. Seminar on Public Opinion and Participation
• Political Science 254. Seminar on the Legislative Process
• Political Science 259. Seminar on Political Parties
• Political Science 294. Seminar on Politics of the Environment
• New Course: Seminar on Climate Change and Energy Issues- Coming soon

Recent Research Papers and Talks

• David Cleveland, Paolo Gardinali, Michael McGinnis, John Mohr, Eric Smith, Megan Carney, and Lauren Copeland, The Central Coast Survey 2010
• Juliet E. Carlisle, Jessica T. Feezell, Kristy E. H. Michaud, Eric Smith, and Leeanna Smith, "The Public's Trust in Scientific Claims Regarding Offshore Oil Drilling." Public Understanding of Science, 19: 514-27, 2010
• Eric Smith, "Think Again: Offshore Oil Drilling." Foreign Policy, August 30, 2010
• Eric Smith, "Changing Public Opinion about LGBT Issues" - Talk at the Campus Democrats, May 11, 2010
• Eric Smith, Kristy Michaud, and Juliet Carlisle, "What the California Public Thinks about Offshore Oil Development: Past Trends and Future Possibilities" - Paper delivered at the Oil+Water Conference: The Case of Santa Barbara and Southern California, April 8, 2010
• Eric Smith, "Salvation by Science: Confidence in Scientists and Engineers to Solve Global Warming" - Paper deliverd at the Western Political Science Association meeting, San Francisco, April 3, 2010, a17
• Eric Smith, "Offshore oil drilling might make environmental sense" - Washington Post, April 2, 2010, a17
• Holly Klick and Eric Smith, "Public Understanding of and Support for Wind Power" - Renewable Energy , 35(July 2010): 1585-1591
• Kristy Michaud, Juliet E. Carlisle, and Eric Smith, "The Relationship between Cultural Values and Political Ideology, and the Role of Knowledge" - Political Psychology, 30(2009): 27-42
• E. Smith, "Advancing Public Awareness of Topics in Sustainable Energy" - Presentation to the National Science Board Task Force on Sustainable Energy, Sept 2008
• Holly Klick and Eric Smith, "Explaining NIMBY Opposition to Wind Power" - APSA 2008 paper
• Alison Keleher and Eric Smith, "Explaining the Growing Support for Gay and Lesbian Equality Since 1990" - APSA 2008 paper
• E. Smith, Juliet Carlisle, and Kristy Michaud, "Trust during an Energy Crisis"
• E. Smith, Juliet Carlisle, and Kristy Michaud, "Nimbyism vs. Environmentalism in Attitudes toward Energy Development"Environmental Politics 17 (2008): 20-39.