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Welcome to the Department of Political Science

For more than half a century, the Department of Political Science at UC Santa Barbara has been home to top scholars engaged in cutting edge research. The Department prides itself on first-rate teaching at the undergraduate and graduate levels. 

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Awards and Announcements

Olivia Quinn, Amanda Brush & Eric Smith: “A simple forecast suggests a Democratic sweep in 2020” Monkey Cage

Olivia Quinn and Amanda Brush, political science graduate students, and Professor Eric R.A.N....

Jeff Feng receives the Bailey Award for his paper "Eco-queer: queering environmental politics and greening queer politics"

Our graduate student Jeff Feng has just received the Bailey Award from the Lesbian, Gay,...

Benjamin Cohen will present a free public lecture in Summer Sessions' GRIT Talks

Summer Sessions presents a new season of GRIT Talks, a series of free public lectures by notable...

A word from the Chair addressing department operations in regards to COVID-19

A Word from the Chair

Last updated: March 18, 2020

The global...

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