Pause

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. 

Read More

Awards and Announcements

Leah Stokes on Climate Issues Near and Far in The Santa Barbara Independent

Professor Leah Stokes weighs In on buildings, bikes, SoCalGas, and communicating climate policy...

Rajkamal Singh: "When Modi govt came to power, farmer protests increased 700% — the 3 bills are its result." The Print

Political Science Graduate Student, Rajkamal Singh, publishes on op-ed in The Print discussing...

M. Kent Jennings Receives the 2020 Frank J. Goodnow Award

M. Kent Jennings Receives the 2020 Frank J. Goodnow Award

Read the full article at...

New Books in Political Science: Lorraine McDonnell and Stephen Weatherford publish Evidence, Politics, and Education Policy

In Evidence, Politics, and Education Policy, political scientists Lorraine M. McDonnell...

Events

Comparative Politics & Political Economy Webinar Series presents Gabriella R. Montinola

Comparative Politics & Political Economy Webinar Series presents:

Foreign...

  1. December 3, 2020 - 12:30pm to 1:30pm