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.

Awards and Announcements

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

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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...

Neil Narang joins Institute of Global Conflict and Cooperation as Research Director

Neil Narang Joins IGCC as Research Director

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Message from the Chair

Message From the Chair

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