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The Local in Governance: Institutional Design and Local Politics
This lecture examines the political economy of how institutional designs for governance are created, and the important (though neglected) role of local politics in shaping institutions
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What makes this López Obrador’s particular moment in time, and what does his election mean for Mexico — and for the United States?
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Hahrie Han and Eric Smith discuss the Voting Rights Act
UCSB scholars discuss with The Current the rise and what they see as the fall of the Voting Rights Act, which they argue has been largely eviscerated by the Supreme Court.
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Matto Mildenberger's work recognized by American Assoc. for Public Opinion Research
Professor Matto Mildenberger’s work with Yale Project on Climate Change Communication wins prestigious Warren J. Mitofsky Innovators Award.
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Neil Narang Interviewed re: National Security and North Korea
Prior to President Trump attending the summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, The Current asked Narang about the national security implications of talks with the North.
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Voting rights: legal and empirical issues
Garrett Glasgow, senior consultant NERA Economic Consulting, will join us for a talk on The California Voting Rights Act: Legal and Empirical Issues.
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Who pays for war?
Doctoral candidate Chia-Chien Chang will speak at the Orfalea Center's Global Security Hub on Who pays for War? Economic Inequality, Financial Strategies, and War.
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Washington Post Publishes Analysis by Professor Bridget Coggins
North and South Korea still have a long path ahead, most of it uncharted. Read more.
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