political science

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UCI expert weighs in on nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and the road ahead

UCI scholars offer insights into how the terrorist attacks continue to impact health, travel, politics and the media

Alumna speaks out as both an educator and an advocate for AAPI and other communities affected by racism

UCI political scientist to advance work on geopolitics

Louis DeSipio discusses how mixed results of the last few years demonstrate Orange County’s “purple” identity

The protests over George Floyd’s death and the wider activism seeking to end police brutality and fight anti-Black racism are swiftly reshaping political discourse. With the elections in November, the question is whether the energy and anger of this moment will lead to lasting political change. Davin Phoenix, an associate professor of political science at […]

When Russ Dalton’s mother Sandy passed away in 2018, his sister Janet found a trove of letters their father Bob, a soldier in Patton’s Third Army, had sent during his deployment to Germany. Earlier this year, Russ and Janet published a book, “Love Letters from World War II: Robert W. Dalton’s WW II Service” that […]

After a nationwide competition, Samantha Ku, a 2018 UCI graduate in political science, has been selected to receive a 2019 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship. Funded by the U.S. Department of State, the prestigious award is administered by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Ku is currently […]

UC President Janet Napolitano pops into UCI class to promote student voting