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New Faculty Joins Department
The Department of Political Science is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Rodney Hero effective July 1, 2010. Prof. Hero will be joining our department and the inter-disciplinary Berkeley Diversity Research Initiative (BDRI) group. (full story)
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New Faculty Hire Joins Department
Professor Alison Post joins the department from Harvard University. She studies comparative political economy, focusing on the politics of urban and regional development. In particular, her research examines the politics of regulating urban infrastructure and utilities investment in Latin America. (full story)
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Department Hosts Regents' Lecturer
As part of the Regents' Professorships and Lectureships Program, the Political Science department and the Institute of Governmental Studies are hosting Ambassador Jeremy Kinsman for the academic year. Ambassador Kinsman will deliver his major public lecture as the Regents' Lecturer on Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 3-5 pm, Lipman Room.
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Department News
- October 27, 2009 - Jason Wittenberg receives the APSA's 2009 Biennial Hubert Morken Award
- October 20, 2009 - Leonardo Arriola Receives Hellman Family Faculty Fund Award for 2009-10 (external link)
- October 20, 2009 - "Nominating the President: Evolution and Revolution in 2008 and Beyond" by Jack Citrin and David Karol