Events

Join acclaimed Princeton sociologist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Paul Starr for a discussion on his new book, American Contradiction.

Nina Beguš explores how literature, history, and art can deepen our understanding of artificial intelligence and guide us toward a more thoughtful future for AI.

Hanna Morris joins us for a book talk about her newest book, Apocalyptic Authoritarianism: Climate Crisis, Media, and Power.  Hanna Morris will by joined by Professor Shannon Jackson (History of Art, Director of Environmental Arts & Humanities Initiative) and Professor Kate O'Neil (Dept of Environmental Science, Policy & Management).

Corruption is a persistent challenge in America, shaping institutions, influencing policy, and eroding public trust. Understanding its roots, mechanisms, and consequences is essential for assessing the health of democratic governance. This panel, to be held on Tuesday, February 3, brings together leading scholars from business, political science, and law to examine the many facets of corruption in the United States and the ways it is identified, constrained, and addressed. The panel will feature Ernesto Dal Bó, Phillips Girgich Professor of Business at the UC Berkeley Haas School, Sarah Anzia, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy and Political Science at UC Berkeley..

REI Colloquium: How Schools Make Race: Teaching Latinx Racialization in America

REI Colloquium: Bordering on Indifference: Immigration Agents Negotiating Race and Morality

Join us as we congratulate the 2026 recipients of the Charles H. Percy Undergraduate Grant for Public Affairs Research and the Mike Synar Graduate Research Fellowship. Student awardees will offer brief presentations of their research projects.

Join us for an engaging and informative Visit Day hosted by the UC Berkeley Department of Political Science! This event offers prospective PhD students an inside look at one of the nation’s leading programs in political science. Participants will have the opportunity to: Meet faculty, current graduate students, and department staff Learn about our academic programs, research opportunities, and areas of study Explore the vibrant campus and community of UC Berkeley Gain insight into the admissions process, funding opportunities, and graduate life Visit Day is designed to help perspective PhD students envision your academic journey at UC Berkeley and connect..

Please join us on Tuesday, April 7th from 12:00pm-1:30pm for an Authors Meet Critics panel on the book The Insatiable Machine: How Capitalism Conquered the World, by Trevor Jackson, Associate Professor of History at UC Berkeley. Professor Jackson will be joined in conversation by Chenzi Xu, Assistant Professor of Economics at UC Berkeley, and Dylan Riley, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley. Abhishek Kaicker, Associate Professor of History, will moderate.

The 2026 Wildavsky Lecture will feature Jens Ludwig, author of Unforgiving Places: The Unexpected Origins of American Gun Violence.

Please join us on April 20th from 12:00pm-1:30pm for an Authors Meet Critics panel on the book Demos: How the People Ruled Athens, by Daniela Cammack, Assistant Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Ancient Greek and Roman Studies (formerly Classics). The book is scheduled to be published in May 2026 by Princeton University Press. Professor Cammack will be joined in conversation by Alison McQueen, the Nehal and Jenny Fan Raj Civics Faculty Fellow in Undergraduate Teaching and an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Stanford University; and James..