Political scientists Paul Pierson and Eric Schickler have recently published Partisan Nation: The Dangerous New Logic of American Politics in a Nationalized Era (2024), a timely examination of how the nationalization of politics has intensified polarization in the United States. The book argues that the growing ideological divide between the two major parties, along with changes in state parties, interest groups, and media, has created...
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Recent PhD graduate, Anirvan Chowdhury has been awarded the 2024 Best Dissertation Award by four APSA sections: Political Economy, Religion and Politics, Political Communication, and Women, Gender, and Politics Research. He has recently joined the University of Louisville as an Assistant Professor, where he continues to contribute to the field of political science. For more information visit, Section 11 - American Political Science Association (APSA)
Recent PhD graduate Anna Callis has been honored with the 2024 Sage Best Paper Award by the American Political Science Association’s Comparative Politics section for her article When Economic Elites Support Democratization: Evidence from Argentina. Currently a postdoctoral fellow at the Center for Inter-American Policy Research at Tulane University, Callis continues to make valuable contributions to the field of comparative politics. For more information visit...
Professor James Robinson , who served as a faculty member in the UC Berkeley Political Science Department from 1999 to 2004, has been named one of the winners of the 2024 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences . This prestigious recognition highlights his groundbreaking contributions to understanding the role of political institutions in the development of low-income countries. For more information visit here: https://tinyurl.com/39wnept5
Professor Katerina Linos, Tragen Professor of International Law and co-director of the Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law, in collaboration with Temple University political science professor Mark Pollack, launched a new podcast and interview series on November 1st, 2024. Titled the Borderlines Podcast Series, this initiative provides a behind-the-scenes look at the European Court of Justice (ECJ), featuring in-depth interviews with Judges and...
The Honorable G. William and Ariadna Miller Institute for Global Challenges and the Law was selected as a recipient of the East Bay Chapter of the United Nations Association’s 19th Annual Global Citizen Awards. Chosen from over 100 nominees, the Miller Institute was recognized for its outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and advocacy. Professor Katerina Linos , Co-Faculty Director of the Miller Institute, was recognized...
The American Political Science Association is pleased to announce the Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant (DDRIG) Awardees for 2024. The APSA DDRIG program provides support to enhance and improve the conduct of doctoral dissertation research in political science. Awards support basic research which is theoretically derived and empirically oriented. The following UC Berkeley PhD candidates have been awarded grants for the 2024 award cycle: Alyssa...
We are very pleased to share the recipient of the 2024 APSA-IPSA Theodore J. Lowi First Book Award is PhD alumna Rochelle Terman. She won the award her book entitled The Geopolitics of Shaming: When Human Rights Pressure Works – and When It Backfires. Rochelle is the 3rd winner in a row to be a UC Berkeley PhD alumni. Congrats Rochelle,as well as 2023 winner...
We're please to share this article, Promoting student empowerment in student partnership-student representation integrations, written by University of Toronto PhD candidate, Justin Patrick. The article, recently published in Higher Education, draws on Professor Pitkin's Theory of Representation. Link to Article , https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-024-01252-8. Justin said, "I didn't have the pleasure of meeting Professor Pitkin, but I read her book thoroughly and it has left an impression...
We are very pleased to share that a couple of our recent alums are the 2024 recipients of a few APSA Awards. We want to congratulate our alums, Anna Callis & Anirvan Chowdhury. Please see the awards they received below. Anna Callis Sage Best Paper Prize for her paper, “When Economic Elites Support Democratization: Evidence from Argentina.” Anirvan Chowdhury Aaron Wildavsky Award for Best Dissertation...