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We're excited to share that Professor Aila Matanock is one of the recipients of the Department of Defense's grants for the FY2021 Minerva Research Initiative. You can read more about the awards and recipients here: https://www.defense.gov/News/Releases/Release/Article/2944623/department-of-defense-awards-287m-in-grants-for-the-fy2021-minerva-research-ini/. Professor Matanock was awarded funds to work on her project titled, Post-Conflict Security Structures and Citizen Buy-In. One of her co-PIs is a UCB Political Science Alumni David Dow...

On November 19, Maya Rosales, was awarded a 2022 Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship following a highly competitive nationwide contest. The Thomas R. Pickering Foreign Affairs Fellowship, funded by the U.S. Department of State and managed by the Ralph J. Bunche International Affairs Center at Howard University, supports extraordinary individuals who want to pursue a career in the U.S. Foreign Service. The Director of...

In this Social Science Matrix feature, Laura Jakli, a recent graduate of the Travers Department of Political Science, is asked about her research on online extremism and political advertising. To read the feature follow this link, https://matrix.berkeley.edu/research-article/online-extremism-and-political-advertising-a-visual-interview-with-laura-jakli/.

Robert L. “Bob” Powell passed away on December 13, 2021. He passed peacefully in his home, in the company of friends. Bob was blessed with a powerful, extraordinarily clear intellect. He shared this gift with the world through many pioneering contributions to international relations, political economy, and game theory. His work on international relations theory, on commitment problems and the onset of war, and on...

Please join us in congratulating two of our graduate students who were recognized by The Program on Governance and Local Development (GLD) Adan Martinez was awarded the GLD's Short-Term Grant for his project: Brazilian Subnational Everyday Health and Pandemic Politics. Catlan Reardon was chosen as one of GLD's 2022 Fellows. Let's celebrate their wonderful achievement.

The Political Science Department is delighted to announce that Varsha Sarveshwar has been chosen as one of the 2022 Rhodes Scholar-Elects. The scholarship grants students the opportunity to pursue postgraduate studies at the University of Oxford. To read about Varsha follow this link: https://igs.berkeley.edu/news/igs-alumna-varsha-sarveshwar-receives-prestigious-rhodes-scholarship In addition to being a University Medal Finalist, Varsha is also the recipient of 2020 Political Science Departmental Citation, the John...

Professor Dan Lee was recently interviewed on the podcast Intellectual History about his new book, The Right of Sovereignty: Jean Bodin on the Sovereign State and the Law of Nations. We encourage you to listen to this fantastic conversation. Link below: https://newbooksnetwork.com/the-right-of-sovereignty