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  • Political Science at Cal
    • Background
    • 150 Years of Women at Berkeley
      • Jessica Blanche Peixotto
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      • Ruth Berins Collier
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      • Wendy Brown
      • Pearl Alice Marsh
      • Kathleen Thelen
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      • Can California meet the challenges of the 21st Century?
      • The Governmental Response to Covid-19: Lessons and Preparing for the Next Pandemic
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      • Is America Breaking Apart?
      • Parties and Partisanship in the Era of Twitter and Trump
      • Changing Washington? Prospects for Republican Rule Under Donald Trump
      • Election 2016
      • Money and Politics
      • Accountability in Higher Education
      • California's Energy Future
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Omar Wasow

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Projecting Power
Spring 2025
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SELECTED TOPICS IN COMPARATIVE POLITICS: Symbolic Politics
Spring 2025
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Identity & Politics Workshop
Spring 2025
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RESEARCH WORKSHOP IN AMERICAN POLITICS
Spring 2025
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