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New Promotional Video Highlighting UCM Political Science

April 28, 2014
UC Merced is an exciting place to pursue graduate education in political science! A new promotional video making the case is available here.

Conrad and Monroe Receive UCM Committee on Research Grant

April 24, 2014
Courtenay Conrad and Nathan Monroe received funding from the UCM Committee on Research (COR) for their project, "Agenda Setting in International Organizations."

Monroe Paper Accepted for Publication in the Journal of Politics

April 23, 2014
 Nate Monroe's paper, "Negative Agenda Control and the Conservative Coalition in the U.S. House" (with Jeff Jenkins), was accepted for publication in the Journal of Politics.

Ritter Paper Published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution

April 16, 2014
 Emily Ritter's paper, "Contagious Rebellion and Preemptive Repression" (with Nathan Danneman), was published in the Journal of Conflict Resolution.

Scott to Give Talk on the Late-Neolithic Multi-Species Resettlement Camp

April 7, 2014
 James Scott, Sterling Professor of Political Science, Anthropology, Forestry, and Environmental Studies at Yale University, will give a talk entitled, "How We, Homo Sapiens, Came to be Domesticated: An Account of the Late-Neolithic Multi-species Resettlement Camp," as part of the UC...

Hansford & Johnson Paper Accepted for Publication in Justice System Journal

April 2, 2014
Tom Hansford's paper, "The Supply of Amicus Curiae Briefs in the Market for Information at the U.S. Supreme Court," was accepted for publication in Justice System Journal. The paper is coauthored with Kristen Johnson, currently a lawyer at Schwartz, Semerdjian, Ballard, & Cauley...

Hibbing Paper Accepted for Publication in Social Science Quarterly

April 1, 2014
Matt Hibbing's paper, "The Effect of Personal Economic Values on Economic Policy Preferences" (with Amanda Friesen), was accepted for publication in Social Science Quarterly.

California Appeals Court Justices Visit Hansford Class

March 13, 2014
California Appeals Court Justices Cornell and Franson visited campus and spoke with the students in Professor Hansford's Governmental Power & the Constitution class.

Waismel-Manor to Give Talk on Candidate Appearance and Electability

March 13, 2014
Israel Waismel-Manor of the University of Haifa will give a talk entitled, "Candidate Appearance, Setting, Intonation, Body Language, and Electability," as part of the Understanding Politics Speaker Series on March 14, 2014.

Record Graduate Student Fellowship Funding

March 13, 2014
In the coming month, UCM Political Science will disburse over $50,000 in graduate student summer fellowships to support research and skill-building.

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