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Do Politics Promote Depression? Hear More With Christopher Ojeda

March 15, 2023
Do politics promote depression? Hear more about this topic from UC Merced political science professor Christopher Ojeda, author of the forthcoming book The Sad Citizen: How Politics Makes Us Depressed, on the Democracy Works podcast! "Many of us can conjure moments when politics...

Depression and the Gender Gap in Political Interest

March 1, 2023
Congratulations to UC Merced political science professor Christopher Ojeda and co-authors Luca Bernardi and Claudia Landwehr in the publication of their new article in Electoral Studies.  Fascinating new research arguing that depression helps explain why women report lower interest in politics...

Elaine Denny Co-Authors New Publication on Citizen Cooperation with Police in Guatemala

December 9, 2022
Congratulations to UC Merced political science professor Eaine Denny and co-authors David Dow, Wayne Pitts & Erik Wibbels on their new publication in the Comparative Political Studies journal.  At a time when conversations about the relationship between community and police are widespread...

Incoming Professor Anil Menon Publishes on Displacement Dynamics in Post WWII Germany

November 29, 2022
Congratulations to incoming UC Merced political science professor Anil Menon (Fall 2023) on his new paper in the Comparative Political Studies Journal,  In his paper, "Studying displacement dynamics in post-WWII Germany",Professor Menon explores the long-term effects...

Elaine Denny and Undergrads Publish in the Cambridge Press

November 16, 2022
Looking for strategies to engage first generation students in research?  Check out this this paper, titled  "New Voices of Inquiry: How the Inclusive Classroom Catalyzes Innovative Research"  by professor Elaine Denny and a team of more than a dozen UC Merced undergraduates...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Visits UC Merced Political Science Class

November 16, 2022
    A day before the midterm election, Gov. Gavin Newsom made a surprise visit     to a political science class at UC Merced.     Newsom was invited by Assemblymember Adam Gray, who co-teaches the class     and provides insight about how government, specifically the California     State...

Latinas in Law: Alumnae Advocate for Immigrants in Valley

October 17, 2022
Linda Barreto ('08), Jessica Jaramillo Perez ('14) and Alejandra Tenorio Zurita ('20) all knew at a young age that they wanted to become lawyers. What they didn't know, however, was that UC Merced would play a pivotal role in merging their paths to create a powerhouse that advocates for hundreds of...

University of California Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation Podcast

October 7, 2022
What role does social media play in elections? How does depression effect political participation? Learn more about these and other issues from @UCMercedPoliSci Professor Christopher Ojeda and @UCLA Professor @cesicruz on the following @UCIGCC's podcast found here.  

Ada Johnson-Kanu Receives Best Dissertation Award

August 9, 2022
Congratulations to Ada Johnson-Kanu, recent @UCMercedPolisci graduate, for receiving the American Political Science Association's Race and Ethnic Politics Section’s Best Dissertation Award!   Ada is headed to the University of Kentucky as an incoming assistant professor....

Andrew Shaver Awarded 2022 APSA Migration & Citizenship Section Best Article Prize

August 9, 2022
Political Science Professors Andrew Shaver of UC Merced and Yang-Yang Zhou of the University of British Coumbia have been awarded the 2022 APSA Migration & Citizenship Section Best Article Prize for “Reexamining the Effect of Refugees on Civil Conflict: A Global Subnational...

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