Political Science PhD
The Charles and Louise Travers Department of Political Science at UC Berkeley welcomes students interested in pursuing graduate study and research leading to the Ph.D. in political science. Graduate students may specialize in one of six principal subfields: American Politics, Comparative Politics, International Relations, Political Theory, Models and Politics, and Methodology. In addition, the Departments faculty and graduate students work with over twenty interdisciplinary research institutes and centers around campus.
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Political Science
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December 4, 2023
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Mango is pursing her PhD in Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley. As a comparativist she aims to explore the implications of electoral violence on political accountability, the effects of electoral violence on the long-term welfare of historically marginalized communities and the effectiveness of institutional reforms intended to mitigate the occurrence of electoral violence. She is equally interested in examining the effects of the weaponization of sexual violence against women during political violence on the participation of women in politics as voters and as candidates. Her regional focus is on East Africa.
In 2017 she worked as the assistant editor to the ‘ Asian Women’ journal, at the Research Institute of Asian Woman (RIAW), Sookmyung Women’s University. She has also interned with The Asia Foundation, on the Women Business Center and Incubation Project (WBC), a microfinance development project that works to foster women entrepreneurs with small and medium sized business in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. Mango has a Masters in Development Policy from the Korea Development Institute (KDI) School of Public Policy and Management, and a Bachelors in Political Science and International Relations from Sookmyung Women’s University in South Korea.
Clara Bicalho is a PhD student in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her substantive research interests include political participation and accountability, and migration and the political geography of migrant integration. Her methodological interests have focused on experimental research methods and on developing tools to improve and communicate research designs. She received a B.A. in Political Science from New York University Abu Dhabi and has worked as a researcher and predoctoral fellow at the NYU Center for Technology and Economic Development and the Berlin Social Science Center, respectively.
Anna joined the Center on the Politics of Development in August 2015. She is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the UC Berkeley. Her research interests include comparative politics, political economy and research methods, with a particular focus on political parties, party systems, and multi-method research. Anna holds a Master’s degree in Political Science from FLACSO, Ecuador and a B.A. in Political Science and Latin American and Caribbean Studies from the University of Michigan. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., she worked at UFCW Local 876, a union that represents workers in the food retail and meat packing industries.
Juan Campos is a Ph.D. student in political science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is generally interested in studying security institutions, political violence, and corruption in Latin America. His most recent research assesses the causes and consequences of drug trafficking violence in Mexico. Juan holds an M.A. in political science from California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) and a B.A. in government and international politics from George Mason University. Before starting his doctoral program at UC Berkeley, Juan was a research assistant at CSULB and worked as a teaching assistant at Harvard University for a course on U.S.-Mexico relations.
Anirvan is a graduate student at UC Berkeley’s department of political science. His broad research interests lie in comparative politics and the political economy of development. His current projects centre on women’s political mobilisation and collective action, ideology in political parties, and public service delivery. Prior to this, Anirvan worked at the International Food Policy Research Institute and the World Bank in Washington DC, and at the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, India. He has studied economics and public policy at the Madras School of Economics and Georgetown University, respectively.
https://anirvanchowdhury.github.io
Sarah is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her thematic research interests include comparative politics, Africa and the African diaspora, and global political economy. In particular, she focuses on the convergence between international development and cross-cultural oppositions to oppression and conflict. Prior to beginning her doctoral program, Sarah worked as a Research and Development Manager in Tanzania, monitoring the efficacy of an NGO’s development projects deployed in villages across the rural Kilimanjaro region. Sarah received her B.A in International Studies at the University of California, Irvine.
Rachel joined the Center on the Politics of Development in August 2017. She is pursuing her Ph.D. in Political Science at UC Berkeley with a focus on comparative politics. Her research interests include candidate ambition and recruitment, international development, and policy evaluation. She employs experimental methods to study gender differences in political participation. Prior to starting her doctoral program, Rachel spent several years working for the Gender and Civic Engagement Lab running field experiments domestically and abroad in Uganda. Her work has been published in the journal Political Behavior . She received her B.S. in Sociology from Brigham Young University and a graduate certificate in Project Monitoring and Evaluation from American University.
Ritika is a PHD candidate in Comparative Politics at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests lie at the intersection of comparative politics and public policy. Broadly, she is interested in investigating the political conditions under which developing country governments implement pro-poor or egalitarian public policy. She is also interested in decisions around the distribution of societal penalties, business- state relationship and drivers of socio-economic mobility. Before coming to Berkeley, Ritika worked in International Development in South Asia including with the International Finance Corporation (IFC), World Bank Group and with the UK Department for International Development (DFID). She has a Masters in Economics and Public Policy from Princeton University, and a Bachelors in Engineering from NSIT, Delhi University.
Pranav is a Ph.D. candidate in Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley. Prior to joining UC Berkeley, he had completed an M.Sc. in Political Science and Political Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science. He also holds a B.A. in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. His broad research interests include party systems, voting behavior, and the politics of public service delivery.
Johnathan Guy is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on the comparative political economy of energy and climate change. More specifically, he is interested in how decarbonization (or lack thereof) in low-income societies can be understood as a political outcome, one conditioned by the presence of varied institutions and coalitions of interests. Prior to pursuing his Ph.D., Johnathan completed a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. He is also on the editorial board of The Trouble Magazine, an online publication dedicated to developing political strategies for addressing climate change.
Alyssa is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. She is broadly interested in gender, representation, the political economy of development, and political inequality, with a regional focus on India. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., Alyssa conducted research as a Fulbright-Nehru Research Fellow at the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics in Pune, India, and as a Lombard Fellow directing the implementation of a large-scale survey in rural Maharashtra. Through CLEA and McGorrian Fellowships at the American Institute of Indian Studies in the Deccan College Post-Graduate Research Institute, Alyssa also spent a year learning Marathi in Pune, India. Alyssa has worked for the Women’s Economic Empowerment Unit at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., Vera Solutions in Mumbai, India, Chhori (Daughter) in Kathmandu, Nepal, and McKinsey & Company in Boston, MA. She holds an M.Sc. in Development Economics from Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and a B.A. in Political Science and South Asian Studies from Dartmouth College.
Sharik is pursuing his Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is interested in the questions of ethnicity and the political economy of development. Sharik wishes to particularly understand how does the political economy of caste and religion operate in India. Sharik holds an M.A. in Contemporary India from King’s College London and a B.B.A. from Ahmedabad University. He has worked as a researcher with the University of Pennsylvania, Brown University, Sciences Po, and Ashoka University.
Adan S. Martinez is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on comparative politics, political economy, and political behavior in Latin America. His research interests include the provision of public goods, class and ethnic cleavages, and political behavior addressing public good disparities. Prior to starting his doctoral program, Adan spent time working at his alma mater as a fundraiser and a legislative assistant in the Minnesota state legislature. He received his B.A in Political Science and Latin American Studies from Macalester College.
Lily Medina is a Ph.D. student in political science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her substantive research interests include political violence, criminal governance and citizens’ attitudes towards state and non-state actors in Latinamerica. She holds an M.S. in statistics from Humboldt University of Berlin and a B.S. in industrial engineering from University of Los Andes of Bogota. Before attending U.C. Berkeley, Lily was a predoctoral fellow at the Berlin Social Science Center (WZB) within the Institutions and Political Inequality unit. Her work includes evaluating community-driven development initiatives and their effect on citizen attitudes toward authority as well as R-packages for experimental designs and Bayesian methods for causal inference.
Isabella C. Montini is pursuing a PhD in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley with a focus on Comparative Politics and Methods. Her research focuses on the political economy of development, exploring topics such as violence, distributive politics, and welfare provision by state and “non-state” actors. Her methodological interests include applied causal inference methods. Prior to pursuing her PhD, Isabella worked as a research fellow at the Poverty, Violence, and Governance Lab at Stanford University in projects concerning criminal governance, militia-expansion, and police violence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Isabella holds a MA in Latin American Studies with a specialization in Political Economy from Stanford University and a BA in Political Science and Sociology from the Humboldt-University in Berlin.
Rachel is pursuing a JD/Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include comparative environmental law and politics, gender, and political representation in South Asia and Latin America. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., Rachel conducted research on gender and environmental politics as a Fulbright Fellow in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and as a post-graduate Georgetown Student Innovation for Public Service fellow in India. Previously, Rachel worked for the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero’s emerging market investments team, as well as for The Asia Group in Washington, D.C, and as a research assistant for the Gates Foundation in India. She holds a B.S. in Foreign Service from Georgetown University.
Bhumi joined the Center on the Politics of Development in August 2016. She is a Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science at University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests broadly focus on gender, bureaucracy, and representation with a regional focus on India. Her dissertation examines how bureaucrats react to the entry of minority politicians through reserved seats, particularly women, and the effects of bureaucratic discretion on policy outcomes. She further studies the strategies minority politicians use to overcome bureaucratic discretion. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., Bhumi worked as a policy consultant with the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in Delhi, India. She has also worked as a Program Associate with One Acre Fund and served as a Clinton American-India Foundation Fellow in India. She holds an M.Sc. in Contemporary India Studies from the University of Oxford, and a B.A. in Public Policy from Duke University.
https://bhumipurohit. com/
Vanessa is a Ph.D. student in political science at the University of California, Berkeley, focusing on comparative politics and international relations. She spent the first two years of her Ph.D. researching the prevalence of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA) by peacekeepers during UN peacekeeping operations. Her dissertation looks at the heterogeneity of the Mapuche in Chile, their political behavior, and how they engage with the Chilean government. Prior to attending U.C. Berkeley, she graduated from Cornell University magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in Government. She has previously worked on a variety of research projects in both International Relations and American politics. She most recently worked for Aila Matanock’s Invited Interventions project collecting information on security-related interventions in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to graduate school, she worked as Sabrina Karim’s research assistant for the Elsie Initiative on Women in Peace Operations and collaborated on the MOWIP Methodology. Her work has been supported by the UC Berkeley Center for Latin American Studies, the UC Berkeley Mentored Research Award, the U.C Berkeley Graduate School Chancellor’s Fellowship, the Samuel R. Berger National Leadership Scholarship from Cornell University, and the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute.
Oren Samet is a PhD candidate in the Political Science Department at the University of California, Berkeley. His research centers on opposition parties and civil society, focusing in particular on the international activities of these actors in authoritarian contexts. Before coming to Berkeley, he worked in various roles for non-governmental organizations in Thailand, including as Research and Advocacy Director for ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, a network of regional legislators. He previously worked as a Junior Fellow in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and holds a B.A. from Princeton University’s School of Public and International Affairs.
Surili is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California at Berkeley. Her research interests center on identities (such as gender, religion, and caste), public service delivery, local institutions and inequality in South Asia and the United States. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., Surili worked as a fellow with IMAGO Global Grassroots in Ahmedabad and Delhi, a manager with IDinsight in Hyderabad, Vijayawada, and Delhi, and a research associate with the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) in Hyderabad, India. In these capacities, she has worked with SEWA, Transform Rural India, the Society for the Elimination of Rural Poverty in Andhra Pradesh (SERP), Ministry of Rural Development (Andhra Pradesh), and Gates Foundation on projects encompassing biometric smartcards and governance, rural livelihoods, women’s agency and empowerment, and water and sanitation. She has also worked with the Affordable Housing Institute in Boston and the Busara Center for Behavioral Economics in Nairobi. Surili holds an MPA/ID from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and a B.S. in Economics and Political Science from Ohio State University.
Yosef is a Ph.D. student in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley with a focus on comparative politics. His broad research interests include African politics, ethnic politics, electoral politics, and political violence among others. He has a particular interest in parties and party systems in newly emerging democracies in sub–Saharan Africa. Furthermore, he is interested in exploring state formation processes, political institutions as well as elections and political representation in East Africa on a comparative plane with other emerging and developed democracies in different regions of the world. Prior to beginning his doctoral studies, Yosef worked as a research assistant in a collaborative field project by the World Bank, Oxford University, New York University Abu Dhabi and the Jobs Creation Commission in Ethiopia focusing on the labor market and youth unemployment in the capital, Addis Ababa. Yosef holds a B.A. in Political Science from New York University Abu Dhabi.
Andrew is a Ph.D. Candidate in political science at the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on elite politics and regime decision-making in Sub-Saharan Africa. His work draws on an original dataset on individual elites in Africa from 1960-2010, archival materials, and firsthand interviews with former ministers, party brokers, and other government officials in Kenya, Tanzania, and Uganda. Andrew is a recipient of the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship and the Peter H. Odegard Memorial Award in Political Science at UC-Berkeley. Prior to joining UC-Berkeley, Andrew worked for several years on foreign affairs in Washington, DC and served as a researcher at the Harvard Kennedy School. Andrew completed a Bachelor of Science in International Politics (summa cum laude) at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service in 2012.
Kamya is pursuing her Ph.D. in Political Science at UC Berkeley. Her research interests include gender and politics in South Asia, the political economy of development, and influence operations as well as their impact on women politicians. She is especially interested in exploring women’s political representation and participation in India through empirical and qualitative methods. Kamya holds a B.A. in Politics from Princeton University and has worked as a researcher for the Partnership on Countering Influence Operations at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Soo Sun You is pursuing a Ph.D. in Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley, with a focus on comparative politics, political behavior, and public policy. Her research interests lie at the intersection of economic and political inequality and development. She plans to study how political institutions affect levels of perceived economic inequality and political behavior in sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to pursuing her Ph.D., Soo Sun worked as a Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) research fellow in Ethiopia, implementing randomized controlled experiments aimed at empowering women. She also worked as a journalist in Seoul, South Korea, focusing on minority rights and education. She holds a Master of Public Policy from Seoul National University and a B.A. in Economics from UC Berkeley.
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The I School accepts 3–7 Ph.D. students each year from more than 100 applications. Applications are reviewed by a committee of faculty.
Applicants are evaluated holistically on a number of factors. A strong academic record is important, but not sufficient. A critical factor is the ability to demonstrate a research record and agenda that fit well with specific I School faculty. In a small, interdisciplinary program, it is important that applicants clearly indicate in their Statement of Purpose which faculty member(s) they are interested in researching with, and why.
Application Requirements
We encourage you to check out our Ph.D. Admissions FAQ for information about commonly asked application questions.
(1) Statement of Purpose & Personal History Essay
The Statement of Purpose and Personal History are two separate essays.
The Statement of Purpose should describe your aptitude and motivation for doctoral study in your area of specialization, including your preparation for this field of study, your academic plans and research interests, and your future goals. Please be sure to identify in your Statement of Purpose which faculty member(s) you are interested in researching with, and why. We expect that candidates are able to demonstrate a research record and agenda that fit well with specific I School faculty.
For additional guidance, please review the Graduate Division's Statement of Purpose Guide .
In addition to explaining how your personal experiences have influenced your decision to pursue graduate studies, your Personal History Essay may include any relevant information describing barriers to accessing higher education that you have overcome, efforts you have made to advance equitable access to higher education for women, racial minorities, and other groups historically underrepresented in higher education, or research that you have undertaken that focuses on underserved populations or related issues of inequality.
For additional guidance, please review the Graduate Division’s Personal Statement Guide . There is no minimum length for the Personal History Essay.
These two essays are used in part to evaluate the candidate’s writing skills. Pursuant to UC Berkeley policy, the statements must be written by the candidate her or himself. For admitted students, application materials must comply with the Code of Student Conduct .
Both essays should be uploaded as PDF documents, as part of the online application .
(2) Three Letters of Recommendation
Ph.D. applicants should provide letters which speak directly to their ability and potential to perform academic research at the doctoral level. Recommenders must submit their letters online; please follow the instructions in the online application .
(3) Current Curriculum Vitae
Please upload a current curriculum vitae (C.V.) as a PDF document as part of the online application .
(4) College Transcripts
As part of the online application, upload copies of the official transcripts or academic records for all university-level studies you have completed abroad and at U.S. institutions. Be sure to include a current transcript from every post-secondary school that you have attended, including community colleges, summer sessions, and extension programs.
Each transcript should be uploaded as a separate PDF document; please refer to the instructions on the online application .
Applicants who completed their undergraduate degree in a recognized academic institution outside the United States are required to upload a copy of their degree conferral certificate. If a degree conferral certificate has not yet been obtained, please upload a provisional certificate. Applicants who have not yet graduated from undergrad are not required to submit a provisional certificate at this time. For specific questions, please contact the School of Information at [email protected] .
(5) TOEFL or IELTS Scores
UC Berkeley Graduate Division requires that applicants who received their degrees in countries other than the U.S., U.K., Australia, or English-speaking Canada submit TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) scores. This includes applicants with degrees from Bangladesh, Burma, Nepal, India, Pakistan, Latin America, the Middle East, North Africa, the People’s Republic of China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and most European countries. Only applicants who have completed a full year of U.S. university-level coursework with a grade of B or better are exempt from this requirement.
For students taking the TOEFL, UC Berkeley Graduate Division requires that your most recent score be at least 90 on the Internet-based version of the TOEFL.
For students taking the IELTS, UC Berkeley Graduate Division requires that your most recent score be at least 7.0 out of 9.0 on the IELTS Academic test.
UC Berkeley Graduate Division does not accept TOEFL ITP Plus for Mainland China, IELTS Indicator, or Duolingo scores. For more information, see Graduate Division’s Evidence of English Language Proficiency .
Submitting Scores
To be valid, the TOEFL or IELTS must have been taken within the past 18 months: for applicants for Fall 2025 admission, test scores taken before June 2023 will not be accepted. Please have your test scores sent directly to UC Berkeley by the testing authorities prior to application submission, and at the latest, by the application deadline. It may take 10-15 days for official score reports to transfer to our system. For the TOEFL exam, the school code for UC Berkeley is 4833, and the department code for the I School is 99.
For the IELTS exam, please submit an electronic report from the testing center; no institution code is required. Here is the Graduate Division’s office address for identification purposes: University of California, Berkeley, Graduate Division, Sproul Hall Rm 318, MC 5900, Berkeley, CA 94720.
More information: TOEFL website ; IELTS website
(6) Application Fee
(submitted with the online application)
- Fee for domestic applicants: $135.
- Fee for international applicants: $155.
Application Fee Waiver : The I School is pleased to offer application fee waivers to eligible Ph.D. applicants. Prior to submitting your application, please complete our Application Fee Waiver request form , and we will contact you within two business days with further instructions.
All application materials must be received by the application deadline. Applications will be reviewed throughout December and January, and admissions decisions will be released by early February.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us with questions or for additional guidance: [email protected] or (510) 664-4742.
*Test Report Form must be sent directly from IELTS. IELTS Indicator scores are not accepted.
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The PhD program in Political Science at the University of California, San Diego is consistently recognized as one of the top ten programs in the nation, as evidenced by the rankings of U.S. News & World Report and the National Academy of Sciences. We are also rated #1 in overall graduate student satisfaction in a recent National Doctoral Program Survey.
As a full-time doctoral program—we admit only for the PhD—our primary goal is to prepare scholars to teach and conduct research at major research universities. Each year, from 15-20 new graduate students enter the program and spend an average of five years earning the PhD. As our placement history attests, the training and mentoring we provide has prepared students to land rewarding jobs at the world’s best universities and colleges.
With over forty faculty members and eleven adjunct professors engaged in graduate teaching, we maintain a small ratio of students to faculty. This allows for close faculty supervision of graduate education and fosters an ethos of mentoring and collaboration. Graduate seminars are small and students have ample opportunity to become involved in collaborative research projects with faculty from across the subfields of contemporary political science. We also offer students many opportunities to attend colloquia that feature presentations by faculty, outside speakers, and dissertation candidates. The small number of students accepted into the program also makes it possible to fund almost all graduate students throughout their entire graduate careers.
A hallmark of our program is the willingness and ability of both faculty and graduate students to work across traditional sub-disciplinary boundaries. We believe that political science is a coherent discipline, rather than independent subfields loosely grouped under an umbrella. We as a department seek to break down additional barriers and build bridges across all the subfields and give all of our students a broad command of the discipline as a whole, regardless of their area of specialization.
In accordance with these principles, our graduate program includes a required First-Year Curriculum for all incoming PhD students. This curriculum is composed of two quarters of courses in Analytic Theory (203A-B) and two quarters of Research Methods (204A-B) courses. We also offer an Integrated Workshop, which is designed to promote intellectual engagement and conversations across fields, so as to better prepare our students to conduct research that scholars across fields will care about.
We believe the design of our graduate program is a unique statement about the discipline of political science. No similar attempt to unify the curriculum has been undertaken in any other department in the country. Our students will not only have a broader command of the discipline as a result of this first year curriculum but will be able to see problems of politics in their more specialized areas of study through new and, we hope, clearer lenses. We are excited about the direction of our Department and hope to provide leadership to the profession by highlighting and building upon this unity in our graduate program.
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Public policy.
About the Program
The undergraduate minor in Public Policy introduces students from other departments and colleges to the field and practice of policy analysis. Employers and graduate schools recognize a completed minor as indicative of broader preparation than a single degree, not to mention curiosity and willingness to do extra work. The Public Policy minor also certifies interest and background in public affairs.
Over the years, the department has realized that the underlying model of policy analysis enriches and complements a variety of undergraduate specializations and that public policy training can be valuable not only as a “pre-MPP” experience but also to students whose graduate training won’t include the Masters in Public Policy degree. Lawyers, doctors, engineers, entrepreneurs, and others need to understand government choices as citizens, as participants in government, and on behalf of their organizations, many of which are profoundly affected by public policy.
Registration for the minor (which does not obligate one to complete it) makes students eligible for various Goldman School of Public Policy (GSPP) undergraduate programs and activities and gets them on a mailing list for GSPP events of interest to anyone concerned with public affairs.
Course of Study Overview
The undergraduate courses in public policy deal with the substance of public policy, how it is made, how its effects can be gauged, and what the purposes of policy should be. The courses consider both the policy process and particular policy issues. By examining different policy problems in their political and social contexts, students gain a greater sensitivity to the forces which shape and carry out public policies and to the impact of social, political, economic, and legal power.
Courses are designed for students in diverse disciplines and professional schools. There are no prerequisites for enrollment in the undergraduate courses unless specifically noted otherwise in the course descriptions. The training provided by the courses is useful to those interested in combining the substantive perspectives of the social sciences with the immediacy of contemporary problems, to those considering professional study, and to the informed and politically aware citizen.
Declaring the Minor
All UC Berkeley undergraduate students are eligible for enrollment in the Public Policy minor. Students should complete the Minor Enrollment Form as early in their academic career as possible. Declaration of the Public Policy minor is possible even before enrolling in public policy courses.
Please note that early declaration of the minor does not obligate students to this program should it become unfeasible later in their academic pursuits.
All Public Policy minor students must complete a Completion of Public Policy Minor form the semester they are scheduled to graduate in order to receive credit for the minor. The minor will not be listed on the diploma. Students who complete the requirements for the Public Policy Minor will receive a certificate of completion. Within six weeks after receiving the certificate, a notation will appear at the bottom of the transcript that will state "Minor Program in Public Policy Completed" with the semester and year.
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Minor Requirements
Students who have a strong interest in an area of study outside their major often decide to complete a minor program. These programs have set requirements.
General Guidelines
- All courses used to fulfill minor requirements must be completed with a grade of C- or higher, and must be at least 3 units each.
- All courses must be taken for a letter grade, except PUB POL 199 , and PUB POL 98 / PUB POL 198 , both of which are offered on a Pass/No Pass basis only.
- Two 2-unit PUB POL 98 / PUB POL 198 courses or other 2-unit public policy courses may count as one course toward the minor; however, only one of these can be PUB POL 98 .
- Students may count graduate level public policy electives to complete their minor requirements. Generally, undergraduates require an instructor consent form to enroll in graduate courses.
- No more than two non-public policy courses may be used to fulfill minor requirements.
Requirements
Students may count an unlimited number of PUB POL 190 courses toward the minor, provided that the topic is not repeated.
PUB POL C20AC THE 2020 ELECTION 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2020 During the fall 2020 semester we will have the quadrennial opportunity to study American politics during a presidential campaign. Combining real-time analysis of the election, an in-depth study of the relevant historical and sociological trends that are shaping this moment, and a lively roster of guest speakers from across the Berkeley campus and community, this class will provide students with a comprehensive and interdisciplinary introduction to American politics in a time of unprecedented crisis and possibility. THE 2020 ELECTION: Read More [+]
Hours & Format
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 1 hour of discussion per week
Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week.
Additional Details
Subject/Course Level: Public Policy/Undergraduate
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternative to final exam.
Instructors: Cohen, Jayaraman
Also listed as: AFRICAM C20AC
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PUB POL 24 Freshman Seminar 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2018, Fall 2017, Spring 2016 The Freshman Seminar Program has been designed to provide new students with the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member in a small-seminar setting. Freshman seminars are offered in all campus departments, and topics vary from department to department and semester to semester. Enrollment limited to 15 freshmen. Freshman Seminar: Read More [+]
Rules & Requirements
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit when topic changes.
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of seminar per week
Additional Format: One hour of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Grading/Final exam status: The grading option will be decided by the instructor when the class is offered. Final exam required.
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PUB POL 39B Freshman/Sophomore Seminar 2 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2012 Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower-division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester. Enrollment limits are set by the faculty, but the suggested limit is 25. Freshman/Sophomore Seminar: Read More [+]
Fall and/or spring: 10 weeks - 2 hours of seminar per week
Additional Format: Two hours of seminar per week for 10 weeks.
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PUB POL 98 Group Study in Public Policy 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 Group study on selected public policy topics. Open to freshmen and sophomores. Group Study in Public Policy: Read More [+]
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit without restriction.
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of directed group study per week
Additional Format: One to Four hour of Directed group study per week for 15 weeks.
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Final exam not required.
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PUB POL 101 Introduction to Public Policy Analysis 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Summer 2024 8 Week Session, Spring 2024 A systematic and critical approach to evaluating and designing public policies. Combines theory and application to particular cases and problems. Diverse policy topics, including environmental, health, education, communications, safety, and arts policy issues, among others. Introduction to Public Policy Analysis: Read More [+]
Summer: 6 weeks - 8-10 hours of lecture and 2-0 hours of discussion per week 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Six hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week for 8 weeks. Eight to ten hours of lecture and two to zero hours of discussion per week for 6 weeks.
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam not required.
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PUB POL 103 Wealth and Poverty 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2009, Spring 2008 This course is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding both of the structure of political economy and of why the distribution of earnings, wealth, and opportunity have been diverging in the United States and in other nations. It is also intended to provide insight into the political and public policy debates that have arisen in light of the divergence as well as possible means of reversing it. Wealth and Poverty: Read More [+]
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture and 2 hours of discussion per week
Additional Format: Two hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week.
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Final exam required.
Instructor: Reich
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PUB POL C103 Wealth and Poverty 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021 This course is designed to provide students with a deeper understanding both of the organization of the political economy in the United States and of other advanced economies, and of why the distribution of earnings, wealth, and opportunity have been diverging in the United States and in other nations. It also is intended to provide insights into the political and public-policy debates that have arisen in light of this divergence, as well as possible means of reversing it. Wealth and Poverty: Read More [+]
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for C103 after taking 103.
Additional Format: Two hours of Lecture and Two hours of Discussion per week for 15 weeks.
Also listed as: L & S C180U
PUB POL 105 Negotiations 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 The objective of this course is to improve negotiation skills and to increase the ability to resolve conflicts in a multitude of situations, including public policy disputes. Topics will include: distributive and integrative bargaining; preparation strategies; defense to ploys; power and perceptions; team and multi-party negotiations; political, legislative and regulatory negotiations; emotions and gender, email negotiations, handling difficult negotiators, impact of personality traits and public policy mediation. Simulated negotiation exercises and role-plays will be used extensively. Negotiations: Read More [+]
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture per week
Additional Format: Three hours of lecture per week.
Instructor: Dayonot
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PUB POL 117AC Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 The objective of this course is to use the tools and insights of public policy analysis as a means of understanding the ways in which policies are shaped by and respond to issues of race, ethnicity, and cultural difference. The course is organized around a series of discrete policy problems involving issues of race and ethnicity. It is designed to allow for comparative analysis within and across cases to explore the variety of ways in which policy intersects with different racial and ethnic groups. Race, Ethnicity, and Public Policy: Read More [+]
Additional Format: Three hours of Lecture per week for 15 weeks.
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PUB POL 132 Global Challenges 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2022 This course will survey societal challenges that are fundamentally global in nature, in contrast to challenges that are more effectively addressed by domestic policies. The goal of the course is to understand the cause and structure of a broad set of global challenges, with an eye towards eventually participating in their management or resolution. The first part provides foundations for understanding the governance context in which global challenges emerge. The second part of the course examines individual topic areas, building students’ knowledge of modern issues and policy debates. Topics may include, but not limited to the governance of oceans; poverty and development; scientific research and technology transfer; international aid. Global Challenges: Read More [+]
Instructor: Hsiang
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PUB POL 141 Behavioral Economics for Public Policy 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 This course introduces a range of economic phenomena that cannot be explained by standard, fully rational economic models, and explores implications for public policy. Why do we vote for social security despite the fact that it reduces our freedom to choose how we spend our money? What would happen to job seeking behavior if we cut off unemployment benefits in multiple steps? Why do fines work better than bonuses (except when they don't)? What kinds of policies should the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau implement? Behavioral Economics provides answers to these questions that standard economics does not. Behavioral Economics for Public Policy: Read More [+]
Instructor: Acland
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PUB POL C142 Applied Econometrics and Public Policy 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2022, Spring 2021, Fall 2020, Spring 2020 This course focuses on the sensible application of econometric methods to empirical problems in economics and public policy analysis. It provides background on issues that arise when analyzing non-experimental social science data and a guide for tools that are useful for empirical research. By the end of the course, students will have an understanding of the types of research designs that can lead to convincing analysis and be comfortable working with large scale data sets. Applied Econometrics and Public Policy: Read More [+]
Prerequisites: 140 or 141 or consent of instructor
Credit Restrictions: Students who completed Econ C142 receive no credit for Econ N142.
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3-3 hours of lecture and 1-0 hours of discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6-6 hours of lecture and 2-0 hours of discussion per week
Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and one to zero hours of discussion per week. Six hours of lecture and two to zero hours of discussion per week for 8 weeks.
Grading/Final exam status: Letter grade. Alternate method of final assessment during regularly scheduled final exam group (e.g., presentation, final project, etc.).
Also listed as: ECON C142/POL SCI C131A
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PUB POL 155 Introduction to Security Policy 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 This course introduces students to the arena of security policy. Students will learn the origins and evolution of the governing framework for security policy in the United States, including the post-9/11 creation of Homeland Security, and key methodologies of security policy, including risk assessment. The course will evaluate the variety of scales at which security policy is enacted, from state/local to federal and even international. The course delves into defining security dilemmas of the present: the challenge of securing democracy against both internal and external threats; the challenge of cybersecurity in a networked world; and global climate change. The course concludes with a required one-day crisis simulation exercise. Introduction to Security Policy: Read More [+]
Instructors: Sargent, Napolitano
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PUB POL 156 Program and Policy Design 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2021, Spring 2016, Fall 2011 Studio/laboratory in the design of nonphysical environments. Complements courses in policy analysis, public management, economics, and political science; especially intended to integrate elements of professional programs in public policy and related areas. Students will design, in groups and individually, programs and policies that create value in the public sector, including statutes, regulations, and implementation projects. Comparative reviews will feature invited guests. Undergraduate level of 256. Program and Policy Design: Read More [+]
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of seminar per week
Additional Format: Three hours of Seminar per week for 15 weeks.
Instructor: O'Hare
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PUB POL 157 Arts and Cultural Policy 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 Survey of government policy toward the arts (especially direct subsidy, copyright and regulation, and indirect assistance) and its effects on artists, audiences, and institutions. Emphasizes "highbrow" arts, U.S. policy, and the social and economic roles of participants in the arts. Readings, field trips, and case discussion. One paper in two drafts required for undergraduate credit; graduate credit awarded for an additional short paper to be arranged and attendance at four advanced colloquia throughout the term. Undergraduate level of 257. Arts and Cultural Policy: Read More [+]
Formerly known as: 108
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PUB POL C157 Arts and Cultural Policy 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2014, Spring 2013 Survey of government policy toward the arts (especially direct subsidy, copyright and regulation, and indirect assistance) and its effects on artists, audiences, and institutions. Emphasizes "highbrow" arts, U.S. policy, and the social and economic roles of participants in the arts. Readings, field trips, and case discussion. One paper in two drafts required for undergraduate credit; graduate credit awarded for an additional short paper to be arranged and attendance at four advanced colloquia throughout the term. Undergraduate level of 257. Arts and Cultural Policy: Read More [+]
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for Public Policy C157/Letters and Science C180x after taking Public Policy 108 or 157.
Also listed as: L & S C180X
PUB POL 160AC Work, Justice and the Labor Movement 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2020 This course provides a broad, inter-disciplinary overview of the U.S. labor movement in the fight for social and economic justice. It will introduce students to critiques of racial capitalism and the power dynamics inherent in paid work, while considering why and how workers form unions in response. One of the primary objectives of this course is to develop a theoretical and analytical understanding of contemporary workers’ experiences of work in the U.S. shaped by race, class, gender, sexuality, immigration status, language, religion, and other social constructs. There will be a special comparative focus on the role of structures and the space for agency and mobilization in the Latinx, Black and Asian American communities. Work, Justice and the Labor Movement: Read More [+]
Prerequisites: Co-enrollment in PUB POL 199C or ETH STD 199C
Requirements this course satisfies: Satisfies the American Cultures requirement
Instructor: Ferus-Comelo
Also listed as: ETH STD 160AC
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PUB POL 162AC Field Study in Labor Organizing 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2021 This fieldstudy course is designed for undergraduates/graduates who have an interest in social/economic justice, and seek to earn academic credit while gaining exp in organizing. Building upon the Labor Center’s Summer program, it allows students to apply existing organizing skills/acquire new knowledge in community and labor organizations. Students will be matched with our community partners that promote the interests of Bay area working families. Classroom-based guided reflection, skills development, career information, and engagement with current debates will complement the fieldwork. This exp can open the door to life-long careers as organizers, researchers, policy analysts, political lobbyists, communication specialists and leaders. Field Study in Labor Organizing: Read More [+]
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 6 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Format: there should also be a fieldwork component with 6-9 hours.
Also listed as: ETH STD 197AC
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PUB POL C164 Impact of Government Policies on Poor Children and Families 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2007 Examination of the impact of policies of state intervention and public benefit programs on poor children and families. Introduction to child and family policy, and study of specific issue areas, such as income transfer programs, housing, health care, and child abuse. Impact of Government Policies on Poor Children and Families: Read More [+]
Credit Restrictions: This course may be applied to the Demography major.
Instructor: Mauldon
Also listed as: DEMOG C164
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PUB POL C164A Berkeley Changemaker: Labor Research for Action and Policy (L-RAP) 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2023 This course is an introduction to social science research methods that center principles of equity and justice connecting the Berkeley Changemaker L&S 12 to the discipline of public policy in the field of work and employment relations. It is based on the premise that the COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity to reshape the economy for a fair, inclusive, and democratic society with the participation of people typically excluded from policy development. Currently , young workers are at the helm of transforming the labor market by leading union organizing at workplaces. This course examines the position, attitudes, and interests of young workers through the lens of critical race theory, feminist and queer theory, and disability justice. Berkeley Changemaker: Labor Research for Action and Policy (L-RAP): Read More [+]
Also listed as: ETH STD C164A
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PUB POL 165 Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 This course will examine the nature and extent of poverty in the U.S., its causes and consequences, and the antipoverty effects of existing and proposed government programs and policies. The first ten weeks of this course focuses on social science theory and evidence about the causes, consequences and costs of poverty. The last four weeks of the course examines child poverty policies, employment policies, and setting an overall agenda for poverty policy. Poverty, Inequality, and Public Policy: Read More [+]
Credit Restrictions: Students will receive no credit for PUB POL 165 after completing PUB POL 165 . A deficient grade in PUB POL 165 may be removed by taking PUB POL 165 .
Instructor: Johnson
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PUB POL C184 Energy and Society 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022 Energy sources, uses, and impacts: an introduction to the technology, politics, economics, and environmental effects of energy in contemporary society. Energy and well-being; energy in international perspective, origins, and character of energy crisis. Energy and Society: Read More [+]
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of discussion per week 10 weeks - 6 hours of lecture and 1.5 hours of discussion per week
Additional Format: Three hours of lecture and one hour of discussion per week. Six hours of lecture and one and one-half hours of discussion per week for 10 weeks. Six hours of lecture and one and one-half hours of discussion per week for 8 weeks.
Instructor: Kammen
Also listed as: ENE,RES C100
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PUB POL W184 Energy and Society 4 Units
Terms offered: Summer 2024 8 Week Session, Summer 2023 8 Week Session, Summer 2022 8 Week Session Energy sources, uses, and impacts: an introduction to the technology, politics, economics, and environmental effects of energy in contemporary society. Energy and well-being; energy in international perspective, origins, and character of energy crisis. Energy and Society: Read More [+]
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 3 hours of web-based lecture and 1 hour of web-based discussion per week
Summer: 8 weeks - 6 hours of web-based lecture and 1.5 hours of web-based discussion per week
Additional Format: One hour of web-based discussion and three hours of web-based lecture per week. One and one-half hours of web-based discussion and six hours of web-based lecture per week for 8 weeks.
Online: This is an online course.
Also listed as: ENE,RES W100
PUB POL 187 Energy Regulation and Public Policy 3 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 The class focuses on the economic regulation of electricity and natural gas and its role in public policy innovation. We will explore the regulatory rationale in the context of microeconomic principles, the nature and evolution of energy technology and regulation in the United States, and the ways to advance public policy objectives. The class covers the alternatives to traditional cost-of-service rate regulation, the electricity deregulation experiment, the resulting energy crisis in California, and current efforts to reconsider the utility business model. We will delve into how the economic regulatory framework creates opportunities to implement public policy, and the enhanced role climate change now plays in decision making worldwide. Energy Regulation and Public Policy: Read More [+]
Instructor: Weissman
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PUB POL C189 Social Science & Crime Prevention Policy 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2022, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 In this interdisciplinary course students examine the relationships among social science, law, and crime prevention policy. Emphasis is placed on how psychological science (clinical, developmental, social) can inform decisions about individuals at high risk for repeated involvement in the juvenile and criminal justice systems. Topics of focus include risk assessment, adolescent development and juvenile justice, and prevention/intervention/correctional psychology. Students will have an opportunity to master a specific problem area. Broadly, goals are for students to a) become comfortable in translating crime prevention problems into social scientific questions, and b) specifically understand how research findings can inform law and policy. Social Science & Crime Prevention Policy: Read More [+]
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 2 hours of lecture per week
Additional Format: Two hours of lecture per week.
Instructor: Skeem
Also listed as: SOC WEL C181
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PUB POL 190 Special Topics in Public Policy 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023 Course examines current problems and issues in the field of public policy. Topics may vary from year to year and will be announced at the beginning of the semester. Open to students from other departments. Special Topics in Public Policy: Read More [+]
Repeat rules: Course may be repeated for credit with instructor consent.
Fall and/or spring: 7 weeks - 2-8 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 2-4 hours of lecture per week 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of lecture per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of lecture per week 8 weeks - 1.5-7.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Format: One to four hours of lecture per week. Two to four hours of lecture per week for 8 weeks. One and one-half to seven and one-half hours of lecture per week for 8 weeks. Two and one-half to ten hours of lecture per week for 6 weeks. Two to eight hours of lecture per week for seven weeks.
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PUB POL 192AC Social Movements, Organizing & Policy Change 3 Units
Terms offered: Fall 2021, Spring 2021, Spring 2020 This class will provide students with a grounding in the literature of social movement theory and history, with a special emphasis on social movements led by African American, Latinx, indigenous, and Asian Pacific Islander communities for equity. The class will also introduce students to the basics of social movement organizing, including mobilizing unlikely voters through organizing technique, and the theory of nonviolent direct action, all with a focus on race and gender equity. Social Movements, Organizing & Policy Change: Read More [+]
Summer: 6 weeks - 7.5 hours of lecture per week
Additional Format: Three hours of lecture per week. Seven and one-half hours of lecture per week for 6 weeks.
Instructor: Jayaraman
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PUB POL 198 Directed Group Study 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 Group study of a selected topic or topics in Public Policy. Meetings to be arranged. Directed Group Study: Read More [+]
Prerequisites: Consent of instructor
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PUB POL 199 Supervised Independent Study and Research 1 - 4 Units
Terms offered: Spring 2024, Fall 2020, Summer 2020 8 Week Session For upper division students wishing to pursue special study and directed research under direction of a member of the staff. Enrollment restrictions apply; see the Introduction to Courses and Curricula section of this catalog. Supervised Independent Study and Research: Read More [+]
Prerequisites: Upper division standing
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1-4 hours of independent study per week
Summer: 6 weeks - 2.5-10 hours of independent study per week 8 weeks - 2-7.5 hours of independent study per week 10 weeks - 1.5-6 hours of independent study per week
Additional Format: One to Four hour of Independent study per week for 15 weeks. One and one-half to Six hours of Independent study per week for 10 weeks. Two to Seven and one-half hours of Independent study per week for 8 weeks. Two and one-half to Ten hours of Independent study per week for 6 weeks.
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PUB POL C199C Berkeley Changemaker: Labor Research for Action and Policy (L-RAP) 1 Unit
Terms offered: Fall 2024, Fall 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 This practicum is an applied research training course that accompanies PUBPOL 160AC Work, Justice, and the Labor Movement and connects the Berkeley Changemaker L&S 12 to the discipline of public policy. It is designed to provide a robust training in research methods and community engagement with worker organizations to inform policies for a fair, inclusive, and democratic society. The practicum integrates elements of quantitative and qualitative research methods in a semester-long service-learning project in partnership with a worker organization. Students will work in teams to collect and analyze data thematically, and learn to use digital tools to disseminate the research findings to various audiences. Berkeley Changemaker: Labor Research for Action and Policy (L-RAP): Read More [+]
Prerequisites: Co-enrollment in PUB POL 160AC , ETH STD 160AC , or SOCIOL 116AC
Fall and/or spring: 15 weeks - 1 hour of lecture and 2 hours of fieldwork per week
Additional Format: One hour of lecture and two hours of fieldwork per week.
Grading/Final exam status: Offered for pass/not pass grade only. Alternative to final exam.
Also listed as: ETH STD C199C
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David J. Vogel
Soloman P. Lee Chair Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Business Ethics | Professor Emeritus, Political Science Department | Editor, California Management Review Business & Public Policy
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David Vogel is the Soloman Lee Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Business Ethics at Berkeley Haas and Professor Emeritus of Political Science. He has written extensively on both environmental management and government regulation.
In 2017, he received the Elinor Ostrom Award from the American Political Science Association in recognition of his lifetime contribution to the study of environmental policy. His latest book “California Greenin’: How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader” (Princeton University Press, 2018) is the first comprehensive history of California’s leadership and innovation in environmental regulation. Other books include: “The Politics of Precaution: Regulating, Health, Safety and Environmental Risks in Europe and the United States” (Princeton University Press, 2012); “Global Challenges in Responsible Business” (Cambridge University Press, 2010); and “The Market for Virtue: The Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility” (Brookings, 2005).
Since 1982, Vogel has served as editor of Berkeley Haas management journal, The California Management Review. He has taught classes and lectured on environment management in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Expertise and Research Interests
- Environmental Politics and Policy
- Global Corporate Social Responsibility
- History of Regulatory Policy Innovation in California
- Politics of Health, Safety, and Environmental Regulation
- Consumer and Environmental Regulation in the Global Economy
Selected Papers and Publications
- David Vogel. California Greenin’: How the Golden State Became an Environmental Leader . Princeton University Press . April 2018
- David Vogel, Vinod Aggarwal, and Kristi Govella. Global Trade Linkages: National Security and Human Security . Linking Trade and Security; Evolving Institutions and Strategies in Asia, Europe, and the United States, . 2013
- David Vogel. The Politics of Precaution: Regulating Health, Safety and Environmental Risks in Europe and the United States . Princeton University Press . 2012
- David Vogel and James O’Toole. Two and One-Half Cheers for Conscious Capitalism . California Management Review . 2011
- Edited by David Vogel and S and Johan Swinnen. Transatlantic Regulatory Cooperation The Shifting Roles of the EU, the US and California . Edward Elgar Publishing . 2011
- Edited by David Vogel, Craig Smith, C.B. Bhattacherya, David Levine). Global Challenges in Responsible Business . Cambridge University Press . 2010
- Edited by Christopher Ansell and David Vogel. What’s the Beef? The Contested Governance of European Food Safety . MIT Press . 2006
- David Vogel. The Market for Virtue: The Potential and Limits of Corporate Social Responsibility . Brookings Institution Press, . 2005
- David Vogel and R. Daniel Kelemen. Trading Places: The Role of the US and the EU in International Environmental Policies . Comparative Political Studie . 2010
- David Vogel. How Green is Judaism? An Exploration of Jewish Environmental Ethics . Business Ethics Quarterly . 2001
Positions Held
At Haas since 1973 2016 – present, Soloman P. Lee Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Business Ethics; Professor Emeritus of Political Science, UC Berkeley 2009 – 2015, Soloman P. Lee Distinguished Professor of Business Ethics 1984 – present, Professor, Haas School of Business
Visiting Positions European University Institute Hebrew University INSEAD London Business School Stanford University Bren School, U.C. Santa Barbara
External Service and Affiliations
- 1982 – present, Editor, California Management Review
- 2009 – present, International Research Fellow, Oxford University Centre for Corporate Reputation
- Associate editor, Regulation and Governance, 2009 – 2011; Executive board, 2011- present
- Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Policy History, Business and Politics, Journal of Public Affairs, Labor History, Ethique. Journal of Risk Research
- Member, Scientific Committee, Italian Center for Corporate Responsibilty
- Member, Advisory Committee, International Network of Research on Organizations and Sustainable Development, France
- American Political Science Association: Trust and Development Board (2010-2012); elected Council Member (2004-2006); ,Gladys M. Krammerer Award Committee (1986); Best Paper Award Committee (1990); James Madison Award Committee (1991); Harold D. Lasswell Award Committee (2000); Hubert Humphrey Award Committee (2003)
- Moderator, Aspen Institute Seminars, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2009
Selected Honors and Awards
Elinor Ostrom Career Achievement Award International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC) 2017
The Politics of Precaution, Charles H. Levine Memorial Book Prize International Political Science Association 2013
The Politics of Precaution, Best Book Award Organizations and the Natural Environment Division, Academy of Management 2012
Faculty Pioneer Award for Lifetime Achievement Business and Society Program, Aspen Institute 2010
The Market for Virtue: Best Book Award Social Issues Division, Academy of Management 2008
In the News
- California promises fight to keep auto emission authority , ABC News, 09/19/2019
- Kochs downplay politics to find common ground in liberal Silicon Valley , Bloomberg, 09/05/2019
- California Greenin’ , No Jargon (audio link), 09/20/2018
- Heavy hitters on climate change converge on San Francisco, with Gov. Jerry Brown as host , CALMatters, 09/07/2018
- Opinion: The Trump administration wants to end California’s role as an environmental innovator , Los Angeles Times, 08/28/2018
- Why California goes its own way on the environment , Bloomberg, 07/29/2018
- David Vogel on California Greenin’ , Princeton University Press, 05/10/2018
- How California turned green into gold , San Francisco Chronicle, 04/26/2018
- The Tipping Point: Can American Institutions Be Saved? , California Magazine, 01/23/2018
- In Trump era, US automakers seek balance between jobs, profits , The Christian Science Monitor, 01/25/2017
- Trump has a great opportunity to save our environment , The Hill, 01/23/2017
- What You Need to Know About Socially Responsible Investing , Inc., 06/01/2016
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Our department has been a leader in embracing machine learning and data science. We helped found the Division of Computing, Data Science, and Society (CDSS) , which was launched in 2019 under Associate Provost Jennifer Chayes and continues to strengthen both our interdisciplinary ties and foundational research. Our graduates go on to solve impactful problems in academia, industry, and non-profits, informing consequential decisions such as election auditing, medical treatment, police reform, and scientific reproducibility, and developing elegant mathematical tools for understanding networks, genetics, and language, among other areas.
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Janelle Scott
Janelle Scott (she/her) is a Professor at the University of California, Berkeley in the School of Education and African American Studies Department. She holds the Robert J. and Mary Catherine Birgeneau Distinguished Chair in Educational Disparities, and is the Chair of the Race, Diversity, and Educational Policy Cluster of the Othering and Belonging Institute. She is the Associate Dean for Students in the College of Letters and Science. Scott earned a PhD in Education Policy from the University of California, Los Angeles Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, and a BA in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to earning her doctorate, she taught elementary school in Oakland, Calif.
Her research explores the relationship between education, policy, and equality of opportunity, and centers on three related policy strands: the racial politics of public education, the politics of school choice, marketization, and privatization, and the role of elite and community-based advocacy in shaping public education. Her work has appeared in several edited books and journals, including the Peabody Journal of Education, Educational Policy, American Educational Research Journal , and Harvard Educational Review . With Sonya Horsford and Gary Anderson, she is the co-author of T he politics of education in an era of inequality: Possibilities for democratic Schooling. New York: Routledge , which was honored with a 2020 Critics Choice Award from the American Educational Studies Association. She co-edited the 2023 World Yearbook of education with Monisha Bajaj, entitled, Racialization and Educational Inequality in Global Perspective. London: Routledge She is also the editor of School choice and diversity: What the evidence says (2005, Teachers College Press).
Scott is a Fellow of the American Educational Research Association, a Trustee of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and a Member of the National Academy of Education. In 2017, she was awarded a Distinguished Faculty Mentor Award by the UC Berkeley Graduate Division, and in 2014, she was awarded a Distinguished Scholar Award by the American Educational Research Association's Committee on Scholars of Color. She served as Vice President of AERA's Division L (Policy and Politics) from 2019-2022.
Publications
Recent Publications:
Scott, J. & Bajaj, M. (Eds.). (2022). Racialization and educational inequality in global perspective . The 2023 World Yearbook of Education. London: Routledge.
DeBray, E., Finnigan, K.S., George, J., & Scott, J. (2022). A civil rights framework for the reauthorization of ESEA. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. Available at: http://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/reauthorization .
Scott, J. (2022). Rushed Oakland school closure plan should be postponed. Mercury News. February 4. https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/04/opinion-rushed-oakland-school-closure-plan-should-be-postponed/
Scott, J., Siegel-Hawley, G., DeBray, E., Frankenberg, E., McDermott, K. (2020). An Agenda for Restoring Civil Rights in K-12 Federal Education Policy. Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. https://nepc.colorado.edu/publication/restoring-civil-rights .
McDermott, K., Scott, J., Frankenberg, E., Siegel-Hawley, G. & DeBray, E. (2020). How the Biden Administration Can Restore Civil Rights in Ed. Policy. Education Week Opinion . December 18. https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-how-the-biden-administration-can-restore-civil-rights-in-ed-policy/2020/12 .
DeBray, E., Frankenberg, E. McDermott, K., Scott, J. & Siegel-Hawley, G. (2019). Brown @65: The ebbs and flow of federal education policy since 2009. American Journal of Education forum. Available at http://www.ajeforum.com/the-ebbs-and-flows-of-federal-school-integration-policy-since-2009/ .
Scott, J. (2019). Public scholarship is about more than edu-celebrity. Education Week , January 15, 2019. Available at: https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2019/01/16/public-scholarship-is-about-more-than-edu-celebrity.html?fbclid=IwAR3Ce9OIqU7ZsFrg-JuzbKsx2b-Mlxl71tWNNop-Ujbn7gecLf8kslbInvM .
Castillo, E., Goel, P., Owens, S., Scott, J., DeBray, E. & Lubienski, C. (2020). E-Advocacy in the information market: How social media platforms distribute evidence on charter schools. Urban Education . https://doi.org/10.1177/0042085920953885
DeBray, E., Frankenberg, E., McDermott, Scott, J. & Siegel-Hawley, G. (2019). The ebbs and flows of federal school integration policy since 2009 . AJE Forum (online).
DeBray, E., Hanley, J., Scott, J., Lubienski, C. (2019). Money and influence: philanthropies, intermediary organizations, and Atlanta’s 2017 school board election, Journal of Educational Administration and History , DOI: 10.1080/00220620.2019.1689103
Horsford, S., Scott, J. & Anderson, G. (2018). The politics of education policy in an era of inequality: Possibilities for democratic schooling. New York: Routledge. Winner, 2020 AESA Critic’s Choice Award.
Scott, J., Moses, M.S., Finnigan, K.S., Trujillo, T., & Jackson, D.D. (2017). Law and Order in School and Society: How Discipline and Policing Policies Harm Students of Color, and What We Can Do About It . Boulder, CO: National Education Policy Center. http://nepc . colorado.edu/publication/law-and-order.
Trujillo, T., Scott, J. & Rivera, M. (2017). Follow the yellow brick road: Teach For America and the making of educational leaders. American Journal of Education.
Scott, J., DeBray, E., Lubienski, C., LaLonde, P., Castillo, E. & Owens, S. (2017). Urban regimes, intermediary organization networks, and research use: Patterns across three school districts. Peabody Journal of Education, DOI:10.1080/0161956X.2016.1264800.
Scott, J. & Holme, J. (2016). The political economy of market-based educational policies: Race and reform in urban school districts, 1915 to 2016. Centennial Issue: Review of Research in Education . Volume 40, pp. 250-295.
Scott, J., Trujillo, T. & Rivera, M. (2016). Reframing Teach For America: A conceptual framework for the next generation of scholarship. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 24 (12). http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.24.2419 .
For additional publications, see: http://berkeley.academia.edu/Janellescott
Interests and Professional Affiliations
Advocacy Politics
Educational Equity
Policy Analysis and Evaluation
Politics of Education
Privatization
Qualitative Methods
Race and Schooling
Research Use
Urban Leadership
Urban Schooling
Critical Studies of Race, Class, and Gender
Policy, Politics, and Leadership
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PhD, University of California, Los Angeles, Education Policy
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Berkeley Changemaker: Algorithms, Public Policy, and Ethics
This course will cover a broad range of topics on the use of predictive and related algorithms in public policy. This will include specific case studies, how data are used in these tools, their possible benefits relative to status quo procedures, and the potential harms and ethics surrounding their use (e.g. issues of algorithmic bias). The course will include instruction on both concepts and methods. Students will learn how to critically think and communicate about the use of algorithms in public policy (and related topics) through a conceptual and theoretical lens, through illustrative case studies, through data science applications and exercises, and through collaborative group work in addition to individual assignments.
Students must have taken PS 3 or Data 8 (or have equivalent coursework).
If you have any questions regarding whether you’re prepared for the class, please talk to Prof. Bansak at [email protected] .
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Open date: November 15, 2023
Most recent review date: Thursday, Apr 4, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Thursday, Nov 14, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
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The Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley is recruiting a pool of qualified lecturers to teach core and upper-division undergraduate courses in Economics.
UC Berkeley plans for instruction to be given in person. However, UC Berkeley is prepared to implement hybrid and/or flexible modes of instruction in response to unforeseen circumstances (e.g., public emergencies). Remote instruction requires an online course to be designed from the outset for delivery via distance learning methods. Instructors must have internet access and be prepared to adjust pedagogical approaches with a remote setting and use new teaching tools. Department policy requires instructors to create and maintain a bcourses site.
Teaching Responsibilities The Department of Economics is seeking outstanding instructors to be appointed in the Non-Senate Lecturer title series who can teach Economics courses that may include large courses (300 or more students)
General Duties In addition to teaching responsibilities, general duties include (but are not limited to) managing graders and/or graduate student instructors (teaching assistants), holding office hours, assigning grades, advising students, preparing course materials (e.g., syllabus), and maintaining a course website. Those teaching large courses are expected to work with, meet with, and mentor graduate student instructors.
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Claudia Sheinbaum is likely to be Mexico’s next president. Who is she?
During the campaign, Claudia Sheinbaum has tethered herself to the policies of her popular mentor, President Andrés Manuel López Obrador. How would her presidency differ from his?
MEXICO CITY — Claudia Sheinbaum was fuming.
The presidential candidate held a comfortable lead in the polls as her party’s primary got underway last summer. But one afternoon, as she was entering a hotel for a meeting, she was confronted by dozens of her top rival’s supporters, chanting that the contest was rigged.
The normally stoic Sheinbaum strode inside and upbraided Alfonso Durazo , the official coordinating the primaries for the Morena party.
“Wherever I arrive, I want to be respected,” she declared, jabbing the table. “Do you understand?”
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The scene, captured on video, went viral. “We’d never seen Claudia Sheinbaum this way, with this strong character, this anger,” noted TV journalist Joaquin López-Dóriga.
Sheinbaum, 61, is poised to make history as Mexico’s first female president and first Jewish head of state. Polls a week before Mexico’s election show her enjoying a wide lead over the next candidate, the conservative entrepreneur Xóchitl Gálvez. She has an impressive résumé, with a PhD in environmental engineering and a term as Mexico City mayor.
Still, after nearly a quarter-century in the public eye, she remains an enigma, known mainly as the low-key protégé of President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, the charismatic leader known as AMLO.
The question is whether a President Sheinbaum could step out of his shadow and govern a violence-racked country whose political institutions are in flux.
The Morena party, founded by AMLO in 2014, has become the 800-pound gorilla of Mexican politics, controlling Congress and 23 of 32 governorships. While Sheinbaum is the presidential candidate, the party faithful maintain an intense loyalty to AMLO of the sort that Donald Trump’s base has for him.
“It’s clear to me she wants to be her own person. But we are in an unprecedented situation,” said political analyst Carlos Heredia, who advised AMLO when he was mayor of Mexico City. “Instead of power being centered in the Mexican state, it’s in one person.”
Sheinbaum: Mexico’s first Jewish president?
Sheinbaum is so closely tethered to AMLO that she sometimes adopts his slow, pause-filled style of speaking. Yet her profile is distinctly different. He frequently cites his Christian beliefs. She’s not religious; she rarely discusses her Jewish heritage . (Her grandparents migrated from Lithuania and Bulgaria to escape discrimination and Nazi persecution.)
AMLO doesn’t speak English and dislikes traveling abroad. Sheinbaum did postdoctoral research at the University of California at Berkeley; her sister and daughter live in the United States.
The president, raised in Mexico’s poorer south, has the kind of folksy, small-town charm that catapulted Bill Clinton to the presidency. Sheinbaum grew up among the intellectual elite in the capital, enjoying daily ballet lessons and private tutoring in French.
What unites the two is a passion for political activism.
Sheinbaum’s parents were committed leftists, with a copy of Karl Marx’s “Das Kapital” hidden in the closet. Her mother, a biology professor, lost her job for participating in the 1968 student-led demonstrations against the one-party system that ruled Mexico for decades.
“In my house, we talked about politics at breakfast, lunch and dinner,” Sheinbaum told the journalist Arturo Cano for his biography “ Claudia Sheinbaum: Presidenta .”
As an undergraduate at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the country’s flagship university, Sheinbaum plunged into student politics. Rosaura Ruiz, an academic and family friend, recalled Sheinbaum’s passion for helping the poor. At one point, Ruiz said, Sheinbaum spent weeks in an Indigenous community in the central state of Michoacán, designing more efficient wood-burning stoves for poor women.
“She decided that by studying science, she could contribute more to Mexico,” Ruiz said.
Perhaps the most transformative moment for Sheinbaum was a student strike she helped organize in 1987 to fight a plan to raise university fees. She became part of a new generation of leftist politicians emerging from the university as the one-party system was crumbling. Many became prominent in the Revolutionary Democratic party, and helped AMLO become mayor of Mexico City in 2000.
As mayor, AMLO made Sheinbaum his environment secretary and entrusted her with one of his key projects: The construction of a “second story” for the Periférico, the highway that rings the capital. If he was the charming politician, known for cracking jokes at daily news conferences and scooting around the city in a white Volkswagen Jetta, she was the disciplined engineer who delivered projects on time.
In 2018, a public disgusted with corruption, violence and a sluggish economy voted overwhelmingly to make AMLO president . Sheinbaum, meanwhile, became Mexico City’s first elected female mayor.
Success reducing crime
In many ways, Sheinbaum’s mayoralty was an exercise in pragmatism. To battle crime, she brought in Omar García Harfuch , a former head of Mexico’s equivalent of the FBI, who had worked closely with U.S. law enforcement. He was the scion of a police family despised by many on the left; his grandfather was defense secretary in 1968 when security forces massacred hundreds of pro-democracy protesters , many of them students, in Mexico City’s Tlatelolco plaza.
Sheinbaum claims that homicides dropped by half on her watch. Analysts have questioned her figures, noting that a growing number of violent deaths — around 30 percent — are classified as “undefined” and not counted in murder statistics. Still, political scientist Rodrigo Peña said, “we’ve seen a very important drop in many crimes.”
Sheinbaum’s government created a special police intelligence unit, encouraged cooperation between prosecutors and cops, and turned to experts for innovative ideas, including techniques from Operation Ceasefire , a program developed to reduce gang violence in Boston.
“One of Claudia Sheinbaum’s great merits is that she made a political bet on maintaining a civilian police force,” Peña said. AMLO, as president, has taken the opposite approach, cutting funds for local police while expanding the military’s role in fighting crime.
Environmentalists view Sheinbaum’s performance in office as mixed. She battled Mexico’s powerful energy chief, Manuel Bartlett, to get funds to cover the city’s wholesale food market in solar panels. But she has also ardently defended AMLO’s efforts to roll back a 2013 energy initiative that gave a bigger role to the private sector and renewables.
Urban policy analysts say she is better known for highly visible projects — bike lanes, electric buses, cable cars to poor neighborhoods — than for a long-term vision. Her “big political sin” was inadequate upkeep of the sprawling Metro system, said Erika Alcantar, a professor of urban studies at UNAM.
In May 2021, a Metro overpass collapsed , killing 26 people. Sheinbaum hired a Norwegian consulting firm to investigate the causes. She praised its initial reports, which blamed construction errors that occurred under her predecessors. But when the firm’s final report also cited poor maintenance, she called it “biased and false.”
Trying to fill AMLO’s shoes
Sheinbaum isn’t known for her charisma. “In general, I’m an introverted person,” she told Cano.
Her political shortcomings were apparent in the June 2021 midterm elections. Morena won less than half of the 16 borough presidencies in Mexico City, the left’s political base for decades. While the vote represented a middle-class backlash against AMLO, analysts said, it also reflected Sheinbaum’s inability to turn out a strong pro-Morena vote.
If she ascends to the presidency, she faces a colossal task. López Obrador has managed a balancing act: Keeping the competing factions of Morena in line, maintaining the country’s stability as criminal groups fought for territory, protecting his idea of national sovereignty while satisfying U.S. demands on drugs, commerce and migration.
But he had strong support from Morena.
“This is his party,” Heredia said. “Sheinbaum will have to construct her own power base.”
AMLO, who relishes the spotlight, says he’ll retire to his ranch when his term ends in October and leave politics. Mexicans are skeptical.
AMLO has already set part of Sheinbaum’s agenda. He’s laid out proposals that are central to her campaign, including a constitutional amendment to elect Supreme Court judges by popular vote.
That’s alarmed Mexicans, who fear AMLO supporters would cast ballots for his allies. He has already weakened independent institutions such as the electoral board. If Morena wins the congressional supermajority necessary to pass the amendment, the party could gain control of all three branches of government.
Sheinbaum scoffs at the idea that AMLO would continue to run the government.
“Let’s see,” she told Cano. “A woman can’t do things, and needs a man behind her to tell her what to do?”
Ríos reported from Monterrey.
Stephen Vlastos
Stephen Vlastos taught Japanese history. His major field of research has been early modern and modern rural social movements and political economy. He has written on agrarian political economy in the Tokugawa and Meiji periods; agrarianism as an ideology in prewar Japan; protest upheaval in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries; "tradition" and modernity in Japanese culture; and Vietnam War historiography. Stephen is currently focusing on Japanese foreign relations in the prewar period, including representations of Japan in Hollywood cinema, and post-war Japanese national myth-making.
From 2000-2005 Stephen served as director of the UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies where he secured a major grant from the Freeman Foundation to upgrade undergraduate education in Asian Studies.
Stephen served on numerous national executive and advisory committees related to Japanese studies, including the ACLS-SSRC Joint Committee on Japanese Studies and the Japan Advisory Board of the Social Science Research Council. In 1996 he was elected to the Northeast Asia Council of the Association of Asian Studies, and in 1998-99, he served as chair of that council. Since 2006 he has served as the Japan book review editor for the Journal of Asian Studies. Stephen has been affiliated with several Japanese universities over the years, including Rikkyo, Meiji, Kyoto, and Tokyo Universities. In 1995, he held a Distinguished Visiting Lectureship at Meiji University in Tokyo. In 1999, he was the Visiting Toyota Professor at the University of Michigan Center of Japanese Studies. Stephen earned a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, in 1977 and a BA from Princeton University in 1966.
Courses taught include:
- HIST:2251 Colloquium for History Majors (American)
- HIST:2604 Civilizations of Asia: Japan
- HIST:4610 Japan - Age of the Samurai
- HIST:4615 Modern Japan
- HIST:4620 Japan-U.S. Relations, 1850s-2000
- HIST:7630 Readings in Japanese History
Awards and service
- AKP Research Teaching Fellowship, Doshisha University, Kyoto (Fall 2008)
- University of Michigan Toyota Visiting Professor (Fall 1999)
- National Humanities Center Fellowship (1996-1997)
- American Council of Learned Societies and Social Science Research Council Advanced Research Grant, University of Iowa (Fall 1994)
- Japan Foundation Senior Professional Research Fellowship, Tokyo University, Japan (1992-1993, 1979-1980)
- National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Stipend, Rhetoric of Social History Symposium, University of Iowa (1992)
- American Council of Learned Societies Grant-in-Aid Fellowship, Berkeley, California (Spring 1979)
Publications
- Mirror of Modernity: Invented Traditions of Modern Japan
- Peasant Protests and Uprisings in Tokugawa Japan
- “Bookending Postwar Japan: Seeing a Whole Greater than the Sum of its Parts.” In Japan Since 1945: From Postwar to Post-Bubble .
- "Opposition Movements in Early Meiji Japan" in Cambridge History of Japan: volume V: The Nineteenth Century
- Modern Japanese History
- Agrarian Political Economy During the Tokugawa and Meiji Periods
- Japanese Culture, Traditions and Modernity
- Japan and U.S. Relations
- International Relations in Asia Pacific Region
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