• Home
• The Center »
  • Introduction
  • Affiliated Faculty
  • Leadership Council
• News & Events »
  • News
  • Events
  • Photos
• Research »
  • Research Emphases
  • Faculty Research Projects
  • Conferences
  • Visiting Fellows
  • Lectures
    • Peltason Lecture
    • Eckstein Lecture
    • Economics of Governance Lecture
• Graduate Fellowships »
  • Democracy Fellows
  • Courses
  • Become a Fellow
  • Funding
  • Fellow Distinctions
  • Fellow Placements
• Publications »
  • Paper Series
  • Books
  • Newsletters
  • Press Releases
  • Email Subscription
• International Exchange »
  • International Projects and Exchanges
• Resources »
  • Virtual Library on Democracy
  • CSD Data Archive
  • Asia Data Archive
  • Campus Phonebook
• Contact Us

CSD Home > News & Events > News

News for the Center for the Study of Democracy

Center News

Recent News 2007-2008____________________________________________________________________________________________ Congratulations to Sociologist Jen’nan Ghazal Read, who recived a $144,000 grant from the Russell Sage Foundation to continue her study of patterns of political integration of Muslim-Americans. Her current project, "Doubly Disenfranchised," examines how race and ethnicity shapes Muslim political engagement. 2006-2007_____________________________________________________________________________________________ Seven out of Eight of the most cited UCI political scientists are CSD Faculty Fellows: Using citation counts over the course of a scholar’s lifetime of research as a measure of impact and contribution to political science, a recently released study ranks eight UCI political science professors in the top 400 in their field. Of these, seven are faculty in the Center for the Study of Democracy: Russell Dalton, Martha Feldman, Bernard Grofman, Helen Ingram, Dorothy Solinger, Rein Taagepera and Martin Wattenberg. See more details see: More here. Congratulations to Nhu-Ngoc Ong, who has been awarded a President's Dissertation Year Fellowship for 2006-07 by the Office of Graduate Studies. Congratulations to Sociologist Jen’nan Ghazal Read, whose research has contributed to the understanding of U.S. Muslims and Arab-Americans. She has been named a 2006 Carnegie Scholar by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Read is one of just 20 researchers from across the country, all focusing on Islamic issues in the modern world, to win the two-year, $100,000 research prize. More: here. Congratulations to Andy Drummond, recipient of the 2005-2006 UCI Fletcher Jones Foundation Fellowship, awarded by the Office of Graduate Studies to those graduate students who demonstrate potential to become future leaders in their fields. Congratulations to Natalie Masuoka, recipient of the 2006 Ted Robinson Award, granted in recognition of graduate research in minority politics, by the Southwestern Political Science Association. Congratulations to Jack Peltason, the 16th President of the University of California (1992-1995) and Chair of the CSD Leadership Council, who received the Clark Kerr Medal for Distinguished Leadership in Higher Education by the Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate in a ceremony on the Berkeley campus on November 8th.

Social Science News

Date Office Title 2008-04-02  Anthropology  The 'dirty Hindus'  2008-04-03  Center for the Study of Democracy  and Political Science  Taagepera awarded $75,000 Johan Skytte Prize for work in political science  2008-04-04  Economics  and Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences  Mathematical mysteries and gut feelings in politics  2008-04-04  Political Science  Turning up the heat  2008-04-04  Political Science  Solingen publishes "Nuclear Logics"  2008-04-04  Anthropology  Greenhalgh publishes book on China's one child policy  2008-04-07  Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences  Just tell us whom you want to win  2008-04-07  Sociology  How to turn a herd on Wall St.  2008-04-08  Political Science  UCI scholar wins one of top prizes in political science  2008-04-09  Sociology  Education key to assimilation, study says  2008-04-09  Political Science  UCI's Mock Trial team finishes strong in national competition  2008-04-14  Anthropology  Greenhalgh invited to discuss China's population policy at Harvard University  2008-04-16  Political Science  Candidate with environmental platform has oil investments  2008-04-16  School of Social Sciences  Tell us how UC it!  2008-04-16  School of Social Sciences  White named San Francisco State University's Alumnus of the Year  2008-04-17  Sociology  Immigration reform not a presidential must  2008-04-17  Anthropology  Varzi to speak at London conference honoring Iranian filmmaker  2008-04-21  Sociology  Amenta awarded grant to study social movements  2008-04-23  Interdisciplinary Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality  UCI Ethics Fellow Contest  2008-04-25  Institute for Mathematical Behavioral Sciences  Bad math = mad politics  2008-04-25  Economics  At carpool's edge: Will $4 gas be the turning point?  2008-04-25  Cognitive Sciences  Berg awarded grant to study new theory in human auditory processing  2008-04-29  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  Number of California's potential immigrant voters to swell  2008-05-01  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  and School of Social Sciences  and Sociology  Tackling Costa Mesa's 'terror' problem  2008-05-01  Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies  Internationally acclaimed ecologist and activist addresses rising food crisis  2008-05-01  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  Immigrant rights rally draws only 200 marchers to Santa Ana  2008-05-02  Economics  Employment status by race in today's America  2008-05-05  Economics  In Memoriam: Charles Lave, Professor Emeritus of Economics  2008-05-06  Anthropology  Douglas White is named chair of RNSC's Scientific Committee  2008-05-06  Political Science  Sandholtz publishes book on changing international laws of war  2008-05-08  Center for Asian Studies  China's historical bridges topic of fifth annual Kiang Lecture  2008-05-09  Economics  Drivers' pain is the planet's gain  2008-05-10  Sociology  The Forgotten Youth  2008-05-13  Economics  Higher fuel prices may mean less pollution  2008-05-13  Chicano-Latino Studies  Immigrants assimilate quicker today, study shows  2008-05-14  Political Science  and School of Social Sciences  Social Sciences undergrads awarded prestigious campus-wide awards  2008-05-14  Political Science  Beckmann selected as School honoree for 2008 Celebration of Teaching awards  2008-05-15  Chicano-Latino Studies  2008 Jeff Garcilazo Undergraduate Paper Prize award winners  2008-05-15  School of Social Sciences  Student thrives on stage and in the 'courtroom'   2008-05-16  Economics  Move over big fella  2008-05-16  Political Science  and School of Social Sciences  International Influence  2008-05-19  Global Connect  and Political Science  and School of Social Sciences  Flags for peace to fill UCI park  2008-05-19  Anthropology  Meet the world's worst archaeologist: Indiana Jones  2008-05-19  Political Science  Tales from the front: Killing 'culture' clashes at home  2008-05-19  International Studies  and Political Science  The Hidden Faces of the War  2008-05-19  School of Social Sciences  In Pursuit of Peace  2008-05-19  Cognitive Sciences  Cognitive Science Society recognizes paper by Hemmer and Steyvers  2008-05-20  Sociology  Mexican immigrants prove slow to fit in  2008-05-20  Economics  and Political Science  and School of Social Sciences  Cohen and Monroe among Distinguished Faculty award winners  2008-05-21  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  Latino turnout could hold key to White House  2008-05-22  School of Social Sciences  Expert says Bird Rock Bandits not a gang  2008-05-22  Economics  Airline fits the belt  2008-05-27  International Studies  and Political Science  Blackwater's proximity to border draws concerns  2008-05-27  School of Social Sciences  3-minute interview: Joseph White  2008-05-27  School of Social Sciences  2008 Social Sciences Commencement Ceremonies  2008-05-28  Sociology  ICE eyes 400,000 deportations  2008-05-29  Cognitive Sciences  Research close to home  2008-05-30  Political Science  Budz awarded fellowship to study refugee and asylum policy  2008-05-30  School of Social Sciences  7th annual Dean's Day bbq hits another homerun  2008-06-02  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  More immigrant detentions, more deaths  2008-06-02  Anthropology  Academic Senate awards Leonard and Patel $16,000 grant   2008-06-04  Political Science  You know you're a political junkie if...  2008-06-05  School of Social Sciences  UCI's comedy team  2008-06-05  International Studies  and Political Science  Beckmann & Martinez receive Chancellor's Excellence in Undergrad Research award  2008-06-08  Economics  Associate dean Linda Cohen means business  2008-06-08  Political Science  Democratic challenger to Rohrabacher hopes for an upset  2008-06-08  Anthropology  Varzi's "Plastic Flowers Never Die" to air at Boston International Film Festival  2008-06-09  Cognitive Sciences  Trouble paying attention?  2008-06-11  Economics  Sandra Hutchens is named Orange County sheriff  2008-06-12  Interdisciplinary Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality  and Political Science  'Quiet desperation' of academic women  2008-06-12  Cognitive Sciences  Trouble concentrating? UCI wants to help  2008-06-12  Economics  and International Studies  6 UCI students earn Fulbright Fellowships  2008-06-13  School of Social Sciences  Would you invest in...  2008-06-15  Sociology  He's a brand, he's a star, and he's running for president  2008-06-17  Anthropology  UCI anthropologist receives grant to study science, ethics behind drug trials  2008-06-17  Anthropology  Zhan awarded grant to publish work on traditional Chinese medicine  2008-06-18  Anthropology  UC Irvine anthropologist explores life in a virtual world  2008-06-18  Demographic and Social Analysis  Study by DASA graduate finds cleaning up environment could save lives in Russia  2008-06-19  Interdisciplinary Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality  and Political Science  Study finds continuing gender discrimination in academia; provides solutions  2008-06-19  Political Science  Study shatters myths on personal Net use at work  2008-06-19  Political Science  None of the candidates can help people   2008-06-19  Political Science  Instant messaging and Web surfing on company dime good for business, studies say  2008-06-20  School of Social Sciences  Social Sciences welcomes nearly 2,000 new alumni  2008-06-23  International Studies  and Political Science  The real Blackwater controversy  2008-06-23  Interdisciplinary Center for the Scientific Study of Ethics and Morality  and Political Science  Women professors at UCI face discrimination  2008-06-23  Sociology  Snow receives Founders Award for career-long work on social problems  2008-06-25  Anthropology  Globalized higher education in the United Arab Emirates - unexpected outcomes  2008-06-26  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  Minutemen leader laments path of anti-illegal immigration groups  2008-06-26  Anthropology  Vogel receives her second Pacific Rim Research grant while at UCI  2008-06-26  Cognitive Sciences  UCI study pays attention to our distractions  2008-06-30  Political Science  A tough spot for Obama  2008-06-30  Anthropology  and Development Office  Living the dream  2008-06-30  Anthropology  UCI scientist to scrutinize ethics of HIV drug trial  2008-07-01  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  O.C. anti-illegal immigration activists prefer Ron Paul, Bob Barr  2008-07-01  Anthropology  Ballestero travels to Costa Rica and Brazil to study water rights  2008-07-01  Sociology  Study to shed light on pro bono practices of top U.S. law firms  2008-07-02  International Studies  and Political Science  Private intel, the new gold rush  2008-07-08  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  McCain balances dueling stances on immigration  2008-07-09  Sociology  Servicemembers find it difficult to get back into the American swing of things  2008-07-09  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  National voting trends on affirmative action bans topic of UC study  2008-07-12  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  Immigration treats church sanctuary carefully  2008-07-13  Economics  When will it stop?  2008-07-14  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  Number of Mexicans gaining citizenship soars in 2007  2008-07-14  Sociology  Minorities: their racial divide  2008-07-14  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  Latino convention  2008-07-15  Economics  and International Studies  World of opportunity  2008-07-15  Sociology  Upwardly mobile Latinas tap into "ethnic capital" to climb the corporate ladder  2008-07-16  Sociology  Why do Asian students generally get higher marks than Latinos?  2008-07-21  Economics  When obeying the law can get you killed  2008-07-21  Political Science  Nuclear strategies and sanctions topic of new UC Irvine study  2008-07-24  Economics  Minimum wage intentions aren't in sync with reality  2008-07-25  Anthropology  China: How one child was deemed enough  2008-07-28  Anthropology  and Chicano-Latino Studies  Are Latinos a threat to the U.S.?  2008-07-28  Political Science  The dark side of dreamland  2008-07-28  School of Social Sciences  El Salvador's congressmen tap local expertise of UCI faculty and SAPD officers  2008-07-28  Anthropology  Chavez investigates media portrayal of immigrants in new book, The Latino Threat  2008-07-29  Center for the Study of Democracy  and Political Science  The wheel of political fortune keeps spinning  2008-07-29  Sociology  Komaie awarded Haynes Foundation Fellowship to study Iranian community  2008-07-29  Computing Services  and Economics  and Facilities  and School of Social Sciences  and Sociology  The dedicated servers  2008-07-29  Economics  Cohen is named founding faculty member of new UCI Law School  2008-07-30  Political Science  Petracca receives award for his 21 years of service as honor society advisor  2008-07-31  School of Social Sciences  SAEP closes out another successful year with ceremony honoring its graduates  2008-08-04  Cognitive Sciences  and HABLA  Foreign languages: Learn early  2008-08-04  Cognitive Sciences  and HABLA  HABLA program builds on idea: More words make better readers  2008-08-04  Cognitive Sciences  and Graduate Office  Seeing the world from a different angle  2008-08-08  Political Science  Campaign nastiness starts early  2008-08-12  Economics  What is the future of suburbia? A freakonomics quorum  2008-08-13  Cognitive Sciences  Guess what? Military funds mind-reading science  2008-08-13  Cognitive Sciences  Speech without sound  2008-08-20  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  Obama forms advisory group focused on Latinos  2008-08-25  Anthropology  Cybernetic birth control  2008-08-25  Sociology  Many officials reluctant to help arrest immigrants  2008-08-25  Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  An opportunity for Prop. 8 backers: Latino voters against gay marriage  2008-08-25  Anthropology  Greenhalgh's latest book praised by Science and Nature  2008-08-26  Development Office  and Economics  Congestion solutions  2008-08-26  Center for Research on Immigration  and Sociology  Church shelters Liliana one year  2008-08-27  Sociology  Vote early, vote often, for your elders  2008-08-27  Anthropology  and Chicano-Latino Studies  and Political Science  Social scientists study path to citizenship as immigrant incorporation solution  2008-08-27  Anthropology  and Chicano-Latino Studies  Community partners  2008-08-27  Center for the Study of Democracy  and Political Science  Obama and the youth vote  2008-08-29  Cognitive Sciences  and Economics  and Logic and Philosophy of Science  Narens and Skyrms receive grant to develop new model for decision making  2008-09-02  Sociology  Research finds fear of illegal immigrant crime unfounded  2008-09-03  Center for Research on Immigration  and Sociology  Parties may see immigration as no-win  2008-09-04  Center for the Study of Democracy  and Political Science  Promoting civic engagement in the MySpace age  2008-09-05  Political Science  Palin's family: Do they matter?

The Center for the Study of Democracy • University of California, Irvine

3151 Social Science Plaza • Irvine, CA 92697-5100
(949) 824-2904

Last Updated: Mar 30, 2008