Michael Waterstone, a nationally recognized expert in disability and civil rights law, has been named dean of UCLA School of Law. The appointment brings Waterstone back to his alma mater: He earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from UCLA. “Dean Waterstone’s administrative and academic experience and achievements, coupled with his UCLA roots and strong […]
Kathleen Bawn is a professor of political science in the UCLA College. She studies political parties, focusing on roles they play in stabilizing coalitions and organizing politics. Her current work argues that parties in the United States are best thought of as coalitions of policy-demanding groups whose strongest leverage comes at the stage when candidates seek […]
Identity Crisis: The 2016 Presidential Campaign and the Battle for the Meaning of America was awarded the 2019 Richard E. Neustadt Prize for the Best Book on Executive Politics by the Presidents and Executive Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. John Sides, Michael Tesler & Lynn Vavreck A gripping, in-depth account of the 2016 presidential […]
The Rise and Fall of Trump’s Populism Joshua Green Author of Devil’s Bargain and senior national correspondent for Bloomberg Businessweek in conversation with Sasha Issenberg UC Regents’ Professor and author of The Victory Lab hosted by Lynn Vavreck Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics Professor, UCLA Department of Political Science
