Government at University of California, Santa Cruz

34 faculty and 40 courses in Government at University of California, Santa Cruz.

Faculty

• Matthew B Sparke, Distinguished Professor of Politics h-index 30
  Notable: “A neoliberal nexus: Economy, security and the biopolitics of citizenship on the border” (2006) · 436 citations
• Kent H Eaton, Distinguished Professor of Politics h-index 26
  Notable: “The Downside of Decentralization: Armed Clientelism in Colombia” (2006) · 204 citations
• Ronnie D Lipschutz, Emeritus Professor of Politics h-index 24
  Notable: “Reconstructing World Politics: The Emergence of Global Civil Society” (1992) · 565 citations
• Sara J Niedzwiecki, Associate Professor h-index 19
  Notable: “Language difference and regional authority” (2020) · 132 citations
• David J Gordon, Associate Professor h-index 16
• Benjamin Read, Professor h-index 14
• Elizabeth Beaumont, Associate Professor h-index 10
  Notable: “Promoting Political Agency, Addressing Political Inequality: A Multilevel Model of Internal Political Efficacy” (2011) · 182 citations
• Mark Fathi Massoud, Professor and Chair of Politics h-index 10
  Notable: “The price of positionality: assessing the benefits and burdens of self‐identification in research methods” (2022) · 119 citations
• Isebill V Gruhn, Professor Of Politics, Emerita h-index 9
  Notable: “The Cruel Choice: A New Concept in the Theory of Development” (1971) · 279 citations
• Michael E Urban, Professor Emeritus h-index 9
  Notable: “Patronage and Politics in the USSR” (1993) · 93 citations
• Melanie J Springer, Associate Professor of Politics & Director of Undergraduate Studies h-index 8
  Notable: “Framework for Clinical Trials in Cerebral Small Vessel Disease (FINESSE)” (2022) · 81 citations
• Daniel J Wirls, Professor h-index 7
  Notable: “Reinterpreting the Gender Gap” (1986) · 145 citations
• Eva C Bertram, Associate Professor h-index 6
  Notable: “Drug War Politics: The Price of Denial” (1997) · 190 citations
• Thomas R Serres, Associate Professor h-index 6
  Notable: “Influence of the composition/texture of Mn–Na–W catalysts on the oxidative coupling of methane” (2014) · 41 citations
• Megan C Thomas, Associate Professor h-index 5
  Notable: “Isabelo de los Reyes and the Philippine Contemporaries of La Solidaridad” (2012) · 32 citations
• Eleonora Pasotti, Professor h-index 5
  Notable: “Sorting through the Trash: The Waste Management Crisis in Southern Italy” (2010) · 36 citations
• Dean P Mathiowetz, Associate Professor h-index 5
  Notable: ““Meditation is Good for Nothing:” Leisure as a Democratic Practice” (2016) · 13 citations
• Roger Schoenman, Associate Professor h-index 4
  Notable: “Captains or Pirates? State-Business Relations in Post-Socialist Poland” (2005) · 48 citations
• Vanita Seth, Associate Professor h-index 3
• Mark Howard, Lecturer h-index 3
  Notable: “The rapacious ambivalence of VC investment: Venture capital, value capture, and the valorization of crisis” (2024) · 15 citations
• Yasmeen Daifallah, Assistant Professor h-index 3
  Notable: “Political Subjectivity in Contemporary Arab Thought: The Political Theory of Abdullah Laroui, Hassan Hanafi, and Mohamed Abed al-Jabiri” (2012) · 15 citations
• Shawn L Nichols, Visiting Assistant Professor h-index 2
• David J Thomas, Professor Emeritus
• Donald S Lane, Lecturer
• Gerardo Diaz, UGP Coordinator/Assistant Manager
• Grete Howland, Graduate Advisor & Department Analyst
• Hollie Anne Clausnitzer, Department Manager
• Jacqueline S Gehring, Teaching Professor
• Kira Tait, Assistant Professor
• Michael K Brown, Professor Emeritus of Politics
• Ruth Langridge, Researcher, Continuing Lecturer
• Ryan Coonerty, Lecturer
• Scott W Newsome, Lecturer
• Yanin Vaca, Legal Studies Undergraduate Adviser and Program Coordinator

Courses

• Politics: Power, Principle, Process, and Policy POLI 1
• Keywords: Concepts in Politics POLI 3
• Citizenship and Action POLI 4
• U.S. and the World Economy POLI 17
• American Politics POLI 20
• Governing the Golden State POLI 21
• Introduction to Latina/o/x Politics POLI 31
• Comparative Politics POLI 60
• Politics of Social Policy POLI 61
• Introduction to International Relations POLI 65
• Global Politics POLI 70
• Politics Writing-Intensive Seminar POLI 100
• Analyzing Political Data POLI 101
• Doing Political Research POLI 102
• Feminist Interventions POLI 103
• Ancient Political Thought POLI 105A
• Early Modern Political Thought POLI 105B
• Modern Political Thought POLI 105C
• Contemporary Political Theory: Modernity and its Discontents POLI 105D
• Advanced Topics in Politics POLI 106
• Politics of Aesthetics POLI 107
• Revolt, Rebellion, Revolution POLI 108
• Law and Social Issues POLI 110
• Constitutional Law POLI 111A
• Foundations of Political Economy POLI 115
• Critical Political Thought and Critical Theory POLI 118
• Congress, President, and the Court in American Politics POLI 120A
• Society and Democracy in American Political Development POLI 120B
• State and Capitalism in American Political Development POLI 120C
• Racism & Justice in America POLI 121
• Politics, Labor, and Markets POLI 122
• Economic Inequality in America POLI 124
• Political Organizations in American Politics POLI 125
• Parties and Partisanship in American Politics POLI 127
• American Elections and Voting Behavior POLI 128
• Policies and Politics of American Defense POLI 129
• California Water Law and Policy POLI 132
• Congress: Representation and Legislation POLI 134
• European Politics POLI 140A
• Latin American Politics POLI 140C

Faculty counts are directory headcounts; the named list may be a subset. h-index shown only for ORCID-backed or high-confidence OpenAlex matches. Data as of 2026-07-02.