Government at University of California, Santa Cruz

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

Faculty

• Scott W Newsome, Lecturer h-index 43
• Matthew B Sparke, Distinguished Professor of Politics h-index 30
• Kent H Eaton, Distinguished Professor of Politics h-index 26
• Ronnie D Lipschutz, Emeritus Professor of Politics h-index 24
• Sara J Niedzwiecki, Associate Professor h-index 19
• Michael E Urban, Professor Emeritus h-index 19
• David J Gordon, Associate Professor h-index 16
• Benjamin Read, Professor h-index 14
• Mark Fathi Massoud, Professor and Chair of Politics h-index 10
• Thomas R Serres, Associate Professor h-index 6
• Vanita Seth, Associate Professor h-index 3
• Mark Howard, Lecturer h-index 3
• Megan C Thomas, Associate Professor h-index 3
• Yasmeen Daifallah, Assistant Professor h-index 3
• Daniel J Wirls, Professor
• David J Thomas, Professor Emeritus
• Dean P Mathiowetz, Associate Professor
• Donald S Lane, Lecturer
• Eleonora Pasotti, Professor
• Elizabeth Beaumont, Associate Professor
• Eva C Bertram, Associate Professor
• Gerardo Diaz, UGP Coordinator/Assistant Manager
• Grete Howland, Graduate Advisor & Department Analyst
• Hollie Anne Clausnitzer, Department Manager
• Isebill V Gruhn, Professor Of Politics, Emerita
• Jacqueline S Gehring, Teaching Professor
• Kira Tait, Assistant Professor
• Melanie J Springer, Associate Professor of Politics & Director of Undergraduate Studies
• Michael K Brown, Professor Emeritus of Politics
• Roger Schoenman, Associate Professor
• Ruth Langridge, Researcher, Continuing Lecturer
• Ryan Coonerty, Lecturer
• Shawn L Nichols, Visiting Assistant Professor
• 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 2026-07-01.