2010
Sociology
- November 22, 2010
Professor taps protégés for new book exploring national identity
Eight of the 11 essays in a new book co-edited by UC Santa Cruz sociology professor Herman Gray are contributed by scholars who studied with him.
- March 30, 2010
Economic meltdown prompts a rethinking of capitalism
Two dozen scholars from around the world will gather at UC Santa Cruz April 8-10 to explore the social and political effects of modern-day capitalism and the global economy in light of esoteric financial instruments that nearly brought it down.
- March 16, 2010
M. Brewster Smith selected to receive Social Sciences emeriti award
Social psychologist M. Brewster Smith, whose ground breaking insights into the ways in which people's political ideas relate to their personalities, has been selected to receive the 2010 Distinguished Social Sciences Emeriti Faculty Award.
- March 15, 2010
Politics professor's new book explores branding in big-city politics
A new book by politics professor Eleonora Pasotti explores the emergence of "brand" politics taking hold in cities that have historically been entrenched in poor government, patronage, corruption, lack of development, social conflict, and political apathy
