Politics
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What is Sharia? Islamic law shows Muslims how to live, and can be a force for progress as well as tool of fundamentalists
The Conversation discussed research by Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud as part of a series of articles called "Understanding Islam."
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Latest ‘menstrual equity’ bill would require California’s public colleges to provide period products
Amanda Safi, a menstrual activist and first year UC Santa Cruz student studying politics and feminist studies, was featured in a Cal Matters article about the push for new policy initiatives.
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His very own ‘Tour de cello’: Wistful over the lost year, UCSC senior on a graduation serenade mission
Lookout Santa Cruz featured upcoming politics and anthropology graduate Ross Piscitello in a story on his efforts to play cello at each residential college before graduation.
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Muslim women are using Sharia to push for gender equality
Politics and Legal Studies Professor Mark Fathi Massoud wrote an article for The Conversation based on research from his forthcoming new book.
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California's open Senate seat prompts guessing game
Politics professor Daniel Wirls talked with KAZU host Doug McKnight about the factors that may affect who Governor Newsom chooses to fill Kamala Harris' open Senate seat.
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Can We Trust the Police to Intervene in Fellow Officer Misconduct?
Anjuli Verma, assistant professor of politics, coauthored an op-ed for The Jurist about whether the police can be trusted to intervene in cases of misconduct by fellow officers.
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How Political Science Explains Countries’ Reactions to COVID-19
Sara Niedzwiecki, assistant professor of politics, coauthored an analysis for Americas Quarterly of how Argentina, Brazil, and Mexico have responded to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Actually, paid sick leave might not be too expensive for restaurant owners
Politics Professor Matt Sparke was quoted in an article in The Counter about paid sick leave in the restaurant industry.
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In China’s War on the Coronavirus, a Community Is Besieged
Politics Professor Ben Read was quoted in a New York Times story about a suburb of Wuhan, China, that has been besieged by the coronavirus.
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The Senate filibuster explained – and why it should be allowed to die
In an op-ed for The Conversation, Politics Professor Dan Wirls explains the Senate filibuster–and makes a case for why it should be allowed to die.
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Eisenhower called it the ‘military-industrial complex.’ It’s vastly bigger now.
Politics Professor Dan Wirls published an op-ed about the nexus today of private interests and national defense, which he calls the "National Security Corporate Complex," in the Washington Post.
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The real climate change controversy: Whether to engineer the planet in order to fix it
Sikina Jinnah, an associate professor of politics who studies global environmental politics, was quoted in a Los Angeles Times article about proposals to address climate change by geoengineering the Earth's climate.