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| Featured Events | "Racial and Ethnic Politics in California" | The third volume of this series from the IGS Press, |
08/01/08 | - |
| Featured Events | "The American Presidency at War" Coming on September 19 |
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09/19/08 | - |
| Featured Events | American Political History: Talk on "What Hath God Wrought" |
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09/04/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Annual review of the presidency | Will America's new president change the country? Only a few weeks into the new administration, a panel of experts assesses the 2008 election and the likely future of the Obama presidency. Join us Monday, April 20 at 7:30 pm in 155 Dwinelle Hall for our review of the presidency. | 04/01/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Berkeley Biosafety and Biodiversity Workshop |
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12/03/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Compound Democracies |
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10/21/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Election Night at IGS |
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10/30/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Election Night Webcast | Students working with IGS faculty member Susan Rasky have produced Election 2008 resources on the News21 American Dream website. Tune in tonight for a Live Webcast. |
10/28/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Fall 2008 American Political History Seminar Schedule Posted | The Fall 2008 schedule of speakers in the American Political History Seminar series has been posted. Please click here for more details. |
08/22/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Fall 2008 Political Theory Seminar Schedule Posted | The Fall 2008 schedule of speakers in the Positive Political Theory (PPT) seminar series has been posted. Please click here for more details. |
08/01/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Field Poll Director to Speak at IGS on November 3 | Mark DiCamillo, executive director of the Field Poll, will be at the IGS Library on November 3, 2008 at 4:00pm. He will provide a summary of the final week of California polling data. This event is free and open to the public. |
10/28/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Former Cal-in-Sacramento Fellow is a University Medal Finalist |
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05/15/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Global Financial and Economic Crisis | What actions can G20 leaders take to stem the tsunami washing over the world economy? Join a distinguished panel of UC Berkeley economists discussing "What Should the G20 Do?" on Wednesday, March 18, at 12:30 in Booth Auditorium, Boalt Hall. |
02/24/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Global Neighborhoods |
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11/03/08 | - |
| Featured Events | IGS Authors Garner Praise |
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05/07/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Immigrant Organizations |
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02/24/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Matsui Lecture: Congressman Jim Leach |
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02/23/09 | - |
| Featured Events | National Asian American Survey Released | A groundbreaking new survey of Asian-American political opinions, the National Asian American Survey, has been released. |
10/06/08 | - |
| Featured Events | New Books by IGS Faculty |
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02/22/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Nuclear Power as a Solution for Climate Change: Lessons from France |
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02/26/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Olivier Roy Book Talk |
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11/05/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Patterns and Puzzles in Asian American Politics |
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02/25/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Reception for Debra Bowen |
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10/20/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Red State, Blue State, Rich State, Poor State |
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02/23/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Senator Darrell Steinberg on Green Jobs |
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10/22/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Smart Growth |
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12/17/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Special Budget Crisis Edition of California Journal of Politics and Policy | The Berkeley Electronic Press is pleased to announce the release of a special issue of California Journal of Politics and Policy on the California budget crisis. This special issue brings together a range of experts to assess what can be done to solve California's budget crisis. While there are, as one might expect, some fundamental differences in emphasis regarding where and how deep to cut spending and whether and how much to raise revenue, there is also a good deal of consensus. |
06/17/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Sweet Land of Liberty |
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01/29/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Synar Research Fellowships Award Ceremony | Synar Research Fellowships are awarded to distinguished UC Berkeley graduate students who are writing their dissertations on an aspect of American politics. The Center for the Study of Representation will host an Awards Ceremony for this year's recipients on Thursday, February 19 at 4:00 p.m. in the IGS Library. |
02/06/09 | - |
| Featured Events | The Forensics of Election Fraud with applications to Russia, Ukraine & Taiwan | On Tuesday, March 31, Peter C. Ordeshook, professor of political science at CalTech, will discuss his research on the detection and measurement of vote fraud in the electoral systems of transitional democracies. The talk will be held from 12-1:30 p.m. in the Harris Room, 119 Moses Hall. |
03/20/09 | - |
| Featured Events | The September Project | Dr. David Silver of the University of San Francisco will speak on the September Project, a grassroots effort to encourage events about freedom and democracy in all libraries in all countries throughout the month of September. His lecture, “Using Online Tools to Encourage Offline Participation," will be held Monday, April 6 at noon in the Harris Room, 119 Moses Hall. |
04/02/09 | - |
| Featured Events | The West and Russia After Georgia |
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11/04/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Thirty years of Prop 13 |
Three decades later, Prop 13 remains firmly entrenched in California’s Constitution. After the Tax Revolt: California’s Proposition 13 Turns 30 attempts to summarize the state of our knowledge about the consequences of this critical event in the history of California and the United States. |
03/19/09 | - |
| Featured Events | Tried by War: Abraham Lincoln as Commander in Chief |
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10/21/08 | - |
| Featured Events | Webcast of October 2 Global Financial Market Turmoil Panel Available | A webcast is now available from the October 2 panel of distinguished scholars from UC Berkeley who analyzed how the recent financial market meltdown occurred, evaluated the government's response, and explained its impact on American households and global markets. The event was co-sponsored by the Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy and the IGS Center on Institutions & Governance. |
10/01/08 | - |
| What's New | "The Voices of Tomorrow": A Film about IGS |
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06/15/08 | - |
| What's New | 2008-09 Synar Research Fellowship Recipients | Recipients of the Fall 2008-09 Mike Synar Research Fellowship have been announced. The recipients are listed here. |
01/29/09 | - |
| What's New | Ballot Measure Resources |
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10/22/08 | - |
| What's New | Cal-in-Sacramento Alumni Newsletter |
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04/28/09 | - |
| What's New | California Journal of Politics and Policy | The Berkeley Electronic Press and the Institute of Governmental Studies are pleased to announce the launch of California Journal of Politics and Policy, the first academic journal devoted to this unique state. The journal's first issue includes a special focus on Proposition 8 and the California Supreme Court review of the gay marriage amendment. See the NewsCenter article for more info. |
03/12/09 | - |
| What's New | Campaign Memorabilia | Campaign buttons from the IGS Library collection are featured in a video from the Contra Costa Times. |
10/22/08 | - |
| What's New | Hot Topics on Special Election Initiatives | The IGS Library has created a set of new Hot Topics webpages dealing with the six initiatives appearing on the May 19 special election ballot in California. The webpages offer comprehensive information on the measures, including historical background on each proposition, summaries of arguments for and against, and links to further analysis, endorsements, campaign committees, and financial data. |
04/30/09 | - |
| What's New | IGS Biennial Report Available | The Institute of Governmental Studies has released its 2006-2008 biennial report, which details and highlights the Institute's public activities, research, events, student projects, and other activities as a campus organized research unit. Click here for the full report. |
07/01/08 | - |
| What's New | IGS Donor Completes $250K Commitment |
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02/27/09 | - |
| What's New | IGS Donor Steps in to Help Berkeley Hopeful | Bill Brandt, a member of the IGS National Advisory Council and a major benefactor of the Institute, has expanded his contributions to Cal to include a four-year scholarship for a prospective student recently profiled in the New York Times. Brandt agreed to create a $20,000-a-year, four-year scholarship for Brennan Jackson, whose family lacked the resources to send him to Cal. Jackson, who is from Southern California, plans to enter Cal in the fall. more.. |
05/13/09 | - |
| What's New | IGS Fall 2008 Visiting Scholars Announced | IGS has announced its Fall 2008 Visiting Scholars. Please click here for a list of the scholars, their academic affiliations, and their research interests. |
09/18/08 | - |
| What's New | Latest Public Affairs Report Online | The latest issue of the Public Affairs Report, with updates on IGS events and activities in the last term, is now available for viewing and download. Click here to view the issue (PDF format). |
08/04/08 | - |
| What's New | Management Services Officer | IGS is recruiting a new Management Services Officer III position. To apply for this position, please visit: http://berkeley.edu/work/jobs.shtml. The Requisition number for this position is #009534. This job remains open until filled. Applications will begin to be reviewed on January 26, 2009. |
01/21/09 | - |
| What's New | Matsui Center Event Premieres on UCTV |
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05/14/09 | 07/15/09 |
| What's New | Polsby Grant Recipients Announced | Recipients of the Fall 2008 Nelson W. Polsby Grants for Public Affairs Research have been announced. The recipients are listed here. The Center for the Study of Representation is accepting applications for the Spring 2009 grants. Click here for information on how to apply. |
11/21/08 | - |
| What's New | Polsby Grants (old) | The Center for the Study of Representation is accepting applications for the Nelson W. Polsby Grant for Public Affairs Research. Click here for information on how to apply. |
10/21/08 | - |
| What's New | Presidential Pardons |
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12/10/08 | - |