SFSU Political Science

We are thrilled to announce that the SFSU Moot Court team has been named national champion in the written brief competition, with Mayuu Kashimura & Olivia Clarke claiming the title for best respondent brief! This is such an incredible accomplishment, and we could not be more proud. A huge congratulations to Mayuu, Olivia, and the entire SFSU Moot Court Team!

SFSU Political Science student Lluvia Castillo gains real-world political experience at the Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute!

Student enjoys Beltway life in internship with Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute | SF State News A San Francisco State University student received real-life civics lessons on the Beltway every day this semester, thanks to her participation in a leadership program. Selected for The Fund for American Studies’ Capital Semester internship, Lluvia Castillo worked at the Congressional Hispanic Lead...

Another Girl Another Planet - Michael Stipe, Natalie Merchant, Wiggy & Billy Bragg Love this clip of Michael Stipe, Natalie Merchant, Wiggy and myself playing ‘Another Girl Another Planet’ backed by Sid Griffin and the Cole Porters. It come...

With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of SFSU Political Science Emeritus Professor Robert C. Smith. https://politicalscience.sfsu.edu/news/obituary-emeritus-professor-robert-c-smith

SFSU Political Science Prof. Jason McDaniel tells the Guardian that SF voters want effective government and a more secure sense of public safety.

Bob Lee knew his killer. But that won’t ease the pressure on San Francisco The Cash App founder’s death highlights that public safety remains a contentious topic for city leaders to reckon with

A significant majority of SF residents are renters, yet most elected officials are homeowners. SFSU Political Science Prof. Jason McDaniel analyses local housing politics in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Top S.F. leaders’ real estate: Who owns, who rents and who collects rent? The real estate holdings of San Francisco’s elected leaders matter in part because...

SFSU Political Science Prof. Jason McDaniel tells the San Francisco Chronicle that local regulations contribute to SF's high housing costs.

These people have the power to fix S.F.'s biggest problems. Here's what's holding them back Amid all the recent finger pointing, The Chronicle looked at who has the power to fix San...

Join SFSU Political Science for a law school workshop with Prof. Mimi Glumac, JD, on Wednesday, 3/8, at noon!

SFSU Political Science Prof. Rebecca Eissler tells NBC Bay Area that Biden's heated exchange with the GOP opposition at the State of the Union Address is "unusual."

State of the Union Could Be Most ‘Feisty' and ‘Rowdy' in Modern History President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union may be remembered as one of the most rowdy in modern history.

Dive into SFSU Political Science Prof. Rebecca Eissler's recently published article: Conditional Presidential Priorities: Audience-Driven Agenda Setting

Conditional Presidential Priorities: Audience-Driven Agenda Setting - Annelise Russell, Rebecca Eissler, 2022 The president’s agenda-setting ability has a rich research history, with studies most often derived from the State of the Union Address. While a president commu...

Check out SFSU Political Science Prof. Joel Kassiola's forthcoming handbook on Environmental Politics and Theory!

The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Politics and Theory Description of The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Politics and Theory

Listen to SFSU Political Science Prof. Emeritus discuss race and the American presidency on the Politics in Question podcast!

How do the politics of race impact the American presidency? — Politics In Question In this week’s episode of Politics In Question , Robert C. Smith joins Julia to discuss race and the American presidency. Smith is a professor emeritus of political science at San Francisco State University. He is a nationally-recognized expert on African American politics. His research has exami

Globalizing Political Theory, a textbooked co-edited by SFSU Political Science Prof. Katherine Gordy with Smita Rahman (DePauw) and Shirin Deylami (WWU) now available at 30% off.

Globalizing Political Theory Globalizing Political Theory is guided by the need to understand political theory as deeply embedded in local networks of power, identity, and structure, and to examine how these networks converge and diverge with the global. With the help of this book, students of political theory no longer need to...

Check out SFSU Political Science Prof. Whitney Taylor's new article on rights claims-making in South African courts!
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/law-and-social-inquiry/article/possibility-of-rights-claimsmaking-in-court-looking-back-on-twentyfive-years-of-social-rights-constitutionalism-in-south-africa/6E621C6AD37D9CE8C1B90F35D18FD7EE

"The easiest thing to do in any campaign is to get some sense of anxiety, doubt, or fear," said SFSU Political Science Prof. Jason McDaniel on how opponents of CA Prop 29 electorally defeated stricter dialysis regulations.

Proposition 29: third time wasn’t the charm for stricter dialysis regulations Proposition 29, which would have imposed more regulations in dialysis clinics has failed for the third time in a statewide California election since 2018. The appearance of another dialysis-related proposition had many voters scratching their heads and asking “haven’t we rejected this before?”...

SFSU Political Science Prof. Jason McDaniel tells the San Francisco Chronicle that early SF election results indicate a victory for Mayor Breed and her allies.

‘Voters are really angry’: How S.F. Mayor Breed and moderates came out ahead in city elections Although Mayor London Breed wasn’t on the ballot Tuesday, she notched multiple victories...

SFSU Political Science holds a midterm election watch party

Political science department hosts midterm election watch party Approximately 40 SF State students and faculty gathered in the Political Science department to watch the nationwide midterm elections over food and drinks. Rebecca Eissler, assistant professor at SF State who teaches fundamentals of political science, was an event host at Tuesday’s party. She expl...

SFSU Political Science Prof. Garcia-Castanon spoke with the San Francisco Chronicle about Latino party registration trends in California.

Democratic registration is rising in California, but not with this one group The cities with the largest increases in Republican registration in the last two years...

Join SFSU Political Science on Tuesday, November 8, for an Election Night Watch Party!

Thank you, Josh Fryday, for speaking with SFSU Political Science students today about !

SF State Associated Students is holding a series of biweekly November Election Discussions in the Cesar Chavez Student Center, including this Thursday, 10/13!

U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier speaks at SF State town hall.
https://goldengatexpress.org/100172/campus/rep-jackie-speier-speaks-at-town-hall-at-sf-state/ #

Rep. Jackie Speier speaks at town hall at SF State Rep. Jackie Speier, D-San Mateo, spoke about her life and experience in Congress on campus Monday at an hour-long town hall. More than 60 people gathered in the Humanities Building auditorium to hear Speier and to ask questions relating to gun reform, climate change and more. Before the town hall, S...

Join SFSU Political Science for a dialogue about the value of public service with California's Chief Service Officer Josh Fryday on Monday, 10.24, from 10-11 AM. See you there!

Listen to SFSU Political Science Prof. Ron Hayduk explain how immigrant voting is "as American as apple pie" on With Good Reason Radio.

Expanding the Franchise - With Good Reason Let's correct the disenfranchisement.

SFSU Political Science Prof. Jason McDaniel joined more than 200 other political scientists in a petition urging Congress to overhaul America's winner-takes-all election system.

Scholars Ask Congress to Scrap Winner-Take-All Political System More than 200 political scientists wrote an open letter to lawmakers proposing sweeping changes to federal elections. The overhaul would be a heavy lift.

SFSU Political Science is hiring an Assitant Professor of Public Law focusing on race, immigration, and civil rights! Application review begins Friday, 10/14. See the link below for details.

Job Posting: Assistant Professor of Public Law | Department of Political Science Department of Political Science, College of Liberal & Creative Arts, San Francisco State University Position title: Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science Start date: August 2023 Application review: Begins Friday, October 14 Salary: Commensurate with qualifications and experience...

SFSU Political Science Prof. Ron Hayduk presented his research on non-citizen voting to the San Jose city council as it considers expanding access to the ballot box.

San Jose Voting Rights Study Was ‘One-Sided,' Some Say After months of anticipation and advocacy, the San Jose City Council discussed extending voting rights to noncitizens.

SF State is holding a town hall with U.S. Representative Jackie Speier on Monday, 10/3, from 12-1 PM, in HUM 133. We hope to see you there!

"Immigrant voting is as old as the American republic," said SFSU Political Science Prof. Ron Hayduk on KQED in response to a CA court overturning the SF law that empowered non-citizens to vote in school board elections.

https://www.kqed.org/news/11923048/a-fight-is-brewing-over-local-noncitizen-voting

SF's Noncitizen Voting Law for School Board Was Struck Down. What's Next? | KQED Noncitizen voting isn’t a brand new idea. White, landowning, noncitizen men were once allowed to vote in 22 states. Today, a handful of cities have granted noncitizen residents the right to vote in various local elections. Until recently, San Francisco was one of them: in 2016, voters approved Pro...

Listen to SFSU Political Science Prof. James Martel discuss his new book "Anarchist Prophets: Disappointing Vision and the Power of Collective Sight," on KPFA Radio

https://kpfa.org/episode/against-the-grain-august-16-2022/

Anarchist Visions and Realities | KPFA According to James Martel, what anarchism opposes is “archism,” a form of politics based on rule and hierarchy. He points to three instances in which anarchism – by which he means horizontalist and collective politics– took hold: the Spanish Revolution of the 1930s; the Rojavan Revolution in...