Please join us for a talk by NEIL FLIGSTEIN, Sociology, UC Berkeley. “A Long Strange Trip: The State and the Market for Mortgage Securitization, 1968-2010.” Fligstein is the author of […]
Dear friends of Lawrence Badash and members of the community, The UCSB Center for Science and Society is pleased to announce the second annual Lawrence Badash Lecture. The Badash Lecture […]
A panel of UCSB student veterans will participate in this event, now in its fourth year. The students will discuss their experiences in the armed forces, including service in Iraq […]
Date: Thursday, Feb. 24th from 5:00-6:00 p.m.Location: 2nd Floor conference room, #2135, Social Sciences and Media Studies building Abstract of Talk: Ana Elena Puga trains a theater/performance studies lens on […]
Please join us for a talk by JULIA OTT, New School for Social Research, “When Wall Street Met Main Street, 1890-1932.” Ott’s book of the same title will be published […]
There will be a public memorial for Tom Sizgorich at UCSB on a date around early March, to be announced. Hal Drake has also set up a fund for the […]
Prof. Sabrina Ramet. Professor of Political Science, The Norwegian University of Science &Technology Visiting Scholar, Northwestern University, 1 Sept 2010--31 March 2011 Location: Lane Rm, 3rd fl, Ellison Hall Sponsored […]
This presentation will examine the work and experiences of United States Peace Corps volunteers who served in South America during the 1960s. Paying particular attention to the interaction of volunteers […]
The Song Dynasty (960-1279 CE) is known for its remarkable political stability. Yet, its very first royal succession was shrouded in mystery-- murder mystery. Why did the founding emperor, Taizu, […]
Please join us for a talk by BARRY EICHENGREEN, Economics and Political Science, UC Berkeley. “The Crisis and the Global Economy.” A former advisor to the International Monetary Fund, Eichengreen […]