SFSU Political Science

02/10/2024

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!

05/19/2023

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

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...

04/28/2023

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...

04/27/2023

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

04/25/2023

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

The Cash App founder’s death highlights that public safety remains a contentious topic for city leaders to reckon with

04/04/2023

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.

The real estate holdings of San Francisco’s elected leaders matter in part because...

04/02/2023

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

Amid all the recent finger pointing, The Chronicle looked at who has the power to fix San...

02/28/2023

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

02/08/2023

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."

President Joe Biden’s second State of the Union may be remembered as one of the most rowdy in modern history.

02/07/2023

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

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...

02/07/2023

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

Description of The Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Politics and Theory

11/29/2022

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

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