Matrix Lecture
Recap
Published January 28, 2020
Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor: Race for Profit
In a Matrix Distinguished Lecture, Princeton professor Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor explained how banks and the real estate industry have undermined black homeownership.
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Recap
Published December 18, 2019
Who’s on First? The Democratic Race at the End of the Invisible Primary
Recorded on December 12, 2019, this video features a panel on the state of the presidential race heading into the 2020 primary season.
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Published December 18, 2019
Q&A with David Harding: “On the Outside: Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration”
An interview with David Harding, Professor of Sociology at UC Berkeley and co-author of the book On the Outside: Prisoner Reentry and Reintegration, which examines the lives of 22 people as they pass out of the prison gates and back into the world.
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Recap
Published December 12, 2019
In the Ruins of Neoliberalism
Watch the video from our "Authors Meet Critics" panel on Professor Wendy Brown's In the Ruins of Neoliberalism: The Rise of Anti-Democratic Politics in the West.
Learn More >Inequality
Article
Published October 29, 2019
Q&A: Professor Gabriel Zucman
A new book by Gabriel Zucman and Emmanuel Saez argues that the American tax system is more unfair than ever—but there are ways to fix it.
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Recap
Published October 29, 2019
Matrix on Point: Brexit
The end of October 2019 marks the deadline for Brexit ("British Exit"), when the United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union. Following a revolt from within his own party, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has failed in his efforts to move ahead without a "backstop" and called a General Election for December 12. What's next for Brexit? And how might Brexit transform political and economic life in the United Kingdom, Europe, and the world? On October 24, three distinguished scholars—Mark Bevir, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for British Studies, Akasemi Newsome, Associate Director of the Institute of European Studies, and Ian Duncan, Florence Green Bixby Chair in the English Department—took on this important topic as part of "Matrix On Point," a new brown-bag series that promotes focused, cross-disciplinary conversations on today’s most pressing contemporary issues.
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Recap
Published October 15, 2019
The Populist Temptation
Recorded on October 3, 2019, this "Authors Meet Critics" panel centered on Professor Barry Eichengreen's book, The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era.
Learn More >Economy
Article
Published September 16, 2019
Q&A: Professor Barry Eichengreen
A Q&A with Professor Barry Eichengreen, author of The Populist Temptation: Economic Grievance and Political Reaction in the Modern Era.
Learn More >Grants and Opportunities
Published July 30, 2019
Recipients of 2019-2020 Matrix-Sciences Po Collaboration Grants Announced
Teams of scholars from UC Berkeley and Sciences Po, in Paris will receive funding and administrative support for cross-institutional research partnerships.
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Recap
Published March 22, 2019
The Rise of Illiberal Governance: Comparing Viktor Orban and Donald Trump
Recorded on March 4, 2019, this video presents the Social Science Matrix Distinguished Lecture, "The Rise of Illiberal Governance: Comparing Viktor Orban and Donald Trump," by John Shattuck.
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Recap
Published March 19, 2019
2019 Citrin Center Award: Peter D. Hart, “The 2020 Election”
Recorded on March 5, 2019, this video honors Peter D. Hart with the 2019 Citrin Award, as he presents an interactive talk about the 2020 election and the future of political polling.
Learn More >Democracy
News
Published December 1, 2018
Winner and Losers in the 2018 Midterm Elections
Recorded on November 15, this "post-mortem" panel featured a group of scholars—experts on Congress, public opinion, and voting behavior—discussing the outcomes of the 2018 midterm elections.
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