Labour Pains
In this podcast Professor of Political Economy, Andreas Bieler looks into the possible knock-on effects.
Professor Bieler also looks ahead to an upcoming workshop on trans
Could the financial crisis spell the beginning of the end for trade unions?
"C" stands for Carbon
This computer animated video is great to help teach the properties and characteristics of the element carbon, found on the periodic table. Some key words in this video include: carbon, atomic number, allotropes, graphite, diamond, electrical conductor, electrical insulator, covalent bonds, polymers, and organic molecules.Run time 02:28.
Upping the ante
Professor Stefan Wolff looks at the motives for this announcement and what implications it has for the region and for the rest of the world.
Professor Wolff is Professor of Political Science in the School of Politics and International Relations and Director of the Centre for International Crisis Management
In this podcast reaction to Russian plans to enhance military and "strategic nuclear" capabilities.
Pumping Stations and Transport Pipelines
Water transport through pipes, pressure losses, (pressure) network design and building, pump selection, pumping stations, power supply, quantitative reliability, operation and maintenance.Studie goals: The student will acquire the ability to: design a transportation network, identify critical situations for water hammer design a pumping station in terms of capacity, lay out and operation of pumps analyse a lopped and branched pipe system, analyse a drinking water system with ALEID or EPANET and
Time Travel: Einstein's big idea (Theory of Relativity) A little clip of how time travel can occur, taken from: The World's First Time Machine (Discovery Channel). Dr Ronald Mallett
CSET Science Subtest I: Electricity and Magnetism
The University of California, Irvine Extension, supported by generous grants from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and The Boeing Company, is developing online courses to prepare science and mathematics teachers for the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET). This module is part of the preparation for CSET Science Subtest I. It covers: 1. Magnetism
2. Building a Simple Compass
3. Electrostatics
4. Introduction to Circuits
5. Energy in Electrical Circuits
6. Measuring Voltage
Greening Aid? Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance Greening Aid? Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance, A lecture delivered for UC Irvine's International Studies Public Forum (ISPF). Michael J. Tierney is the Hylton Associate Professor of Government and the Director of the International Relations Program at the College of William and Mary. He received his B.A. in government from William and Mary in 1987 and Ph.D. from U.C. San Diego in 2003. Professor Tierney’s research and teaching interests focus on inte
Anthropology 135A: Religion & Social Order
This course is an anthropological exploration of religions in diverse cultural and historical contexts. Our focus will be on relations of power, social order, social change, gender, and the role that religion plays in modernity, transnationalism, and globalization. We will investigate the performance of rites and rituals, and the cultural expressions of religious beliefs and practices. Through comparative and critical strategies, we will look at how religion interacts with, and is embedded in
Political Science 129: Latinos & 2008 Election
This course analyzes the strategies used by Latinos to influence outcomes in the 2008 Elections as well as efforts by candidates, campaigns, and political parties to mobilize Latino voters. We will use 2008 as a case study to analyze the broader influence of Latinos on U.S. electoral politics and to evaluate how the structure of contemporary U.S. elections benefits cohesive electorates and disadvantages more marginalized populations.
The class will be organized around three broad themes. First
Criminology, Law and Society C219: Hate Crimes
Examines the causes and consequences of hate crimes as well as the larger soical land political context in which they occur. Considers the dynamics and politics of violence stemming from bigotry and discrimination, as well as the social policies designed to control it.
Political Science 126A: Mexican-Americans & Politics
Political Science 126A, Mexican-Americans & Politics also cross listed as Chicano/Latino Studies 143, Mexican-Americans & Politics
This course examines the role of Mexican American and other Latino communities in shaping state and national politics in the United States. After we review the political history and political organizational strategies of Mexican Americans, we will examine their contemporary modes of political organization; analyze public policy issues that concern them; evaluate the
Greening Aid? Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance "Greening Aid? Understanding the Environmental Impact of Development Assistance" An International Studies Public Forum at UC Irvine on Thursday, February 4, 2010 with with
Michael J. Tierney, College of William and Mary. Michael J. Tierney is the Hylton Associate Professor of Government and the Director of the International Relations Program at the College of William and Mary. He received his B.A. in government from William and Mary in 1987 and Ph.D. from U.C. San Diego in 2003.
African American Studies 40A: African American Studies
This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to important historical, cultural, literary, and political issues concerning African Americans. Through critical readings of literary, artistic, and filmic texts, this course provides an overview of African American experiences from the 17th through mid-20th centuries. Emphasis will be placed on developing an understanding of the historical and cultural experiences of African Americans from the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade through th
"Law as...": Theory and Method in Legal History Conference
April 16-17, 2010
Legal historians have long explained law through its relationship to what lies “outside” it: law & society, law & policy, law & economy. What if we imagine them as the same phenomenon – not law & economy, but law as economy (or economy as law)? What of law as art, as science, as war, as peace?
Rural Hypertension in China
30 years ago, levels of high blood pressure and heart disease were minimal in China, people were not dying of strokes and heart attacks at nearly the same rate as people in the West. However, under China's rapid urbanization, levels of high blood pressure and heart disease have quickly risen to dangerous levels, with hypertension, strokes, and cardiovascular disease now being the leading cause of death in China. While China develops its modern economy around urban centers, it is easy to forget t
The Future of UCI is Past A Spring 2010 Hot Topics Faculty Debate with UC Irvine Political Science Professors William Schonfeld and Mark Petracca, recorded April 14, 2010, sponsored by The School of Social Sciences Dean's Ambassadors Council. Moderated by Professor Wayne Sandholtz. Resolution: The Future of UCI is Past. Are UCI's best days over, or are they yet to come?
Business and Sustainability
Business and Sustainability Seminar by Dinker Anand, Kirwan Rockefeller, Ph.D., and Greg Shank
Business and Sustainability, recorded seminar on March 2, 2010 with Dinker Anand from Toshiba AEC, Inc., Kirwan Rockefeller, Ph.D. Director of Sustainability Leadership Program at UC Irvine Extension, and Greg Shank, Vice President, CTG Energetics, Inc. Protecting the environment and promoting business are often discussed as competing goals. Yet, there is a growing recognition that the next wave of in
Political Rhetoric or Policy Reality? Tracking Trends in Environment, Peace, and Security Geoffrey D. Dabelko, PhD, Director, Environmental Change and Security Program, Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars (Washington DC) Political Rhetoric or Policy Reality? Tracking Trends in Environment, Peace, and Security: Over the past 25 plus years, the understanding of environment and security links has evolved to reflect changing threat and opportunity scenarios. Today, "environmental security" has become a popular phrase used to encompass everything from oil exploration to
Felix Frankfurter's Revenge? A Democracy Built by Judges
Beginning with its landmark decision in Baker v. Carr (1962), the Supreme Court has been actively involved in shaping American democracy for almost 50 years. In his dissent, Justice Felix Frankfurter warned we would rue the day we allowed judges, acting as amateur political scientists, to have the final word on the functioning of American democracy. Enough time has passed to test Justice Frankfurter's hypothesis. Do cases like Bush v. Gore (2000), where five Justices prevented the counting of Fl
Asia's Rise and Global Governance International Studies Public Forum (ISPF) presents: “Asia's Rise and Global Governance” with Miles Kahler, UC San Diego, recorded May 27, 2010 Miles Kahler is Rohr Professor of Pacific International Relations at the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies (IR/PS) and professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). From 2001 to 2005, Kahler served as interim director and founding director of the Ins
