Benjamin L. Read

Assistant Professor
Politics Department
University of California, Santa Cruz
Merrill Academic Building
Santa Cruz, CA 95064

office: 831-459-4469
fax: 831-459-3125
email: blread (at) ucsc (dot) edu
http://benread.net/
PGP public key: click here

General


Note: As of July 1, 2008, I've moved from the University of Iowa to the Politics Department at UC Santa Cruz.

Office hours: From 9/29 to 12/1, Mondays 2-4, and by appointment, in 157 Merrill Faculty Annex

Curriculum vitae: [pdf]

My UCSC profile: [link]

Bio and photo: [link]

Maps: Area, city, campus, college


Research


My work on local organizations in China and Taiwan, and on qualitative methods. Details here


Commentary and Reviews


Details here


Courses


Fall 2008:

Course sites | guidelines for presentations | guidelines for reading responses | absence form

How to read in college

Poli-200b: Social Forces and Political Change, graduate seminar [syllabus]


Previously Taught: (at the University of Iowa unless otherwise noted)

030:148 Introduction to the Government and Politics of China, Spring 2008 [syllabus]

030:163 Introduction to Chinese Foreign Policy, Spring 2008 [syllabus]

030:390 Graduate Readings Course on Chinese Politics, Spring 2008

030:042 Introduction to the Politics of Developing Areas, Fall 2007 [syllabus]

030:179 Human Rights and Asian Values, Fall 2007 [syllabus]

030:347 Associations, Networks, and Trust in the Realm of Politics, graduate seminar, Fall 2006 [syllabus]

030:173 Voluntary Organizations and Politics in Comparative Perspective, Fall 2005 (Georgetown Univ.) [syllabus]

030:029 First-Year Seminar: The Media vs. The Academy, Spring 2005 (co-taught) [syllabus]


Special Activities


2005 Shambaugh Conference

"Straddling State and Society: Challenges and Insights from Ambiguous Associations"

Held November 11-12, 2005. Click here


University of Iowa China Studies Reading Group: click here


Learning Tools


Digital flashcards for learning Chinese on Palm handhelds: click here