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