Peter Gourevitch Featured in "UCTV Prime: Vote"
'UCTV Prime: Vote' Advances YouTube Election Coverage With Research-Backed Analysis, Commentary by UC Faculty
03/19/2012
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In the midst of election season, there is no shortage of frenzied news coverage and high-volume opinion sharing. UCTV Prime, a YouTube original channel from the University of California, elevates the level of discourse with “Prime: Vote,” a recurring series of short videos featuring prominent UC faculty offering reasoned, rational discussion and commentary — backed by academic research — on issues being raised in the public debate during the 2012 election season. The video segments are available on the UCTV Prime YouTube channel (http://www.youtube.com/uctvprime) and the “Prime: Vote” website (http://www.uctv.tv/primevote), with new content posted every two weeks.
“Prime: Vote” launched with three video commentaries with faculty from three different UC campuses. The first, “The High Cost of Austerity,” features Peter Gourevitch, political scientist and founding dean of the School of International Relations and Pacific Studies at UC San Diego, on the historical justification for government spending versus austerity to boost the economy.
In “Incumbents, Are You Listening?” UC Merced political scientist Jessica Trounstine describes factors that affect how incumbents respond to voters and argues that the presence of a local newspaper, along with information on ballots, registration and polling places, increase the responsiveness of incumbents to their constituents.
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Peter Gourevitch is professor of Political Science at IR/PS. He can provide commentary on questions of international relations, international trade, domestic politics in relation to international trade issues, and comparative politics in advanced industrial countries of North America, Europe and Asia. He speaks fluent French, and has lectured and taught in that language.
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