UC Berkeley News : Meet Our New Faculty: Scott Straus, Political Science

Berkeley CA

10 November, 2021

10:32 AM

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Press release from UC Berkeley News: Public Affairs 2021-11-09 Name: Scott Straus (he/him) Discipline: Political science Degrees: B.A., Dartmouth, 1993; Ph.D., UC Berkeley, 2004 Research interests: The determinants and consequences of large-scale violence, in particular genocide, and efforts to protect people from abuse in a global context through human rights instruments. Hobbies: I love to fly fish, cycle, hunt for morel mushrooms, restore land and streams, and immerse myself in ecosystems. I am also passionate about contemporary African art. I am married, have two children (14 and 10), and two dogs. This press release was produced by UC Berkeley News. The views expressed here are the author's own.