Ucsb political science department chair biography
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Ucsb political science department chair biography
Gayle Binion
Specialization:
American Politics, Public Law, Law & Society, Feminist Jurisprudence
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1977
Bio:
Professor Binion is a specialist in Public Law, focused on courts and politics.
Her research interests include civil rights and civil liberties within the U.S. constitutional structure, with special emphasis on the status of women, ethnic minorities and the poor. She is particularly interested in understanding the role of the judiciary in defining and protecting constitutional rights.
Her articles have appeared in such journals as The Supreme Court Review, Human Rights Quarterly, Judicature, Law & Society Review, Journal of Supreme Court History, Human Rights Quarterly, International Journal of Law, Policy and the Family, Policy Studies Review, Social Science Quarterly, Berkeley Women’s Law Journal, Women & Politics, Law & Politics Quarterly, Journal of Urban Law, Hastings Constitutional Law