Politics Research Center (PRC)
California State University Bakersfield

Mission Statement
The Politics Research Center's objectives include research and consulting that enhance student training and faculty teaching and professional competence. Its research focuses on matters in which power relations, institutions and decision-making processes, and discretion and choice in policy-making are important variables. Such research may be controversial and arouse concern among many persons, groups, and interests. The Center's purposes are non-partisan, however, and its goals are to assist all segments of both U.S. and foreign societies through its research into government policies and public support for policies.

See the Internship page for available positions (Last updated: December 2005)

Center Faculty

• Stanley E. Clark, Professor and Center Director
• Mark A. Martinez, Associate Professor
• Kent Price, Lecturer
• Michael Ault, Associate Professor

Advisory Board

• Sheryl Chapula, Girls Scouts of America, Joshua Tree Council
• Jane Ferguson, Time Warner Co.
• Craig Oliver, Simplot Soilbuilders
• Jesse L. Snyder, Agency for International Development (retired)
• Louis Vega, Kern County Municipal Court Commissioner

Ex Officio

• C Randal Bye, Manager, CSUB Foundation
• Marla Iyasere, Dean, School of Humanities & Social Sciences