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University of California-San Diego · Political Science

2.1% of University of California-San Diego's Political Science course descriptions are framed from the left. Across all 100 schools' Political Science departments, it is 5.2%.

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University of California-San Diego: 2.1% Political Science at all 100 schools: 5.2% each other school in the comparison

Where Political Science courses fall

5%Far left92–100
28%Left75–91
40%Center-left59–74
13%Center42–58
13%Center-right26–41
3%Right9–25
0%Far right0–8
40 plotted courses (the ones with a political subject). 100 = far left, 50 = the average American, 0 = far right. Subject places what a course studies, not the side it takes.

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Subject places what a course studies, not the side it takes. A course on slavery or the Holocaust lands far right and a course on Marx or the Soviet Union lands far left, whether the course praises, criticizes or simply describes it.

Furthest-left subjects

POLI 130AD · The Politics of the Russian Revolution100

Political Science

An examination of the dynamics of the Russian Revolution from 1905 through the Stalinist period and recent years in light of theories of revolutionary change. Emphasis is placed on the significance of political thought, socioeconomic…

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POLI 114B · Marxist Political Thought92

Political Science

An introduction to Marxist thought from its roots in the Western tradition through its development in non-Western contexts. Emphasis is placed on how adaptations were made in Marxism to accommodate the specific challenges of each environment.

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POLI 134J · Cuba: Revolution and Reform91

Political Science

Students will study the origins and direction of the Cuban revolution and the actions and personality of Castro. Additional topics will include the Cuban economy today, Cuban political organizations and public opinion, important social…

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Furthest-right subjects

POLI 110EB · American Political Thought from Civil War to Civil Rights25

Political Science

The second quarter examines some of the major themes of American political thought in the twentieth century including controversies over the meaning of democracy, equality, and distributive justice, the nature of “neoconservatism,” and America’s role as a world power.

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POLI 136A · Nationalism and Politics33

Political Science

An examination of nationalist politics as practiced by opposition movements and governments in power. Appropriate case studies from around the world will be selected. Prerequisites: upper-division standing.

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POLI 110N · Theories of Nationalism35

Political Science

Nationalist ideologies. Examination of the rhetoric of nationalist mobilization. Theories about the relationship between nationalist movements and democracy, capitalism, warfare, and the state. Prerequisites: upper-division standing.

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Why this number, in plain words

Share of courses described from the left. Percent of all courses in the group whose Framing reading is leftward: the description frames its subject one-sidedly to the left.

Counted: all courses in the group, including N and I. No interval is published for this number.

  • Readings are of catalog description text, not of teaching, syllabi or individual professors.
Details: exact rows, definitions and method
NameMetricValue95% intervalnscored
University of California-San Diego · Political Sciencebias_left_share2.1—286—
Political Sciencebias_left_share5.24.8 – 5.612,053—
Formula
100 * count(bias_cat = 'L') / n
Interval
Wilson score 95% (wilson_interval)
Model / prompt / snapshot
gpt-5.6-sol · r12 (2026-10-16-le49-r12) · 6df50b10
Metric caveats
Right-framed courses are almost absent (33 of 124,290); this run cannot tell catalog reality from model sensitivity. Compare schools with adjusted_ratio, not this raw share, because department mix differs.

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