Narang is one of the most interesting and fair professors I've had at UCSB. If you show up to lecture and do the readings, a goof grade is very attainable; just requires a lot of memorization. Great class and great professor, I would definitely take another class from him again.

Could not recommend Narang more. Inspirational, funny, and very fair. UCSB is very lucky to have him!!

Asks you to read 2 chapters (80 pages) from the book each week. It's not necessary to read both the textbook and go to class. His lectures are exactly the same as the book. I wouldn't take this class again because his tests consisted of only a few questions but the study guide had you memorize 80-100 terms (definitions + examples)

Narang was a great professor, made lectures super engaging and really dove into the otherwise dry textbook readings! Difficult grading on paper assignments, but super straightforward. Possible to do really well if you put the work in!

Overall, Neil was a really awesome professor who seemed genuinely passionate about the course's material. He also seemed a little inaccessible outside of class, probably bc he is pretty busy but i think he really cares about his students and made sure that we understood the important points. Pop quizzes weren't too tricky if you did the reading.

Narang is the boy! Best Political Science Professor I have taken a class with at UCSB. His class is a bit tough but it isnt impossible to do well. The quarter I took his class, it was at 8 AM which sucked but he tried his best to make the class engaging.

This is a great class. I was undeclared before taking it, but then switched to Political Science afterwards. Professor Narang will make you want to study international relations. He's really engaging and gets you excited to come to class (even at 8am). He can be a bit intimidating in lecture, but he's really approachable in office hours. Highly rec

An empiricist and an academic at heart, Narang's lectures are informative and articulate. He's a fantastic professor and a great guy: it's very clear he cares about his students and genuinely wants us all to succeed in his class and life.

The first day I had his class I knew right away this was going to be one of my favorite professors. Intellectually stimulating class discussion and his tonality reflects his passion for political science. I am more than happy that I chose to take this class with Professor Narang. Neil is one of the boys.

The class itself was fairly interesting but Narang made lectures so much more engaging. Very personable and down to earth, one of the coolest professors I've had so far. Lectures are somewhat repetitive of the textbook, but I can guarantee you at least a B if you keep up with the readings. A take home essay and IDs for the midterm and final.

Great professor. Funny, smart, charming. Lectures are informative and fun even though it was very much repetition of the textbook. Loved the class and now look to see what he's teaching every quarter. He's young and approachable and honestly makes you want to go to lecture (not even just for his good looks).

Professor Narang is my favorite professor here at UCSB. He's honestly so hilarious and teaches the material in a way that makes you want to listen. His tests are a little unrelated to the lecture, considering it's one take-home essay and all ID's. Your grade depends a lot more on who your T.A. is though! Also he's a cutie.

Although somewhat new to teaching, he is super passionate and engages the class which makes the material more enjoyable. Despite saying you won't pass if you don't read, most of his lectures correlate directly with the book so as long as you pay attention you will be fine.

OK - super cute young professor who is totally hilarious in lecture. You don't need to go to lectures if you do the readings, but still worth attending to hear him explain things. Completely agree with the comments here on office hours: he's really nice and approachable and he gives great advice. Overall, the best class I've had so far at UCSB.

He was my first professor at UCSB, and he was great. He's funny, approachable, and smart. His lectures are at times boring, but he attempts to make them fun. Thanks to him I'm sticking with political science as my major. (P.s. Professor Narang is hot)

For the most part, a good lecturer, but sometimes get distracted so lectures run behind. Each lecture basically works off of the chapter, so very helpful if you read beforehand (I didn't), as lecture will reiterate and help you understand the material. Midterm & final are both a take home essay along with writing on a randomly selected key term.

This class requires a lot of reading but it is not that bad if you stay on schedule and do about two chapters a week. The Midterm and Final were also not that bad. He is an amazing teacher and is very caring. The lectures can get boring at times.

I really enjoyed this class! It was my first poli-sci/college class ever and it's a great one to ease yourself into. The lectures are pretty interesting and class discussion is pretty funny. He's a young guy and his teaching methods reflect this.

He is the nicest Professor on campus. Super smart, and totally approachable. I actually changed my major to Political Science because of this class. Wish I could take another one with him.

Really funny lecturer and overall cool guy. His powerpoints are very clear and correlate to the textbook reading exactly. Midterm and Final are ridiculously easy (if you do the reading.) Hint: don't study historical events because thats a historical example. If you go to lecture, you really don't need to read and vice versa. Great class.

Professor Narang is easily one of the funniest professors I've ever had. He is engaging, and I would take any IR class with him again.

I went to his office hours, and he gives amazing advice on grad schools and life in general. He is extremely willing to answer all your questions, and is just a super chill guy. Awesome professor.

By far, my favorite professor at UCSB. Hes really funny. His lectures are organized and interesting. Seems like he actually cares about his students. Always a long line to meet him at office hours, but worth going if you have time.

Such a funny professor and pretty attractive. His lectures are very interesting. The midterm and final are fairly easy. Part of it was a take home essay and the other in class identifications. He posts his lectures online and the readings follow lectures but lectures are fun to go to. I would so love to have this professor again.