Political Science Department, University of Washington

Welcome! The Department of Political Science at the University of Washington (Seattle) has over 28 full-time distinguished faculty, 80 Ph.D. students, and 800 undergraduate majors and minors. The vitality of the department is evident in the diverse interests of its faculty, the wide-ranging activities of its research centers, sponsored events, and exceptional educational opportunities at the graduate and undergraduate levels.

We hope that you will take a little time to explore what our department, located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, has to offer. We especially welcome prospective students and alums! Prospective students will find information about research areas, admissions and our excellent graduate placement record on the left sidebar. Alums can learn about recent departmental developments and opportunities to get involved in departmental happenings. Current students will find information and forms under the links at the top. If what you are looking for is not available here, please contact us.

Department of Political Science News

Prof. Aseem Prakash and Joshua Eastin in The Seattle Times, "India rapes show gender inequality persists despite economic growth"	Prof. Mercer in Foreign Affairs, "Bad Reputation: Has Obama Blown His Credibility -- And Syria?"	Prof. Parker on Pacifica Radio Los Angeles (at 16:40) discussing the Tea Party and his book on the subject.
Profs. Barreto and Fraga interviewed in UW Today re: upholding Voting Rights	Ellis Goldberg writing about Egypt in Jadaliyya eZine, (three articles)	Prof. Parker on MSNBC Hardball with Chris Matthews re: Tea Party
Ellis Goldberg in Foreign Policy, "Egypt's political crisis"	Luis Fraga in the Seattle Times, "Minorities' nest move in politics"	Luis Fraga on UNT panel: Latino voters, politics discussed in Q&A session
Death of Emeritus Professor David Olson	George Lovell interviewed in UW Today, "This is Not Civil Rights"	Professor Victor Menaldo in the New York Times Opinion Pages
Matt Barreto in Arts&Sci Perspectives regarding the Latino vote 2012	Chris Parker in Arts&Sci Perspectives inteview about the Tea Party	Prof. Chip Turner's book Awakening to Race featured in UW Today
Mark Smith quoted on NPR	Mark Smith featured on FiveThirtyEight website	Political Science major Bryon Gray wins Rhodes Scholarship
Chris Parker's patriotism class featured in ArtsSci Newsletter	Luis Fraga Recognized by Fulcrum Foundation for Leadership	Seattle PI cites WashingtonPoll as "State's Most Reliable Opinion Poll"
Peter May named Landolt Graduate Mentor for 2012	Tony Gill's podcast highlighted in the UW Today	Profs. Barreto and Parker interviewed on KCTS-9
Naomi Murakawa receives UW Royalty Research Grant	Luis Fraga named by Hispanic Business in "Top 100 Influentials"	Victor Menaldo on Burma Democracy in Foreign Policy

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