It’s the start of a new school year with lots of developments and activities to report! In June, we had our department’s Convocation on the Quad. Having it outdoors was a risky move - June weather in Seattle is – shall we say – variable. The day before it was raining buckets. The morning of the event the sun emerged right as Neil... Read more
Please join us a week after the general elections for a roundtable discussion of what the election results portend for national and state policymaking over the next two years, and for the 2024 Presidential election race. Speakers include Scott Lemieux, Becca Thorpe, and Mark Smith moderated by John Wilkerson.
Register at https://events.uw.edu/event/327e14ff-014f-4c87-b262-e9f85dbd91db/summary
Professor Jake Grumbach is an associate professor of political science at the University of Washington who focuses on the political economy of U.S. Democracy. The Seattle Times recently featured Professor Grumbach and his new book, Laboratories Against Democracy: How National Parties Transformed State Politics, in their article, "UW professor outlines how states went from the laboratories of democracy to working against it"
Read the full article at... Read more
Speakers:
Professor Lisa Ellis, Department of Philosophy, Director of the Philosophy, Politics, and Economics Programme;,University of Otago (New Zealand)
Professor Ewan Kingston, Department of Philosophy, College of Charleston
Professor Jamie Mayerfeld, Department of Political Science, University of Washington; former President of the Western Political Science Association
Professor Emily Yeh, Department of Geography,... Read more
On July 14th, 2022 the UW Political Economy Forum hosts former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best for an author meets critics event where we’ll discuss her new book, “Black in Blue: Lessons in Leadership, Breaking Barriers and Racial Reconciliation."
The first African-American woman to hold the top policing job in Seattle, Washington, Chief Carmen Best (Ret.) served with the Seattle Police Department for twenty-eight years. In 2018, Chief Best was promoted to Chief of Police, a job she called “a... Read more
Political Science undergraduates have a myriad of ways to get directly involved in research during their time at the University of Washington. These research experiences might include working directly with faculty as a research assistant or through advanced research experiences such as the Honors Program or the CAPPP Research Fellows Program with many of these experiences culminating in public presentations at the annual UW Undergraduate Research Symposium. The Department had 25 students... Read more
Over roughly the last 50 years there were 243 indictments of current and former world leaders by their own governments. Many of those countries were democracies. James D. Long, an associate professor of political science at the University of Washington, talks to Ilya Marritz about lessons on holding former leaders accountable from nations such as... Read more
Each year, the Husky 100 recognizes 100 undergraduate and graduate students from the UW Bothell, Seattle and Tacoma campuses in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the UW.
The Husky 100 actively connect what happens inside and outside of the classroom and apply what they learn to make a difference on campus, in their communities and for the future. Through their passion, leadership and commitment, these students inspire all of us to shape our own Husky Experience.
Three... Read more
Margaret Teresa Brower is an incoming assistant professor in American Politics. Her research investigates how institutions and policies reproduce inequities, particularly across intersecting identities of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation. Her work also identifies activism, advocacy, and policymaking that aim to transform these institutions to be more equitable, just, and representative of a diverse polity. Her work has been published or is forthcoming in Educational... Read more