Faculty and Staff

Professors Wilkerson, Thorpe, and Smith
FIUTS Lecture: Making Sense of the US Election
November 10, 2016
Christopher S. Parker Portrait
Racism in Seattle: Professor Christopher Parker Discusses WA Poll Results
November 9, 2016
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Prof. Parker on The History Channel discussing Nostradamus and the Presidential Election
November 7, 2016
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Prof. Prakash and Colleague in Slate: The Dakota Pipeline Protests Should Think Big
November 4, 2016
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‘The Upside of Ignoring Climate Change’: Professor Aseem Prakash & Colleague in Slate Magazine 
October 31, 2016
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Voting has gone tribal: Professor Christopher Parker in The Seattle Times
October 31, 2016
Professor Christopher Parker with Enrique Cerna
A State Divided: Washington Poll Results Discussed on KCTS 9
October 27, 2016
Megan Ming Francis on Democracy Now! Discussing the Final Presidential Debate
Professor Megan Ming Francis Discusses 3rd Presidential Debate on Democracy Now!
October 26, 2016
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Climate Change Scapegoat: Professor Prakash & Colleague Author Article for Slate
October 24, 2016
Aseem Prakash
Professor Aseem Prakash & Colleague on Media Coverage of Brexit Vote
October 11, 2016
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Family Strain over Trump vs. Clinton: Professor Mark A. Smith cited in Seattle Times 
October 6, 2016
Book cover "Change they can't believe in"
The Huffington Post Lists Professor Christopher Parker’s book to understand ‘Trump(ism)’
October 5, 2016
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Professors Parker & Smith Discuss the 2016 Election at Seattle Town Hall 
September 29, 2016
Prof. Christopher S. Parker and Enrique Cerna
Professor Christopher Parker Discusses Trump’s chances on Crosscut
September 27, 2016
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Professor Aseem Prakash & colleagues discuss Dakota Access Pipeline in The Washington Post
September 26, 2016
Christopher Parker, Art Thiel with Enrique Cerna on KCTS9
The Kaepernick Conundrum: Prof. Christopher Parker Weighs in on KCTS 9
September 21, 2016
Rebecca Thorpe
Prof. Rebecca Thorpe wins Award for Article in Perspectives on Politics
September 20, 2016
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Prof. Christopher Parker in The Conversation, "Why Colin Kaepernick is like George Washington
September 9, 2016
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on The Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog, "Here’s what many journalists missed when covering the Brexit vote"
August 4, 2016
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Prof. Christopher Parker in The Conversation, "Does ‘Black Lives Matter’ still matter?"
July 27, 2016
George Lovell
From the Chair
July 7, 2016
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Prof. Christopher Parker on Radio T Suisse, "Barack Obama's America still far from 'post-racial'"
July 6, 2016
Prof. Mark Smith on Q13 Fox Seattle's This Morning
Professor Mark Smith discusses gun legislation and the NRA on Q13 Fox This Morning
June 27, 2016
Smith Secular Faith
Understanding the Role of Religion in American Politics
June 27, 2016
When the Press Fails
Lance Bennett wins The Doris Graber Award
June 22, 2016
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage blog, "It’s not just Flint: Here’s why we ignore water pollution"
June 10, 2016
Prof. Megan Ming Francis Presenting at Spring 2016 Faculty Panel
Retrospective: Faculty Discuss Race, Prisons & Protests with Students 
June 2, 2016
Christopher S. Parker Portrait
Prof. Christopher Parker in The American Prospect, "Do Trump’s Racist Appeals Have a Silver Lining?"
May 20, 2016
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Faculty Favorites: Book Recommendations from our Faculty
May 19, 2016
Photo credit: Marc Nozell, 2008
Prof. Parker explains “Why Obama will have the last laugh” on TheConversation.com
May 16, 2016
The Promise of Human Rights
Prof. Jamie Mayerfeld publishes new book: The Promise of Human Rights: Constitutional Government, Democratic Legitimacy, and International Law
May 13, 2016
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PhD Candidate Kendra Dupuy, Prof. Aseem Prakash & their colleague James Ron discuss the government crackdown on NGOs on openDemocracy.net
May 5, 2016
Christopher S. Parker Portrait
Prof. Christopher Parker discusses “Why Donald Trump could be good for America” on KUOW
May 4, 2016
Prof. Christopher Adolph on Q13 Fox Seattle's This Morning
Professor Christopher Adolph Discusses Significance of the Panama Papers on Q13 Fox This Morning
April 14, 2016
Research on Religion Podcast Logo
Research on Religion Podcast Celebrates 280th Episode Discussing the Evangelical Coalition & Public Choice
April 6, 2016
"Paris Climate 2015" - Eiffel Tower
Prof. Aseem Prakash and other UW experts call Paris climate agreement 'bold,' 'encouraging'
April 2, 2016
Book cover "The American Warfare State"
Rebecca Thorpe’s book ‘American Warfare State’ honored
March 30, 2016
Prof. Megan Ming Francis and Prof. Ramzi Kassem
Perspective on Guantanamo from Detainee Lawyer Prof. Ramzi Kassem 
February 29, 2016
Bernie Sanders for President campaign event
“Why Bernie will burn out in Dixie” – Prof. Christopher Parker on Democratic Primary Race
February 29, 2016
The Political Logic of Climate Change Adaptation - Prakash & Dolsak
February 5, 2016
SeaTac wage demonstrators, courtesy reclaimtheamericandream.org.
Preserving the Lessons of the Seattle-SeaTac $15 Wage Victories
January 27, 2016
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker in The Conversation journal asks, "Race and racism after Obama: where do we go from here?"
January 14, 2016
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker Appeals to Rank-and-File Republicans in The Conversation
December 21, 2015
Prof. Megan Ming Francis with Melissa Harris-Perry
Prof. Francis Discusses the Racial Terror of Lynching on MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry Show
December 14, 2015
Autumn 2015 Faculty Panel & Audience
Political Science Faculty Address Current Events with Panel Discussions on Refugees, Police Brutality, and other Topics.
December 12, 2015
Becca Thorpe
Prof. Thorpe Discusses the Impact of Rural Prison Economies on Mass Incarceration in LSE Blog
December 9, 2015
Secular Faith
Prof. Mark Smith in UW Today for his new book, Secular Faith: How Culture Has Trumped Religion in American Politics
December 9, 2015
2014 Black Lives Matter protest in Las Vegas
Prof. Francis Published Article on the Importance of Protest in The Washington Post
December 2, 2015
Sanders
Two Innovative Courses Added to the Political Science Department
November 17, 2015
John Wilkerson
Beyond “I’m Just a Bill On Capitol Hill”: Meet the Award-Winning Legislative Explorer 
November 17, 2015