Faculty and Staff

Aseem Prakash
Prof. Aseem Prakash Awarded the APSA Excellence in Mentoring and Ranked as One of the Best Scientists in Political Science
May 30, 2024
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Climate Policy: A Glass Half-Full Or Half-Empty?"
May 20, 2024
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Nature, "The value of unrealistic targets: why some climate activists are unwilling to abandon the 1.5 °C target"
April 29, 2024
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "The Rise And Fall Of ESG"
April 23, 2024
Prof. Victor Menaldo
Prof. Victor Menaldo in The Washington Post, "Before Trump, here’s how some other countries prosecuted their ex-leaders"
April 16, 2024
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Professor Aseem Prakash on Forbes: "Eras Forests Could Offset Taylor Swift’s Carbon Footprint"
February 26, 2024
James Long
Prof. James Long in The Conversation, "Trump is no Navalny, and prosecution in a democracy is a lot different than persecution in Putin’s Russia"
February 22, 2024
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Professor Aseem Prakash quoted in The Washington Post: "A state pollution tax raised $2 billion. Can it survive the backlash?"
February 6, 2024
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Professor Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Presidential Elections And Biden’s Gas Export Pause"
February 6, 2024
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 Professor Aseem Prakash on Forbes: "Managing Public Views Of Decarbonization, Cold Waves, And Blackouts"
January 30, 2024
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in The Regulatory Review, "Rural Backlash Could Impede Climate Ambition"
January 22, 2024
James Long
Prof. James D. Long on the Iowa Caucus Results and Significance
January 16, 2024
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Professor Mark Alan Smith in the KUOW article "Why didn't more Washingtonians vote in the 2023 election?"
January 8, 2024
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Taylor Swift And Other Jet-Setters Can Send A Climate Message"
January 2, 2024
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Could Climate Aid Avoid Development Aid’s Implementation Problems?"
December 4, 2023
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Prof. Anthony Gill Featured in The New York Times Article on Tipping, "Welcome to the New Economics of Tipping"
November 16, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Is Politics Causing Delhi Air Pollution And Climate Policy Slowdown?"
November 13, 2023
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Prof. James D. Long noted in UW Arts&Sci Perspectives, "Voting in Emerging Democracies, Despite the Challenges"
November 2, 2023
Prof. Michael McCann
Professor Emeritus Michael McCann chosen for the 2024 American Bar Foundation Fellows "Outstanding Scholar Award"
November 1, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Pope Francis And Climate Change: Does Morality Play A Role In Climate Policy"
October 9, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash selected as Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration
October 4, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Climate Clashes With Labor: UAW Strike Reveals ESG Problems"
September 19, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Vandalizing Museums, Disrupting The Burning Man, And Climate Activism"
September 5, 2023
The Social Origins of Electoral Participation in Emerging Democracies
Prof. James D. Long's new book, "The Social Origins of Electoral Participation in Emerging Democracies"
August 9, 2023
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Profs.  Menaldo and Long in The Conversation, "Could Trump turn his politics of grievance into a get-out-of-jail card?"
August 4, 2023
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Prof. Victor Menaldo quoted on NPR, "The White House and big tech companies release commitments on managing AI"
August 4, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash in Forbes, "Who Is A Climate Leader? Amazon’s 2022 Sustainability Report"
July 24, 2023
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Profs. Long and Menaldo in The Seattle Times, "How have prosecutions of foreign leaders turned out? It’s complicated "
July 5, 2023
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Prof. Anthony Gill in American Institute for Economic Research (AIER), "Why Do We Rescue When All Hope Is Lost?"
July 3, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on Forbes: "Biden And Modi Talked About China But Not About Climate"
June 26, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on the NPR, "Is Biden a Good Climate President?"
June 22, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on Forbes, "Should Air Pollution In New York And Washington D.C. Trigger A Climate Emergency?"
June 20, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on Forbes, "The Ukraine Invasion Reveals How National Security, International Trade, And Climate Change Are Connected"
May 30, 2023
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Prof. Anthony Gill in AIER, "A Sick (Pay) Policy that Redefines Work"
May 26, 2023
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Professor Aseem Prakash joins NPR The Indicator Podcast for "President Biden: Climate champion or fossil fuel friend?"
May 9, 2023
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Watch on YouTube: Spring 2023 Faculty Panel, May 1st: “From Globalization to Deglobalization?”
May 3, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on Forbes, "Why Blowing Up Pipelines Will Not Solve The Climate Crisis"
May 1, 2023
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Professor Anthony Gill in American Institute for Economic Research, "Why did the Redcoats Wear Red Coats?
April 28, 2023
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Prof. Mark Alan Smith on Quillette, "Masking Uncertainty in Public Health"
April 24, 2023
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Prof. Victor Menaldo in The Seattle Times, "WA’s capital gains tax will have unintended consequences"
April 14, 2023
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Prof. Jake Grumbach's work cited in Vox, "A study confirms it: Tennessee’s democracy really is as bad as the expulsions made you think"
April 12, 2023
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Profs. James Long and Victor Menaldo interviewed in UW News, "Beyond Trump — UW political scientists on the legacy of the indictment on the U.S. presidency "
April 10, 2023
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Prof. Victor Menaldo, Prof. James D. Long, and Grad student Morgan Wack work cited in Reason, "Dump the Politicized Case Against Trump and Make Way for Serious Investigations"
April 10, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on Forbes, "Dogs Are Humans’ Best Friends: Could We Reduce Their Carbon Footprint?"
April 10, 2023
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Prof. Victor Menaldo quoted in three articles in The Washington Post, GeekWire, and The Conversation.
April 3, 2023
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Prof. Christopher Adolph on the IHME news, "The Lancet: Largest US state-by-state analysis of COVID-19 impact reveals the driving forces behind variations in health, education, and economic performance "
March 28, 2023
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Prof. Aseem Prakash on Forbes, "The Political Logic Of Willow Project’s Approval"
March 27, 2023
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Professor Geoffrey Wallace Awarded Research Grant to Study Violence Against the Media
March 21, 2023
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Spring 2023 Faculty Panel, May 1st: “From Globalization to Deglobalization?”
March 14, 2023
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Prof. Mark Smith's New Book, "Right from Wrong: Why Religion Fails and Reason Succeeds"
March 9, 2023