Faculty and Staff

George Lovell
From the Chair
November 17, 2015
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Prof. Christopher Parker on The Conversation web site, "Ben Carson: token candidate"
November 6, 2015
Panel on Race & Policing
Panel on Race & Policing Featuring Prof. Megan Ming Francis
October 29, 2015
Secular Faith
Prof. Mark Smith and his book Secular Faith featured on C-Span's Book-Notes
October 27, 2015
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Prof. Christopher Parker in The Conversation, "How the GOP circus act compromises American Democracy"
October 14, 2015
John Wilkerson
Prof. John Wilkerson published article in the American Journal of Political Science, "Tracing the Flow of Policy Ideas in Legislatures: A Text Reuse Approach"
October 8, 2015
Jack Turner
Jack Turner published article in Politics, Groups, and Identities, Vol 3, Issue 3, 2015
October 6, 2015
Becca Thorpe
Prof. Rebecca Thorpe in the Washington Post, Republicans and Democrats support sentencing reform. This is what stands in their way.
October 5, 2015
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker on The Converstation, "Boehner resigns: scholars see trouble ahead for GOP"
September 28, 2015
Susan Whiting
Prof. Susan Whiting on KING5 News regarding the economic and political impact of President Xi's visit
September 28, 2015
Susan Whiting
Prof. Susan Whiting interviewed on Chinese cable network SinovisionNet
September 22, 2015
Susan Whiting
Prof. Susan Whiting quoted in USA Today: China President Xi's U.S. tour: First Microsoft, then politics
September 22, 2015
Trump
Prof. Parker: If Goldwater can win the GOP nomination, why not Trump?
September 17, 2015
Prof. Tony Gill featured in UW's WholeU news, Faculty Friday
September 15, 2015
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker on the KCTS9 Race, Justice & Democracy forum in Yakima, WA
September 14, 2015
Susan Whiting
Prof. Whiting quoted in Seattle Times article, Seattle Stop May Be on Chinese President Xi’s Itinerary
September 4, 2015
Prof. Mark Smith on KUOW discusses Bernie Sanders' chances in Washington State
September 2, 2015
Megan Ming Francis
Prof. Megan Ming Francis on the HistPhil web site with, Do Foundations Co-opt Civil Rights Organizations?
August 17, 2015
Letter from a Birmingham Jail - 1963
Professors Parker & Francis Discuss Race Relations on TheConversation.com
August 11, 2015
David Barsamian
Prof. Lance Bennett Invited Alternative Radio’s David Barsamian to Discuss Capitalism vs. the Environment
August 5, 2015
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Prof. Victor Menaldo and Daniel Yoo's article Democracy, Elite-Bias, and Financial Development in Latin America to be published in October issue of World Politics
August 4, 2015
Humbolt Foundation
Prof. Lance Bennett Receives Humboldt Research Award
August 4, 2015
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker re: Charleston, SC on TheConversation.com web site.
July 7, 2015
Passing of Nancy Hartsock
April 28, 2015
Legex screenshot
John Wilkerson's "Legislative Explorer" highlighted in Washington Post's Monkey Cage
March 6, 2015
Prof. Tony Gill interviewed on The Oregonian/OregonLive site: "Why is Congress overwhelmingly Christian with only one religious 'none'?"
January 13, 2015
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker discusses policing and deteriorating race relations in the country on Background Briefing with Ian Masters
December 8, 2014
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker on Berkeley, CA's community radio station
December 2, 2014
Peter May
Professor Peter May Retiring after 35 Years
November 25, 2014
Jeff Arnold and Megan Francis
Faculty Spotlight: Jeffrey Arnold and Megan Francis
November 25, 2014
Center for Environmental Politics team
Announcing the Center for Environmental Politics
November 25, 2014
George Lovell
From the Chair
November 25, 2014
John Wilkerson
Prof. John Wilkerson's LegSim Project featured in Provost eTrends newsletter
November 15, 2014
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Prof. Susan Whiting and Xiao Ma on openDemocracy.net: "The Party Rules: What lies behind the Chinese Community Party elite's foregrounding of the 'rule of law'?"
November 2, 2014
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker participates in the University of Virginia's Miller Center American Forum debate
October 27, 2014
Prof. Lance Bennett
Prof. Lance Bennett on The Conversation website: "Connective action: the public's answer to democratic dysfunction"
October 23, 2014
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Prof. Parker in the Miller Center American Forum's National Debate Series, "If It Were Not for Big Central Gov't, I'd Be a Slave Right Now"
October 20, 2014
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker on "Is There Such a Thing as 'Conservative Foreign Policy' in 2014?" (from Brookings Institution)
October 15, 2014
Latino America book cover
Prof. Matt Barreto's publishes new book: Latino America: How America's Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation
October 1, 2014
Prof. Peter May wins Excellence in Mentoring Award from APSA
August 29, 2014
Chris Parker
Prof. Parker work referenced and quoted on Washington Post Wonkblog's story, "95% of Republican House districts are majority-white"
August 12, 2014
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Prof. Christopher Parker on Brookings Institution website, "The (Real) Reason Why the House Won't Pass Comprehensive Immigration Reform"
August 4, 2014
Prof. Victor Menaldo
Prof. Victor Menaldo in the London School of Economics site, "Capitalism need not churn inexorably toward higher inequality; democracies can tame the disproportionate power of elites"
August 1, 2014
Prof. Christopher Adolph receives Levine Prize
August 1, 2014
Prof. Karen Litfin interviewed in UW Today for her new book, Ecovillages: Lessons for Sustainable Community
July 15, 2014
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker on Scholars Strategy Network, "A Suicidal Republican War"
June 30, 2014
Becca Thorpe
Prof. Rebecca Thorpe in UW Today for her new book, The American Warfare State: The Domestic Politics of Military Spending
June 30, 2014
Chris Parker
Prof. Christopher Parker interviewed on Salon.com, "Tea Party's hot mess: Inside a noisy, disenchanted movement"
June 25, 2014
Prof. Tony Gill on Georgetown University's Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs' blog
June 19, 2014
Chris Parker
Prof. Parker on Brookings Institution website, "Wither the Tea Party? The Future of a Political Movement"
June 4, 2014