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In a global ranking of research productivity of political scientists, UW Professor Christopher Adolph was ranked first globally for recent impact, thanks to his research on COVID-19 policies.
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The 2025 annual conference of the Western Political Science Association was held in Seattle last week. This is a major national conference with a strong presence of environmental policy scholars.
Three Emily Smith Undergraduate Fellows, Alicia Lopez, Corinne Ryan, and Sumaiyah Mohamed, presented research posters.
The Climate Umbrella: Why… Read more
Prof. Aseem Prakash was interviewed in The Seattle Times for his opinion of the recent executive order signed by President Trump.
President Donald Trump ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi on Tuesday to find ways to block climate laws across… Read more
Prof. Victor Menaldo asked on KOMO News for his thoughts on the Trump (tariff) Liberation Day, and the uncertainty this has caused.
I am not surprised by the impact. The tariffs...were much higher than anticipated.
In the short run this might induce a recession...over the long run are bad for competitiveness and innovation....
Were not sure what the ultimate tariffs will be...eventually… Read more
Prof. Asli Cansunar is quoted in an article in Turkish news site bianet (The Independent Communication Network) about the University of Washington having a focus on Turkish Studies, and upcoming on-campus events (Apr 29th, … Read more
In a new global ranking of political science faculty productivity, Christopher Adolph, Professor of Political Science, was ranked first globally among political scientists for “recent impact,” third globally among political scientists for overall impact, and fifth globally for recent citations. The ranking assessment included data on 115,427 articles and 12,696 books published by 5,568 faculty members in 178 departments… Read more
Prof. Victor Menaldo on KUOW, "How Section 230 helped create the internet... and why it may go away"
Prof. Victor Menaldo was interviewed on KUOW regarding possible changes for Section 230 of the 1996 Communications Decency Act, and why a change would be bad for the internet and innovation in general.
"No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the… Read more
Believe it or not, Republicans love renewable energy. How its packaged matters, though. Just dont mention climate change. Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.Featured
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Prof. Aseem Prakash and colleague Prof. Nives Dolšak question in Forbes Magazine, what to do about climate policy… Read more