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UW professors Aseem Prakash and Lance Bennett have been recognized among the top 100 political scientists in the world by Research.com...Their rankings reflect the global reach of UW’s political science department, as well… Read more
UW Political Science's own Prof. Aseem Prakash and Prof. Lance Bennett have been named amongst the Best Political Science Scientists by Research.com.
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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
From campus to wherever you call home, we welcome you to learn from and connect with the College of Arts & Sciences community through public events spanning the arts, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. We hope to see you this May. Innovation Month April 30 | An Evening with Christine Sun Kim (Public Lecture)...Featured
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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