In the last PoliSci Insider, I wrote that I would be teaching an undergraduate class for the first time in several years. I think it went well. I was impressed by the contemporary issues students discovered and the legislation they proposed to address them as part of the congressional simulation. Yes, there were the usual marijuana legalization bills, but there were also bills addressing less obvious topics. In many states, police are not prohibited from making false statements during juvenile... Read more
In our annual Career Conversations, alumni share their personal and professional stories with undergraduates. What do they do? How did they get there? Are they doing what they thought they would be doing upon graduation? How did their UW Political Science degree prepare them for their careers? This year students heard from and asked questions of Lindsay Scola and John Amaya.
Lindsay is the CEO of... Read more
Professor Mark Alan Smith recently finished an important and sure to be controversial new book,"Right From Wrong: Why religion fails and reason succeeds." This summary was prepared by our own Professor... Read more
In his New York Times newsletter, Jamelle Bouie notes that “African American Political Thought: A Collected History,” is "...a series of essays on the luminaries of African American political thought, across the history of the United States, by some of the most impressive scholars currently working. It is as close to a comprehensive overview of the African American... Read more
Over 3,000 journalists have been killed around the world since 1990. Violence against the members of the media threatens, and is often intended to threaten, the press freedoms so critical to free societies and government accountability. In recognition of this growing threat, the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize was co-awarded to Maria Ressa (founder of the Filipino outlet Rappler) and Dmitry Muratov (editor-in-chief of the Russian newspaper Novaya Gazeta).
Professor... Read more
Our winter quarter faculty panel on the Politics of Artificial Intelligence took place on February 27th . The panelists included Professor Victor Menaldo (Political Science), Professor Aylin Caliskan (Information School) and Professor Noah Smith (Computer Science). The gist of the panel’s message was that we should be skeptical of the hype and worry.... Read more
Globalization refers to increasing interdependence and integration among nations and societies. Deglobalization happens when this interdependence and integration are in decline, whether we are talking about finance, trade, migration, international agreements on pressing issues such as climate change, national security etc.
Is globalization on the decline? Is that a good thing?
Join us for an evening of conversation moderated by Professor Mark Smith and... Read more