Department of Political Science Bulletin
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Welcome back everyone! Hope everyone had a wonderful and restful Winter break.
Political Science Main office hours:
M-TH 8am-12pm and 1pm-5pm
F 8am-12pm and 1pm-4:45pm
Gowen & Smith Hall hours are:
M-F 7:30am-9:00pm; closed weekends and holidays
Please email polisci@uw.edu for general information.
FACULTY AND GRADUATE STUDENTS' PAPERS, PUBLICATIONS AND ACTIVITIES:
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "Could Climate Aid Avoid Development Aid’s Implementation Problems?" Forbes.com, December 3.
Azusa Uji, Jaehyun Song, Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "Comparing Public Support for Nuclear and Wind Energy in Washington State." PLoS ONE, 2023, 18(4): e0284208.
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "Taylor Swift and Other Jet-Setters Can Send a Climate Message." Forbes.com, December 26.
Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "Could Climate Aid Avoid Development Aid’s Implementation Problems?" Forbes.com, December 3.
Azusa Uji, Jaehyun Song, Nives Dolsak and Aseem Prakash. "Comparing Public Support for Nuclear and Wind Energy in Washington State." PLOS ONE, 2023, 18(4): e0284208.
Mark Smith was interviewed in a KUOW news piece, “Why didn't more Washingtonians vote in the 2023 election?”
Tony Gill succeeded in becoming an international media figure when he was interviewed by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation about gift-giving on December 24, 2025 (Christmas Eve). He appeared on an eight-minute segment for Cross Country Checkup wearing a Santa hat.
Being a frequent visitor to, and diver around, Lahaina, Tony Gill penned an article at AIER dealing with the summer wildfires called "Blame, Trade-Offs, and the Maui Wildfires."
Are humans inherently selfish? Tony Gill weighed in on this topic with a piece for AIER entitled "Are Humans Inherently Selfish?" The article centered around a class activity that he has done in his Introduction to Political Economy for nearly 30 years now. Hint: The answer is "no, not really, but kinda yes."
POLITICAL SCIENCE TALKS/SEMINARS:
Political Theory Colloquium presents Rutger Ceballos (University of Washington), “Death and Fascism: An Existentialist Marxist Analysis” with Dr. Noga Rotem as the discussant. January 11th, Gowen Hall –1A: 12:00-1:30pm
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Evan Schofer and Ann Hironaka (University of California-Irvine), “The consequences of Environmental Protest in Global Perspective”. January 19th, Gowen Hall – 1A: 12:00-1:30pm
Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Laura Jakli (Harvard University), “Title TBA” with Jessica Sciarone as the discussant. January 19th, Gowen Hall –1A: 3:30-5:00pm
Political Theory Colloquium presents Dennis Young (University of Washington), “Quantifying the Homeland: Metrics, Race, & Bureaucracy in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security”. January 25th, Gowen Hall – 1A: 12:00-1:30pm
UW International Security Colloquium presents Genevieve Bates (University of Wisconsin-Madison), “Commitments and Follow- Through: Implementing Justice Provisions in Peace Agreements” with Ian Callison as the discussant. January 26th, Gowen Hall – 1A: 1:30-3:00pm
Severyns Ravenholt Seminar in Comparative Politics presents Suparna Chaudhry (Lewis & Clark College), “Title TBA”. February 2nd, Gowen Hall –1A: 3:30-5:00pm
Political Theory Colloquium presents Dr. Lori Marso (Union College), “Title TBA”. February 8th, Gowen Hall – 1A: 12:00-1:30pm
The Center for Environmental Politics presents Kim Marion Suiseeya (Northwestern University), “How Good Norms Do Harm: Insights from the Justice Gap in Global Forest Governance”. February 16th, Gowen Hall – 1A: 12:00-1:30pm
UW International Security Colloquium presents Kelly Greenhill (Tufts University), “Better than the Truth: Extra-factual Sources of Threat Conception and Proliferation” with Jessica Sciarone as the discussant. February 16th, Gowen Hall-1A: 1:30-3:00pm
WISIR Speaker Series presents Jeannine Bell (Loyola University Chicago) “Protest, Police and Interaction: Sorting out Americans Complicated Views Police Behavior.” Friday, February 16th, Gowen 1A, 10:30am–12:00pm.
Political Theory Colloquium presents Dr. Kevin Duong (University of Virginia), “Title TBA”. February 29th, Gowen Hall – 1A: 12:00-1:30pm
Please submit items to polisci@uw.edu by Thursday 12pm for an addition to the weekly bulletin.