Department of Political Science

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains Amazon's new climate plan.

Jacob Grumbach, assistant professor of political science, discusses a Republican group soliciting millions of dollars from corporations to protect its conservative base.

James Gregory, professor of history, and Michael McCann, professor of political science, discuss how CHAZ/CHOP fits into Seattle's history of protests.

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses Unilever's climate plan, greening the supply chain, and consumer-level emissions.

Political science faculty Megan Ming Francis, Jake Grumbach, and Christopher Parker discuss 2020's leftward-tilting electorate.

Megan Ming Francis, associate professor of political science, discusses how the white press has historically endangered Black lives.

Michael McCann, professor of political science, puts into context the peace and the violence of protests against police brutality.

Political science faculty Aseem Prakash, James Caporaso and Victor Menaldo discuss regulation of big tech platforms.

To provide some insight on the current moment, Department of Political Science faculty have written short reflections on the protests and provided a list of recommended readings. 

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses why state parks are so important, even if they're often overlooked.

Megan Ming Francis, associate professor of political science, weighs in about policies that were intentionally put in place to oppress new citizenship rights of newly freed Black people.

Christopher Parker, professor of political science at the UW, weighs in about when political leaders blame outsiders. 

Political science Professor Christopher Sebastian Parker explains how this time may be indicative of a political shift for white moderates.

Christopher Parker, professor of political science discusses a protest at Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday in solidarity with protests against police violence and racial injustice in the U.S.

Aseem Prakash, political science professor, discusses whether big banks are effective climate change advocates, or whether they are simply "climate washing."