Department of Political Science

Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science, talks about what makes for an effective campaign. 

Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW talk about the current situation in the climate debate. 

Aseem Prakash, director of the Center for Environmental Politics at the University of Washington, explains how tech and fossil fuel industries can influence one another. 

Celebrate the accomplishments of the 2019 Summer Institute in the Arts and Humanities undergraduate researchers, attend Bulrusher - directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton, and more!

Op-ed from Associate Professor of Political Science, Rebecca Thorpe

Author Margaret O'Mara discusses her new book 'The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America' on Morning Joe.

Op-ed by Aseem Praskash, political science; Nives Dolsak, marine and environmental affairs. 

Aseem Prakash, Director of the Center for Environmental Politics, and Nives Dolsak, associate director of the School of Marine & Environmental Affairs, weigh in on the topic.

Scott Lemiuex, UW Political Science Lecturer, weighs in on the issue of the filibuster in the upcoming election.

UW political science professor, Megan Ming Francis, explores how the NAACP and its funders have lessons for philanthropy and activism.

UW faculty members Christopher Parker and Margaret O'Mara weigh in on the 2020 presidential election. 

Megan Ming Francis, associate professor of political science, discusses "movement capture" and its effect on the civil rights movement.

Op-ed by UW political scientist, Christopher Parker, on the 2020 elections

Analysis from Professor of International Studies, Saadia Pekkanen

Aseem Prakash, founding director of the UW Center for Environmental Politics, comments on the climate impacts of scooters.