Department of Political Science

A recent opinion piece from Christopher Parker of the UW Department of Political Science on 2018 elections.

UW political scientists Mark Smith is quoted

Former chair of the UW Department of Political Science takes on new role.

LA Times op-ed on the fate of the Affordable Care Act authored by Scott Lemieux, lecturer in political science at the UW. 

The latest installment in a regular report on political mobilization in the United States. Emily Gade, a graduate student in the UW Department of Political Science, is an author. 

When U.S. presidents talk tough to foreign leaders, does it work? Jonathan Mercer, professor of political science at the UW, is quoted. 

Op-ed by Christopher Parker of the Department of Political Science

Salon talks to Christopher Parker about why the Democrats should "play the race card" in the next election

International Studies Professor, Saadia Pekkanen, on how Japan is targeting independence in space-based information.

Using just the text of a bill plus about a dozen other variables, a new artificial intelligence algorithm can determine the chance that a bill will become law with great precision.

UW political science professor, Christopher Parker, was one of the few to foresee Donald Trump's win–and the likely reasons why. 

Four exceptional graduating seniors have been selected as Dean's Medalists by the College of Arts & Sciences.

Laura Dowling, ’81, ’91, served as the nation’s Chief Floral Designer from 2009 to 2015.

Each spring, a handful of outstanding faculty earn a special spotlight: a Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA).