Social Sciences Division

Seattle Times opinion piece by Pepper Schwartz of the UW Department of Sociology

UW sociologist, Kyle Crowder, co-authors new book on the social forces reinforcing the cycle of segregation. 

Commentary from Clark Sorensen, Korea history professor and director of the UW's Center for Korea Studies/ 

Shutdowns are all about “branding” for members, write political scientists Andreu Casas and John Wilkerson, who closely studied the 2013 government shutdown.

Kam Wing Chan, a geography professor who studies China’s rural-urban divide, is quoted in this New York Times article.

The College honors the life and legacy of dear friend and generous philanthropist, Floyd Jones.

The UW is ranked fifth among more than 400 U.S. colleges and universities for social science research funding, according to a new report.

A Q&A with UW faculty authors of 'American Sabor'

Opinion piece by Alexes Harris of the UW Department of Sociology

Jan. 10 Trace the development of Gandhi's legacy through history to the present. With UW Department of History's Anand Yang.

Aseem Prakash of the Center for Environmental Politics on the agenda of Scott Pruit, head of the EPA under the Trump administration. 

UW professor Holly Barker on the lasting health impacts of mid-20th century U.S. nuclear testing in the Marshall Islands.

Kam Wing Chan, UW professor of geography, is quoted in this story about Beijing's crackdown on services for migrant schoolchidren.

Analysis from Scott Montgomery of the Jackson School for International Studies

Shirley Yee, Chair of Gender, Women, and Sexuality weighs in