Social Sciences Division

President Trump has tweeted about ISIS since 2014, claiming that he alone can fix this problem. Michael Degerald, doctoral candidate in Middle East studies at UW, weighs in.

Why does female genital mutilation remain so entrenched in parts of the globe? Bettina Shell-Duncan, professor of anthropology at UW, is quoted.

KOMO Radio interviews Sabine Lang, associate professor of international studies at the UW, about the Women's March and why it was held across the world. 

"Research into civil resistance suggests five reasons the Women’s March may succeed as a movement where others have failed," writes Emily Gade, poli-sci student at UW.

Margaret O'Mara, associate professor of history, is interviewed on "The National" on the history of signing executive orders in a president's first week in office.

Meghan Peters (BA, 2008), who got her start at The Daily, is now developing strategic partnerships at Facebook.

Last week King County embarked on a census project one demographer described in understated terms as “challenging” — a count of people experiencing homelessness.

The recent presidential election has revealed stark divisions in this country. This is especially clear in Seattle, one of the most progressive cities in the country.

GeekWire is hosting a discussion about the future of startups in the Pacific Northwest. Margaret O'Mara, associate professor of history at the UW, will be one of the speakers.

In 1913, a lot of women were pissed at President Woodrow Wilson. So they marched on Washington. Wilson had just won the presidential election, but he opposed giving women the right to vote.

A wide range of Washington companies were in favor of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. KING 5 interviewed David Bachman, professor of international studies at the UW. 

For nearly a century, American presidents have been launched into their first terms in office with one particular question: What will be accomplished during the first 100 days?

Even if Sanders couldn’t restructure the Democratic Party, many of his supporters still think his campaign strategy could. UW political science professor Christopher Parker weighs in.

Some people in the U.S. are withdrawing from mainstream society into "intentional communities."

A California woman who’s never traveled to Spokane is asking city leaders to pressure the South Korean government to end the practice of trading dog meat for consumption.