Social Sciences Division

Seattle-based sociologist and relationship expert Pepper Schwartz weighs in on how to navigate the Donald Trump-Hillary Clinton divide.

At a Seattle Town Hall forum with local scholars, some acknowledged polarization driven by rapid social change makes good politics difficult.

Bill Radke talks with UW associate professor Margaret O'Mara and former White House press secretary Scott McClellan about what we learned from the first presidential debate.

The discussion Tuesday evening at Town Hall Seattle, “2016 election: How Did We Get Here?,” was sponsored by the UW Alumni Association.

Could Trump win? University of Washington political science professor Christopher Parker thinks he can do it, and says race is a factor.

KOMO News interviews Matt McGarrity, principal lecturer of communication at the UW, about whether the conditions of the debate favor one candidate over the other. 

A list of the limited scholarship that could help provide a better understanding of the rise of Donald Trump and Trumpism, i.e. his unique form of radical right politics.

A number of national polls show Donald Trump gaining ground on Hillary Clinton. Could Trump win? University of Washington political science professor Christopher Parker thinks he can do it.

KUOW listener David Newman asked the Local Wonder team to look into why Seattle seems so segregated. Jim Gregory, professor of history at the UW, is interviewed. 

Police shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed man, and police academies often do not prepare officers to make the right call.

UW's Nives Dolšak, Aseem Prakash and Maggie Allen provide their opinions on the fight over the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Utah has taken the step of declaring pornography a public health threat much like tobacco. And now it’s on the agenda in Washington state. 

A UW anthropologist explores the potential impact of making PrEP, an HIV prevention drug, more available to teens.

University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara says the clash over trade we’re seeing this year is nothing new.

Associate professor of Political Science, Christopher Sebastian Parker, shares his insights on Kaepernick's controversial demonstration.