Social Sciences Division

"(The) number of women who had suffered from sexual abuse at the hands of state agents was surprising," writes Hind Ahmed Zaki, doctoral student in political science at the UW.

Why are investors backing firms whose tech prowess amounts to little more than a website and social media team? Margaret O'Mara, associate professor of history, is quoted. 

The Pacific Northwest is at the epicenter of a push to improve global health. Margaret O’Mara, associate professor of history at the UW, is quoted. 

Professor Vincent Gallucci writes in The National Interest about the growing tension between the U.S. and Russia in the Arctic.

Sociology doctoral students found that some Seattle neighborhoods may not be so diverse when you analyze the area block by block. 

If AI is sexless. Why are the majority of the personalities we construct for these machines female? Michelle Habell-Pallán, associate professor gender, women and sexuality studies is quoted.

Jackson School alumna Hannah Haegeland discusses the risk of more bloodshed between Indian and Pakistan. 

Alumna Hannah Haegland talks about India's responsibilities as a nuclear state. 

The University of Washington has announced this year’s Awards of Excellence recipients, several come from the College of Arts & Sciences.

The United States is the world’s leading military space power. But the future of that status is not assured in an era characterized by a return to competition from Russia and China.

Fellows conduct research , co-author journal articles and policy papers, participate in meetings with high-level officials, contribute to congressional testimony, and organize briefings.

History professor James Gregory said few people are surprised that Sanders is fairing well in Seattle because the city recently elected a much more radical socialist. 
 

UW political scientist Rebecca Thorpe’s book “The American Warfare State: The Domestic Politics of Military Spending,” has been honored by the Lyndon Baines Johnson Foundation.

With Myanmar's transition to democracy, access to information has surged. UW helps Myanmar's citizens navigate this new reality.

Bill Radke speaks with University of Washington historian Margaret O'Mara about mud slinging and crudeness in American politics.