Social Sciences Division

Mark Igra, a graduate student in sociology, co-authored a new study on GoFundMe requests for help with medical bills.

Scott Radnitz, associate professor of international studies, discusses the causes and potential outcomes of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Students are searching home deeds in Washington state for racially restrictive covenants. Their findings are sobering. 

Through testimonios, graduate student Olivia Orosco explored the COVID experience of Latinx caregivers. 

Students in the Jackson School of International Studies delve into cybersecurity policy and its societal implications. 

A new graduate fellowship in memory of anthropology professor Sam Dubal reflects his commitment to building an anti-racist society. 

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses the situation in Afghanistan and its possible effects on climate change policy.

As tech companies continue to delay return to offices, some service workers hope for a full return in the coming months. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.

Amazon is making another move into physical retail, this time with plans to open department store-like locations in Ohio and California that would sell items such as clothing and electronics, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.

Without the ongoing prospect of U.S. military support, the Washington-backed Afghan government quickly fell - and on Aug. 15, 2021, the Taliban declared the creation of a new political order, the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, writes Michael Blake, professor of philosophy and of public policy and governance at the UW.

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains why climate policy is lacking even amidst increasing evidence of its importance.

The Clark County Sheriff’s Office staffers regularly shared nonpublic information with ICE about immigrants booked into the county jail, according to a report published by the UW Center for Human Rights. Phil Neff, project coordinator at the center, is quoted.

Collaboration between police departments and federal immigration enforcers has persisted around Washington, despite laws designed to tamp it down, according to a report released on Wednesday. Phil Neff, project coordinator at the UW Center for Human Rights, is quoted.

Police, jail staff and other local law enforcement across Washington continue to share information with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, and Customs and Border Protection, facilitating arrests and deportations, despite a law that prohibits such cooperation, according to a new report by the UW Center for Human Rights.

Local law enforcement agencies across Washington have worked with federal immigration agents to detain undocumented immigrants, despite a state law banning such collaborations. That’s according to a new report from the UW Center for Human Rights. Angelina Godoy, professor of law, societies and justice and of international studies and director of the Center for Human Rights at the UW, is interviewed.