Social Sciences Division

Victor Menaldo, a UW political science professor, and Rebecca Thorpe, an associate professor of political science, explain the importance they see in a Trump impeachment.

Margaret O'Mara, professor of history at the UW, joins other experts to share her thoughts on the legacy of President Trump.

In honor of MLK Day, the UW asked Black students, staff, and faculty to respond to the prompt, “What does MLK Day mean to you in 2021?”

UW senior Owen Oliver grew up on the UW campus. Now he wants others in his community to feel at home at the University.

John Wilkerson, Chair of the Department Political Science, responds to the current political landscape that we face and shares insights on the student response.

The breakdown of the neoliberal consensus creates an opening for a more progressive China policy —while also increasing the danger of war. Daniel Bessner, associate professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.

School of Art + Art History + Design teaching professor Timea Tihanyi and Victoria Aukland, a senior majoring in sociology and dance explain how art can be beneficial in the cold winter months.

This week’s move by more than 200 workers at Alphabet to form a union is being seen as an alternative framework for organizing at other Silicon Valley giants. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.

The article recounts the story of the Donner Party and asks the reader to imagine being part of the doomed trek. Donald Grayson, professor emeritus of anthropology at the UW, is quoted.

“As a scholar who writes about the moral justifications of social and legal institutions, I argue that there may be good moral reason for this impeachment – even if it cannot be completed before Trump leaves office,” writes Michael Blake, professor of philosophy and of public policy and governance at the UW.

The ability of companies such as Facebook, Twitter and Google to control what people see online is so potent, it is the subject of antitrust hearings. But the decision by Amazon to push Parler off its dominant cloud-computing service illustrates just how powerful its content-moderation capabilities are as well. Margaret O’Mara, professor of history at the UW, is quoted.

As the Donald Trump administration winds down, anti-nuclear weapons activists are hoping that a Joe Biden presidency will mark a turning point in the way the U.S. approaches nuclear weapons. Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW, is quoted. [This story appeared in multiple outlets]

This week at the UW, attend events to honor Martin Luther King, Jr, attend the #BurkeFromHome Trivia Night, and more.

James Long, associate professor of political science at the UW, breaks down what’s happening in the House of Representatives regarding the effort to remove President Trump from office.

Five prominent players in Washington state business are halting or reviewing some or all of their campaign contributions after last week’s U.S. Capitol riot and the refusal by some Republicans to certify the presidential election results. Jake Grumbach, assistant professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.