Social Sciences Division

This week at the UW, attend the Katz Lecture, a lecture on the nuclear arms race, and more.

ENGL 285, a unique creative writing class that features the expertise of professional writers, is highly recommended by its students.

The Native UW Scholars program, which works to “build community across the year and help students braid their academic and social lives on the UW campus and on local Coast Salish lands,” has continued and adapted to the online world.

Margaret O’Mara, history professor, discusses Amazon's pandemic hiring spree.

There are certain values we’d love for our kids to have. But how do we go about teaching them? Jana Mohr Lone, affiliate associate professor of philosophy at the UW and director of the UW Center for Philosophy for Children, is quoted.

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, has received the 2020 Elinor Ostrom Career Achievement Award for his work in political science.

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, explains Biden's choice of John Kerry as his presidential climate envoy.

This week at the UW, attend Ladino Day 2020 and watch the Meany Center's presentation of Ragamala Dance Company.

Researchers have found that a small group of social media accounts are responsible for the spread of a disproportionate amount of the false posts about voter fraud. Ian Kennedy, a doctoral student in sociology at the UW, is quoted.

“Beyond damage repair, Biden has big plans for American energy. In my view, not all of them are realistic. Yet their actual purpose may be as starting points for negotiation,” writes Scott Montgomery, lecturer of international studies at the UW.

The country’s fishing fleet would not be able to sustain itself – or its geopolitical and surveillance role – without the hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies it receives. Tabitha Grace Mallory, affiliate professor of international studies at the UW, is quoted.

Brian Leung, PhD student in political science, is quoted in this article discussing the future of Hong Kong's democracy movement.

The governors of Iowa and North Dakota recently announced mandates that require people to wear masks in public. Both leaders previously resisted mask rules but issued them in the past week as daily COVID-19 cases spiked in their states, overrunning hospitals and intensive care units. Christopher Adolph, associate professor of political science at the UW, is quoted.

“The Bezos Earth Fund (BEF) is giving away $791 million to support climate action. Much of this money will go to well-established NGOs ... Yet, if BEF wants to change climate action’s playbook, it needs a new theory of change that tackles the key barrier to climate action. Funding these NGOs does not achieve this objective,” write Nives Dolšak, professor of marine and environmental affairs at the UW, and Aseem Prakash, professor of political science at the UW.

The 2020 census has been subject to court fights, shifting deadlines and pandemic-related process adjustments. Sara Curran, director of the UW Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology, explains the developments with this year’s count.