Social Sciences Division

The disproportionate system that creates legal financial obligations (LFOs) is pursuing solutions with help from University of Washington sociology professor Alexes Harris.

Oded Oron witnessed a massive protest of aslyum-seeking refugees in Tel Aviv. Then he wrote a PhD dissertation about it.

Kyki Li came to the UW from China for the freedom to explore. It was everything she'd hoped for.

University of Washington anthropology student Darren Byler chronicles artistic culture in Northwest China amid a massive security crackdown.

Analysis from Professor of Anthropology, Holly Baker

Interview with Sasha Welland, associate professor in anthropology and gender, women and sexuality studies about her new book.

Op-ed by Professor Katherine Beckett of the Department of Law, Societies and Justice. 

Video // Dr. Ralina Joseph discusses the new music video from Childish Gambino, "This is America."

Sasha Senderovich, Humanities assistant professor of Slavic Languages & Literatures, joins satirist Gary Shteyngart and KUOW host Bill Radke for a conversation.

Victor Menaldo, associate professor with UW's Department of Political Science, explains how backslides to authoritarianism reside in democratic constitutions themselves.

UW associate professor of communication Ralina Joseph is the founder and director of the event that will explore the issues of race and racism in American culture and media.

The team of four made it to the final round of the national New York University Policy Case Competition.

Op-ed by Sara Curran, Professor of International Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies

Journalism lecturer, Caley Cook, weighs in on certifying online journalists in the era of fake news.

Communication Leadership students use storytelling to shed light on humans' dependence on the ocean.