Politics and Government

Political science faculty Aseem Prakash, James Caporaso and Victor Menaldo discuss regulation of big tech platforms.

To provide some insight on the current moment, Department of Political Science faculty have written short reflections on the protests and provided a list of recommended readings. 

Aseem Prakash, professor of political science, discusses why state parks are so important, even if they're often overlooked.

Megan Ming Francis, associate professor of political science, weighs in about policies that were intentionally put in place to oppress new citizenship rights of newly freed Black people.

Professor of history James N. Gregory discusses Seattle's Hoovervilles and mutual aid during the Great Depression.

Political science Professor Christopher Sebastian Parker explains how this time may be indicative of a political shift for white moderates.

The killing of George Floyd elicited corporate outrage. But well-intentioned rhetoric has not always been followed by meaningful action. Margaret O'Mara, professor of history, explains.

Christopher Parker, professor of political science discusses a protest at Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday in solidarity with protests against police violence and racial injustice in the U.S.

Aseem Prakash, political science professor, discusses whether big banks are effective climate change advocates, or whether they are simply "climate washing."

David Bachman, professor of international studies, explains how the US Navy reminded China that the South China Sea is open to navigation by US ships.

Political science Professor Aseem Prakash writes a warning of the "silo effect" in regards to pandemic policy.

Political alignments are drawn during COVID-19, showing how differences in quarantine tactics draw different results. Chris Adolph, associate professor of political science, is quoted

Jonathan Kanter and Adam Kuczynski stress the effects of marginalization among those effected by COVID-19.

Carl Bergstrom, professor of biology, CDC's revised estimates for future infections, which some say is too optimistic and many fear the agency could be responding to political pressure.

Scott Montgomery, international studies lecturer, explains how the recent pandemic has changed our environment, and why we can't go back to how things were before the pandemic.