Politics and Government

Learn how sociologist Katherine Beckett's research on racial bias contributed to the abolishment of the death penalty in WA State. 

Analysis from Aseem Prakash of the Center for Environmental Politics.

UW political science professor and founding director of the Center for Environmental Politics, Aseem Prakash, on the potential impact of initiative 1631

Aseem Prakash, founding director of the UW's Center for Environmental Politics, said the Marshall Islands’ move spoke to a growing trend around carbon neutrality.

"What we're looking at is something like a settler colonial situation where an entire generation is lost," said Darren Byler, a researcher of Uighur culture at UW.

Oped-Ed by Daniel Bessner, Assistant Professor of International Studies | The rising left needs more foreign policy. Here's how it can start.

Funding to support the teaching and study of world regions and foreign languages, and generate public engagement in international affairs.

Journalism lecturer, Caley Cook, recommends reading investigative journalism to understand bigger issues and for building a foundation of knowledge about government accountability.

UW political scientist, Scott Lemieux, on Andrew Gillum's primary victory and the 2018 midterms. 

Take a look inside UW Libraries' Labor Archives of Washington — home to 3,000 cubic feet of materials — with labor archivist Conor Casey. 

Political Science major and anti-nuclear proliferation activist, Jade Lauw, on galvanizing her generation to take action for peace. 

Affiliate Associate Professor of Law, Societies and Justice, Stuart Streichler, on the implications of Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.

Op-ed by Ellis Goldberg, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Washington.

Saadia Pekkanen, director of the Space Security Initiative at the UW's Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies, weighs in on space force.

Op-ed by UW political philosopher Micheal Blake