Politics and Government

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

For 50yrs OMA&D has been supporting underrepresented minority and economically disadvantaged students, first-generation students, and campus diversity.

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

Scott Lemieux, of the UW Department of Political Science weighs in on felony-murder laws.

Analysis from Micheal Blake, Professor of Philosophy, Public Policy, and Governance

University of Washington Professor Emeritus Don Hellmann is interviewed by King 5 News

Trump in the World — a course and lecture series — explores the global impact of Donald Trump's presidency. 

A lecture series by UW faculty will explore President Trump's significant impacts on international affairs, global alliances and the role of the United States in the world.

Holly Barker, a UW anthropology lecturer and advocate for Marshallese rights weighs in on new bill.

Letter to the Editor referencing Department of Law, Societies and Justice Professor Katherine Beckett's 2014 study on capital punishment. 

Op-ed by Matt McGarrity, Principal Lecturer in the Communication Department at the UW.

John Wilkerson of the UW Department of Political Science weighs in on this important topic

Shutdowns are all about “branding” for members, write political scientists Andreu Casas and John Wilkerson, who closely studied the 2013 government shutdown.

Aseem Prakash of the Center for Environmental Politics on the agenda of Scott Pruit, head of the EPA under the Trump administration. 

Kam Wing Chan, UW professor of geography, is quoted in this story about Beijing's crackdown on services for migrant schoolchidren.