Political Science News and Events
NATO Did Not Cause Putin’s Imperial War
Co-authored by Professor of Political Science Brian Taylor, the article was published in The Washington Quarterly.
See related: Conflict, Government, International Affairs, NATO, Russia, Ukraine, United States
Brockway Speaks With HuffPost About the Plaques in Trump’s ‘Presidential Walk of Fame’
Mark Brockway, assistant teaching professor of political science, notes that the plaques may seem ridiculous and are certainly a ham-fisted approach to pushing a message. “But they really are a way to reaffirm the narrative that everything that’s wrong in the world is because of somebody else,” he says.
See related: Federal, Washington, D.C.
Pralle Quoted in Seattle Times Article on Outdated Skagit County Flood Maps
The maps are a tool to communicate more realistic flood risks to vulnerable groups, says Sarah Pralle, associate professor of political science. You can plug your address into a FEMA webpage and it will tell you your property’s flood risk. “But,” Pralle says, “if you don’t know where the risky areas are, none of that works.”
See related: Flood Insurance, Natural Disasters, State & Local, United States