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UW political scientist Mark Smith asks: How do we know what’s true?

By Guest PostFebruary 23, 2019Politicskiyomi taguchi, mark smith, objective facts, political polarization, political scientist, seeking truth

In a timely new University of Washington political science class, professor Mark A. Smith asks: How do we separate fact from fiction these days? How do we know what is true? (more…)

Culture wars, Christianity at heart of UW political scientist Mark Smith’s book ‘Secular Faith’

By Guest PostMarch 12, 2016Culture, Media, Politicschristianity, culture wars, mark smith, political scientist, secular faith

Mark A. Smith is a University of Washington professor of political science and adjunct professor of comparative religion. He is the author of “Secular Faith: How Culture Has Trumped Religion in American Politics,” published in September by University of Chicago Press. He answered a few questions about his book for UW Today.

What’s the concept behind this book? (more…)

How your government is ignoring you

By Guest PostApril 30, 2014Politicsbernhard sick, congress, decoint2, government, institut isac, lkw, michigan state university, policymaking, political scientist, president, supreme court, washington post, White House

If it seems the federal government has largely ignored the public’s biggest concerns for the past 70 years, it’s because it has, contends a new book by a Michigan State University political scientist.

In “Artists of the Possible: Governing Networks and American Policy Change Since 1945,” Matt Grossmann argues the president, Congress and Supreme Court have failed to respond to popular opinion when passing laws or issuing executive orders and decisions that lead to new policy. (more…)

The tea party and the politics of paranoia

By Guest PostMay 23, 2013Politicsamerican, american conservatism, american conservative principles, christopher parker, conspiratorial fantasy, faux citizen, george w. bush, john birch society, ku klux klan, mainstream republican, matt barreto, muslim, nelson rockefeller, non tea party, paranoid style, political scientist, politics of paranoia, President Obama, richard hofstadter, richard nixon, ronald reagan, tea party, united states, university of washington

Members of tea party claim the movement springs from and promotes basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility.

But new research by University of Washington political scientist Christopher Parker argues that the tea party ideology owes more to the paranoid politics associated with the John Birch Society — and even the infamous Ku Klux Klan — than to traditional American conservatism. (more…)

Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Trails in Race for Egypt’s Presidency: UMD Poll

By Guest PostMay 22, 2012Politics2011 revolution, abd al menem abul fotouh, ahmed shafiq, amr mousa, arab league chief, arabs, Economy, egypt, egyptians, gamal abdel nasser, hamdeen sabahi, iran, islamic sharia law, islamist moderate, Israel, king abdullah, middle east, mohamed morsi, muslim brotherhood, nasserist, palestinians, parliamentary election, political scientist, presidency, President Obama, prime minister, recep teyyib erdogan, salafi, saudi arabia, shibley telhami, syria, turkey, umd poll, university of maryland

Majority of Egyptians Faults Brotherhood Fielding its Own Candidate

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – As Egypt prepares this week to elect its first president since the 2011 revolution, a new University of Maryland poll finds the Muslim Brotherhood’s candidate tied for fourth place. Researchers describe the race as fluid.

The poll confirms the strategic damage inflicted by the Brotherhood’s decision to field its own candidate, after saying it would not. Nearly three-quarters of those surveyed (71 percent) called the decision a “mistake.”

The poll also shows Egyptians approaching the race differently from Parliamentary elections, focusing more on personal trust and the economy over party affiliation. (more…)

Irene Highlights Critical Roles of Government, Public

By Guest PostAugust 30, 2011Environment, Politicsdealing with disaster, east coast, federal emergency management agency, fema, floods in tennessee and south carolina, hurricane, hurricane katrina, louisiana, michigan state university, natural disasters, political scientist, san francisco earthquake of 1989, saundra schneider, tropical storm, tropical storm irene

EAST LANSING, Mich. — As Tropical Storm Irene shows, dealing with natural disasters is a two-way street: Both the government and the public play a critical role in curtailing the effects, according to a Michigan State University political scientist.

In her new book “Dealing with Disaster,” Saundra Schneider contends it’s not the size of the disaster or the amount of money spent on relief that determine success or failure of an emergency response. Instead, it’s the “inevitable gap” between government procedures and the collective behavior of victims. (more…)

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