UW Poli Sci
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The official account of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Political Science
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan, Nama, and Heewone are joined by Alfred McCoy, the Harrington Professor of History at UW, to discuss his background and his new book, "Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and Espionage."
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February 10, 2026 at 10:08 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan, Nama, and Heewone are joined by Alfred McCoy, the Harrington Professor of History at UW, to discuss his background and his new book, "Cold War on Five Continents: A Global History of Empire and Espionage."
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4oG9...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4oG9...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by professor Kathryn McGarr of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, to discuss her background in journalism, her Ph.D. in history, and more!
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February 3, 2026 at 9:48 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by professor Kathryn McGarr of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, to discuss her background in journalism, her Ph.D. in history, and more!
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren is joined by Andrew Trexler, a new Assistant Professor in the department who specializes in political communication, to discuss Andrew's background, what led him to UW, and his current and forthcoming classes.
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January 13, 2026 at 10:14 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren is joined by Andrew Trexler, a new Assistant Professor in the department who specializes in political communication, to discuss Andrew's background, what led him to UW, and his current and forthcoming classes.
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Lauren sit down with Ethan vanderWilden, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his research and his upcoming class - PS 401: History and Politics.
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January 6, 2026 at 9:47 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Lauren sit down with Ethan vanderWilden, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his research and his upcoming class - PS 401: History and Politics.
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Recently, the department celebrated the end of the semester with a get-together featuring fun music, good food, and great friends. We hope everyone has a safe and restful break!
December 19, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Recently, the department celebrated the end of the semester with a get-together featuring fun music, good food, and great friends. We hope everyone has a safe and restful break!
The end of the semester marks a bittersweet sendoff to professor Dave Weimer, who is retiring after 25 years in the department. Pictured are moments from Dave's last lecture on December 10th. Thank you for helping make the department everything that it is, Dave. We'll miss you!
December 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The end of the semester marks a bittersweet sendoff to professor Dave Weimer, who is retiring after 25 years in the department. Pictured are moments from Dave's last lecture on December 10th. Thank you for helping make the department everything that it is, Dave. We'll miss you!
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Many congratulations to newly minted PhD Khasan Redjaboev, who just defended a superb dissertation on the legacies of forced labor in Eurasia! @uwpolisci.bsky.social @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social @asiandemocracy.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Many congratulations to newly minted PhD Khasan Redjaboev, who just defended a superb dissertation on the legacies of forced labor in Eurasia! @uwpolisci.bsky.social @yoshikoherrera.bsky.social @asiandemocracy.bsky.social
Recently, we held our second Resume and Headshot workshop. Students came in to get their professional headshots taken, and received valuable resume advice from our peer mentors. We're grateful to have the opportunity to provide these workshops for our students, and we look forward to the next one!
December 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Recently, we held our second Resume and Headshot workshop. Students came in to get their professional headshots taken, and received valuable resume advice from our peer mentors. We're grateful to have the opportunity to provide these workshops for our students, and we look forward to the next one!
In this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by professor Jon Pevehouse to discuss his background in international relations, and the relationship between domestic affairs, foreign policy, and international trade.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:33 PM
In this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by professor Jon Pevehouse to discuss his background in international relations, and the relationship between domestic affairs, foreign policy, and international trade.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1Rdt...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Professor Jeffrey Church, a new faculty member at UW-Madison, to discuss his background in political theory and his upcoming course in the spring, PS400: Left, Right, and Center.
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December 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan sits down with Professor Jeffrey Church, a new faculty member at UW-Madison, to discuss his background in political theory and his upcoming course in the spring, PS400: Left, Right, and Center.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5vSb...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Nama are joined by new professor Andres Uribe, to discuss his background in comparative politics, his ongoing class PS 401: Threads to Democracy, and his forthcoming class PS 400: Political Violence.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan and Nama are joined by new professor Andres Uribe, to discuss his background in comparative politics, his ongoing class PS 401: Threads to Democracy, and his forthcoming class PS 400: Political Violence.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/5Ehf...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Heewone are joined by Professor Anton Strezhnev, a new faculty member in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his background and experience teaching PS-170 this semester!
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November 25, 2025 at 10:16 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Heewone are joined by Professor Anton Strezhnev, a new faculty member in the Department of Political Science, to discuss his background and experience teaching PS-170 this semester!
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4g08...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Dr. Daniel Mark, a professor of Political Science at Villanova University, to discuss his work regarding the philosophy of law and the relationship between politics and religion.
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November 18, 2025 at 9:53 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Dr. Daniel Mark, a professor of Political Science at Villanova University, to discuss his work regarding the philosophy of law and the relationship between politics and religion.
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In today's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan are joined by UW Junior Tony Jing to discuss his background and how he came to found the new student org CIRA - the Contemporary International Relations Association.
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November 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
In today's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Evan are joined by UW Junior Tony Jing to discuss his background and how he came to found the new student org CIRA - the Contemporary International Relations Association.
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In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama, Lauren, Heewone, and Evan sit down with former Deputy National Security Advisor, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to discuss his experience in the White House and beyond.
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November 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama, Lauren, Heewone, and Evan sit down with former Deputy National Security Advisor, Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough to discuss his experience in the White House and beyond.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/4Tit...
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Nama are joined by Hamni Park, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss the course she's teaching this semester: PS 400 - Ancient Ideas: East and West.
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October 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Lauren and Nama are joined by Hamni Park, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Political Science, to discuss the course she's teaching this semester: PS 400 - Ancient Ideas: East and West.
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1YiE...
Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1YiE...
A big thank you to our Board of Visitors for taking the time out of their busy lives to attend our meeting last week. We're so grateful for all you do for us!
October 24, 2025 at 8:51 PM
A big thank you to our Board of Visitors for taking the time out of their busy lives to attend our meeting last week. We're so grateful for all you do for us!
We want to extend a huge thank you to both Denis McDonough for taking the time to speak with us last week, and to everyone who attended the event! We had much higher turnout than we expected, and we're so grateful to everyone for making the event such a smashing success.
October 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
We want to extend a huge thank you to both Denis McDonough for taking the time to speak with us last week, and to everyone who attended the event! We had much higher turnout than we expected, and we're so grateful to everyone for making the event such a smashing success.
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by Professor Barry Burden to discuss his background in the study of electoral politics and the ERC's October 3rd event - Election Matters 2025: Money, Politics, and the First Amendment.
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October 21, 2025 at 8:07 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Heewone, Evan, and Nama are joined by Professor Barry Burden to discuss his background in the study of electoral politics and the ERC's October 3rd event - Election Matters 2025: Money, Politics, and the First Amendment.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/09Tt...
Cheers to everyone who came out in support of the Department of Political Science at Fill the Hill last week, whether by giving a gift, planting a flamingo, or playing any of the games around campus! It's thanks to you that the department is able to be what it is, and we'll never forget it!
October 17, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Cheers to everyone who came out in support of the Department of Political Science at Fill the Hill last week, whether by giving a gift, planting a flamingo, or playing any of the games around campus! It's thanks to you that the department is able to be what it is, and we'll never forget it!
Please join us in congratulating Zoe Kukla on receiving the Elaine C. Davis Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement!
October 15, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Please join us in congratulating Zoe Kukla on receiving the Elaine C. Davis Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement!
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Professor Kathryn Hendley to discuss her roots in studying Russian law, and her work as the Director of Lawyers and Democratic Decline (LADD), a new research project at the UW-Madison School of Law.
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Russian Politics and Lawyers and Democratic Decline (LADD) with Professor Kathryn Hendley
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October 14, 2025 at 9:25 PM
In this episode of 1050 Bascom, Evan is joined by Professor Kathryn Hendley to discuss her roots in studying Russian law, and her work as the Director of Lawyers and Democratic Decline (LADD), a new research project at the UW-Madison School of Law.
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On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Lauren are joined by new faculty member Matt Pietryka to discuss his research and teaching in Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Social Network Analysis, and R Programming.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6WX0...
October 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
On this week's episode of 1050 Bascom, Nama and Lauren are joined by new faculty member Matt Pietryka to discuss his research and teaching in Political Behavior, Political Psychology, Social Network Analysis, and R Programming.
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Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/6WX0...
We were blown away by the turnout at our Eat and Greet event with the La Follette School of Public Affairs last week. So many students turned up to learn from and network with alumni in their desired career paths. We had so much fun seeing it all come together. Thanks to everyone who attended!
October 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
We were blown away by the turnout at our Eat and Greet event with the La Follette School of Public Affairs last week. So many students turned up to learn from and network with alumni in their desired career paths. We had so much fun seeing it all come together. Thanks to everyone who attended!
Last week, the department teamed up with the Multicultural Student Center to host an ice cream social where students could take a break from studying, meet with faculty, and have some delicious Babcock ice cream! Thanks to everyone who attended!
October 1, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Last week, the department teamed up with the Multicultural Student Center to host an ice cream social where students could take a break from studying, meet with faculty, and have some delicious Babcock ice cream! Thanks to everyone who attended!