March 24, 2023
Over winter quarter 2023, 77 international studies and global and regional studies seniors applied their critical thinking and research skills to recommend how to address some of the most challenging
December 20, 2022
In June 2022, Robert Pekkanen, Jackson School professor and a Japan expert, received the Outstanding Research Award 2022 from JANPORA (Japanese Association of NPO Research), which is the nonprofit studies
December 15, 2022
Jackson School Professor Robert Pekkanen, an expert on Japan and electoral systems, has co-edited a new book, “Japan Decides 2021: The Japanese General Election,” (Palgrave Macmillan, Dec. 2022). It is
June 8, 2022
In “Surprises, guises, and gifts: International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise caps off a year in the MAAIS program,” the UW Daily spotlights the Jackson School’s annual capstone course, which this
May 12, 2022
In a feature story titled, “Simulation offers UW students practical experience in crisis negotiation,” UW News interviews Jackson School Professor Robert Pekkanen about the annual International Strategic Crisis Negotiation Exercise
June 14, 2021
Jackson School Professor Robert Pekkanen has co-authored an Oxford University Press book titled “Party Personnel Strategies: Electoral Systems and Parliamentary Committee Assignments” that offers a theory of how political parties
March 25, 2021
Not even a pandemic could stop 107 Jackson School international studies seniors during winter quarter 2021 from diving into nine pressing global issues and presenting their ideas for solutions in
January 27, 2021
On February 5, 2021, Oxford University Press will publish the first paperback edition of “The Oxford Handbook of Electoral Systems,” a book co-edited by Jackson School Professor Robert Pekkanen, also
January 26, 2021
In a January 27, 2021 article titled “America’s Exceptional Two Party System” Robert Pekkanen, professor of Japanese politics at the Jackson School and co-author of “The Oxford Handbook of Electoral
December 14, 2017
Two Jackson School professors have won National Endowment for the Humanities grants in a nationwide competition. The National Endowment for the Humanities announced on Dec. 12 the full list of