Official Twitter account of the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs at Washington State University. #GoCougshttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mttncrpe4c2jCongratulations Dr. Season Hoard for being recognized for her excellence in teaching with the Yang "Wendy" Liu Award. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1DVMKHABXa/24 Aug 2026 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttncrpe4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3msiwslt46k2fWelcome, Professor Merivaki, to WSU #wsupullman #wsupppa #thefoleyinstitute https://www.linkedin.com/in/lia-merivaki-3a020712/07 Aug 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3msiwslt46k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mmcdfbcmqc22Will Favell is starting a new chapter, beginning a very prestigious two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Mershon Center for International Security Studies at The Ohio State University. Alongside OHU's initiatives, he will conduct his own research on peace, conflict & international development.20 May 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmcdfbcmqc22https://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mm7yfzzqx22fCongrats to our recently minted Ph.D., Edward Greer, who will be starting a position at Idaho State University this fall. He is set to teach 2 undergraduate courses in American Politics and 1 Graduate Student Seminar beginning this fall.19 May 2026 18:10 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm7yfzzqx22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mlbhd6gm4k2fPPPA's Joseph Akowuah was selected to be a Member of the American Political Science Association’s Committee on the Status of Graduate Students in the Profession for a three-year term. This committee brings attention to issues & concerns affecting PhD students in the discipline. Congratulations!07 May 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbhd6gm4k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mksi2us74s2lCelebrating at PPPA’s Annual Awards Ceremony The PPPA Annual Awards Ceremony brought together students, faculty, and friends to recognize an incredible year. The event highlighted the very best of what our program represents. A special congratulations goes out to our scholarship recipients.01 May 2026 15:48 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksi2us74s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mkq5lyback27Congratulations to Joe Bolton on the successful defense of his dissertation, which marks the completion of his PhD in Political Science. This achievement reflects years of dedication and thoughtful analysis of some of today’s policy challenges. Please join us in recognizing Joe’s hard work.30 Apr 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq5lyback27https://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mkq2zoic3227Please join us in congratulating Yin-Ru Chen on the successful defense of her dissertation and the completion of her PhD in Political Science! This represents years of dedication, rigorous research, and scholarly excellence. We are proud to celebrate this incredible accomplishment Congratulations!30 Apr 2026 16:49 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkq2zoic3227https://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mjwz7bl2os2jCongratulations, Edward Greer! Edward successfully defended his dissertation, "What About Straight Pride?" Heterosexuality as a Political Identity, marking years of research and dedication as he completed his PhD in Political Science. Join us in celebrating this achievement and continued success!20 Apr 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwz7bl2os2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mjwyjfceks2j🎉 Congratulations William Favell! 🎉 Will has successfully defended his dissertation, “Bridge or Barrier? International aid in Africa” and earned his PhD in Political Science! This is a tremendous accomplishment— join us in celebrating Will’s dedication and success and wishing him all the best! 🎓👏20 Apr 2026 17:27 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwyjfceks2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mjwv4yvuq22yAbbas Mammadov has successfully defended his dissertation titled Executive Personality and Advisory Stability in National Security Decision Making: Security Council Turnover in Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan and completed his PhD in Political Science! Wishing Dr. Mammadov continued success.20 Apr 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjwv4yvuq22yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mjktdcc7k22aToday is #CougsGive Your support helps PPPA create opportunities for students and faculty. Please help support PPPA. Did you know just a few more donors will help us fulfill our #CougsGive challenge? Join us and be part of the momentum! https://cougsgive.wsu.edu/giving-day/108001/department/108049 #WSUPPPA #CougsGive15 Apr 2026 21:23 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjktdcc7k22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mjkby6wlx22qThe US-EU Fulbright Schuman scholarship has taken PPPA's graduate student, Sydney Smith, all the way to Slovenia to conduct research for a year. Sydney spoke with primary school students in Bohinjska Bistrica15 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjkby6wlx22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mgxrw52xxk2hDr. Sherri Conklin and Dr. Samantha Noll received a grant from WSU’s Office of Research that will help develop a new book, “Eating AI: A Field Guide to AI Ethics from Farm to Table.” The book, under contract with Routledge, is being co-authored by Erik Nicholson. #WSU #philosophy #AI #ethics13 Mar 2026 20:46 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxrw52xxk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3mgdughkbb22lWSU Mock Trial competed in the regional competition in Seattle, WA. Emms Krause was recognized as an outstanding witness, playing a role as an expert doctor witness. Coach Lindsi Alcantar is looking forward to next year as this one comes to a close this upcoming weekend. #WSU #Mocktrial #WSUPPPA05 Mar 2026 22:38 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgdughkbb22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3meyt3hodjs25PPPA professor Carolyn Long speaks about shame in politics—and why it may be disappearing. https://www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026/02/02/what-happened-to-shame-in-politics16 Feb 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyt3hodjs25https://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3m5z3f22tjc2cWSU is seeking an American Politics Associate Professor/ Professor to also serve as the Foley Institute Director. https://wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jobs/details/Associate-Professor-Professor_R-1422019 Nov 2025 20:22 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5z3f22tjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3m5ty3yelf22eThe WSU Mock Trial team competed in the Bulldog Brawl invitational tournament at Gonzaga this past weekend. The team did an amazing job and brought home both Best Attorney and Best Witness awards. Congratulations to Coach Lindsi Alcantar & mock trial team! #WSUPPPA #wsupullman #WSU #GoCougs17 Nov 2025 19:40 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ty3yelf22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3m46vq7lxz22vWSU professor Jacob Lewis speaks to USA Today about protests---and the conditions under which they can escalate into violence. @profjslewis.bsky.social https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/10/18/no-kings-day-protests-should-people-worry-about-violence/86757343007/ #WSUPPPA #pppaproud #WSU #USAToday27 Oct 2025 17:06 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m46vq7lxz22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3m2ucexnzvk25We're so glad to hear 3 of PPPA Faculty are favorites of WSU Pullman faculty members. Mark Fagiano, Michael Ritter and Jacob Lewis. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DPbvkmRkoNz/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #wsupullman #WSU10 Oct 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2ucexnzvk25https://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3m22uwzycss2yPPPA Professor Julia Carboni, who also serves as Executive Director of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center, was elected as a Fellow to The National Academy of Public Administration. https://napawash.org/news/2025-academy-of-public-administration-fellows #WSUPPPA #WSU #PublicAdministration #pppaproud30 Sep 2025 15:51 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22uwzycss2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3lxuyz7xnhs2bPPPA's William Favell is to sit on a panel discussing research on Sub-Saharan Africa. #WSUPPPA #WSU #Politicalscience #PPPAPROUD #wsupullman02 Sep 2025 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lxuyz7xnhs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3lwzeyvadkc2fPPPA professor Julia Carboni discusses solutions for building civic health: https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2025/aug/20/julia-l-carboni-building-civic-health-starts-in-wa/22 Aug 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzeyvadkc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3lwp2inqmic2uPPPA's Matt Stichter, co-authored with Ellen Fridland, a new publication, "Emotional Self-Knowledge". #wsupppa #WSU #PPPAPROUD #Philosophy18 Aug 2025 18:43 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwp2inqmic2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3lvdxudwwj227Hohyun Yoon, a new faculty member of PPPA, won the 2025 Kenneth N. Waltz Dissertation Award given by the International Security section of the American Political Science Association. Yoon’s dissertation: “Emotion and Coercive Credibility: The Strategic Role of Anger in International Crises.”01 Aug 2025 15:31 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdxudwwj227https://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3lv4gp6x3ys2pPPPA Director, Travis Ridout, and PPPA alum, Taewoo Kang, met with Assemblyman Lee to discuss the role of social media in political campaigns in South Korea. #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #PoliticalScience #WSU #socialmediainpolitics29 Jul 2025 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4gp6x3ys2phttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3luaz3dcfcs2vPPPA director, Travis Ridout, elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences. https://news.wsu.edu/news/2025/07/17/senior-vice-provost-chosen-as-board-president-of-wsas-amid-round-of-new-elections/ #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #WSU #PoliticalScience18 Jul 2025 17:50 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3luaz3dcfcs2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3lsemf75tlk24PPPA's Dr. Travis Ridout & graduate student Edward Greer collaborated with Dr. Michael Franz and Dr. Erika Franklin Fowler on an article regarding political advertising on streaming services & connected television. https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/elj.2024.0074 #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #GoCougs #PoliticalScience24 Jun 2025 17:23 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsemf75tlk24https://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3lrvg5nq3gk2xPPPA's Michael Salamone recently provided a comment to Newsweek regarding Supreme Court Rulings. https://www.newsweek.com/supreme-court-dropped-four-unanimous-opinions-one-day-2084794 #pppaproud #WSU #PoliticalScience #WSUPPPA #SupremeCourt18 Jun 2025 16:21 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrvg5nq3gk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wsupppa.bsky.social/post/3lrt2ow6ky22pPPPA's Season Hoard, Sebastian Ruiz, Edward Greer, Anna Ivanova, and Nicholas Wong assisted in the DGSS Technical Report: Pathways to Housing Security: Status of Fact Finding Addendum Report. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392732441_Pathways_to_Housing_Security_Status_of_Fact_Finding_Addendum_Report17 Jun 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:ticcaqewitvsejr45daioetz/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrt2ow6ky22p