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Rebecca Thorpe

Associate professor, Department of Political Science

Politics and elections, Terrorism

206-543-6493 / bthorpe@uw.edu

Expertise: United States political institutions, political development, state violence, the national security state, criminal justice system

Rebecca Thorpe is also the author of the 2014 book “The American Warfare State: The Domestic Politics of Military Spending.”


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  • Californian city unanimously approves Donald Trump impeachment resolution | The Independent
  • America has one final chance to stop Donald Trump becoming president | The Independent
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