Winter Seminar Series Examines Political Polarization
January 12, 2023
The U.S. is experiencing unprecedented levels of political polarization, especially in terms of affective polarization, or feelings of dislike and distrust towards members of the opposing political party. This winter, the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Institute for Social Research is hosting an interdisciplinary Winter Seminar Series, free and open…
ISR honors Rosemary Sarri with research symposium
December 5, 2022
ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research honored the memory of trailblazing researcher Rosemary Sarri with a research symposium on Friday, December 2, 2022. Past students and colleagues presented work in Sarri’s memory, sharing insights and discoveries achieved during and after her long career in the social sciences. The…
Insights Speaker Series recaps 2022 midterm elections with three presentations
November 21, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — Three researchers with expertise in American politics weighed in on the 2022 midterm elections in the latest edition of the Insights Speaker Series on Thursday, November 17. Jowei Chen, Mara Ostfeld, and Nick Valentino shared their perspectives on the election results and the overall…
Detroiters say quality K-12 schools is top policy priority for November elections
November 7, 2022
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected]—Detroit residents say the quality of K-12 schools is their top priority for the November elections, followed closely by inflation, affordable housing, affordable health care and crime.That’s according to a new representative survey of Detroiters by the University of Michigan’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study. The…
Learning science in a hurry
November 7, 2022
How Americans learned to acquire coronavirus information for personal health decisions and public policy judgments in the COVID-19 pandemicContact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ARBOR—With the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, people were plunged into a situation that required them to acquire information about an emerging scientific issue to assess the…
Voters must wade through political information for accuracy
October 26, 2022
Contact: Jared Wadley, 734-834-7719, [email protected] ARBOR—Voters can easily find endless information about political issues and candidates from various sources, from the internet to media outlets.The challenge, however, is determining the information’s accuracy and the reason why the content is shared, said Arthur Lupia, the Gerald R. Ford Distinguished University Professor…
Mara Ostfeld explains how skin color is more than skin deep in ISR Insights talk
October 12, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research’s Insights Speaker Series returned on Thursday, October 6 with a look at the impact of skin color in the United States.Mara Ostfeld, a faculty associate at ISR’s Center for Political Studies, spoke on the different ways that a person’s…
Mark Tessler’s new guidebook to kindle social science research in the Arab world
October 10, 2022
Contact: Tevah Platt [email protected] ARBOR – The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan is the world’s largest academic social science survey and research organization, and the torch it carries, “social science in the public interest,” reflects a determined commitment to educating future generations of social scientists. A…
Hakeem Jefferson continues to pursue questions he first asked at ISR
September 28, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — Hakeem Jefferson’s academic career has been centered around two constants: a deep interest in politics, and the Institute for Social Research (ISR).Now an assistant professor at Stanford, Jefferson started his academic journey as a graduate student in ISR’s Center for Political Studies (CPS). Working…
‘Seeing Us in Them’ Collects ISPP, APSA Awards
September 14, 2022
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR – A book exploring the factors that lead to cooperation between different political and social groups is drawing critical praise and awards.Seeing Us in Them: Social Divisions and the Politics of Group Empathy has been recognized with four awards since its publication in the spring…