Putting Putin in his place: A dictator at war – Faculty Q&A with Dan Slater
March 4, 2022
Contact: Fernanda Pires, [email protected] ARBOR—Russian President Vladimir Putin has the world on edge.“Research in political science teaches us that dictators like Putin are especially likely to be belligerent against their neighbors,” said Dan Slater, professor of political science at the University of Michigan, and faculty associate at the Center for…
Russia-Ukraine: U-M experts can discuss
February 24, 2022
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts can discuss Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine and its implications on global politics, economics and the human scale.Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Ford School of Public Policy, is a former senior U.S. government counterterrorism official.“Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine will have many…
ISR researchers named among “Top 2% Scientists”
February 7, 2022
ANN ARBOR – Stanford University named 42 ISR researchers on their “Top 2% Scientists” list, representing the most-cited scientists with career and single-year impact in various disciplines. The faculty researchers join over 180,000 scientists worldwide.ISR researchers that make both the single-year and career impact lists include: Arun Agrawal Toni Antonucci…
Arthur Lupia receives the Charles E. Merriam Award
September 27, 2021
Skip Lupia will receive the Merriam Award at the 2021 American Political Science Association’s Annual Meeting. The Charles E. Merriam Award was established by the Association to recognize a person whose published work and career represent a significant contribution to the art of government through the application of social science…
Majority of Detroiters want police reform, many also want increased police presence
September 20, 2021
DETROIT—Competing concerns about police brutality and high crime rates are reflected in Detroiters’ attitudes toward the police, according to University of Michigan research.A recent U-M survey finds that about 6 in 10 adult Detroit residents believe police killings of both Black and Latino people are part of a broader pattern…
Study: Evolution now accepted by majority of Americans
August 20, 2021
ANN ARBOR—The level of public acceptance of evolution in the United States is now solidly above the halfway mark, according to a new study based on a series of national public opinion surveys conducted over the last 35 years.“From 1985 to 2010, there was a statistical dead heat between acceptance…
Joshua Thorp, Next Generation Converse-Miller Scholar, Wins 2023 Eldersveld Prize
July 23, 2021
The University of Michigan’s Political Science department has named PhD candidate Joshua Thorp the winner of the 2023 Eldersveld Prize for the best paper presented at a professionally-sponsored conference. The Graduate Affairs Committee announced the award this week for Thorp’s paper, “Body Politic: Disability and Political Cohesion.” Joshua Thorp is…
Don Kinder selected as the 2022 Henry Russel Lecturer
July 16, 2021
Donald R. Kinder, a political science, psychology and research professor who is widely recognized as a giant of behavioral political science and the most distinguished public opinion scholar of his generation, has been selected as the University of Michigan’s 2022 Henry Russel Lecturer. The Henry Russel Lectureship is the university’s…
Henry Russel Lecturer, award winners named for 2022
July 15, 2021
Ann Arbor – Donald R. Kinder, a political science, psychology and research professor who is widely recognized as a giant of behavioral political science and the most distinguished public opinion scholar of his generation, has been selected as the University of Michigan’s 2022 Henry Russel Lecturer.The lectureship was announced at…
Mai Hassan awarded the 2021 Robert A. Dahl Award
July 8, 2021
Mai Hassan’s book, Regime Threats and State Solutions: Bureaucratic Loyalty and Embeddedness in Kenya, is the recipient of the 2021 Robert A. Dahl Award. The Dahl Award is given annually by the American Political Science Association to an untenured scholar who has produced scholarship of the highest quality on the…