ISR Insights Speaker Series – Perspectives on the 2020 Presidential Election
October 15, 2020
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series is a series focusing on the research happening at ISR.Thursday, October 22: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAdeklzCf3MPanelists: Jenna Bednar (Research Professor, Center for Political Studies; Professor, Department of Political Science; Director of Michigan in Washington), Vincent Hutchings (Research Professor, Center for Political Studies; Professor, Department of Political…
Militia groups and domestic terrorism: U-M experts can discuss
October 9, 2020
ANN ARBOR—Experts at the University of Michigan are available to discuss the rise of militia groups, domestic terrorism and the role of social media in the aftermath of a thwarted plot by several members of a militia group to kidnap Michigan’s governor, attack the state capitol building and incite a…
U-M experts available to discuss global impact from Trump testing positive for COVID-19
October 2, 2020
ANN ARBOR—The University of Michigan has experts available to discuss the announcement that President Donald Trump tested positive for COVID-19.Howard Markel, the George E. Wantz Distinguished Professor of the History of Medicine at the Medical School and director of its Center for the History of Medicine, has studied epidemics over…
ISR Insights: The State of the 2020 Presidential Campaign with Less than a Month to Go
September 30, 2020
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series is a series focusing on the research happening at ISR.Wednesday, October 14 at 1pm, EDT: https://youtu.be/GiVedWB1ppMPanelists: Michael Traugott (Research Professor Emeritus; Center for Political Studies, Communication Studies, Department of Political Science), Josh Pasek (Faculty Associate, Center for Political Studies Associate Professor; Department of Communication Studies…
Yuen Yuen Ang awarded Theda Skocpol Prize for Emerging Scholars
September 24, 2020
Yuen Yuen Ang won the Theda Skocpol Prize by the American Political Science Association in recognition of her “impactful empirical, theoretical and/or methodological contributions to the study of comparative politics.” The prize recognizes emerging academics up to ten years post-PhD for scholarly excellence in political science. Congratulations!
Early COVID-19 news coverage amplified political divide
September 1, 2020
ANN ARBOR—Newspaper coverage of COVID-19 is at least as politicized and polarized as climate change coverage, say University of Michigan researchers.Both newspaper and network news COVID-19 stories were polarized in early coverage of the pandemic, which may have shaped pandemic attitudes, according to a new U-M analysis of U.S. media…
Mai Hassan receives best article award
August 31, 2020
Mai Hassan and Thomas O’Mealia won the best article award from the African Politics Conference Group of the American Political Science Association (APSA) for their article, “Uneven accountability in the wake of political violence: Evidence from Kenya’s ashes and archives,” Journal of Peace Research, 55(2), 161-174. Congratulations!
Global forest restoration and the importance of empowering local communities
August 24, 2020
ANN ARBOR— Forest restoration is a crucial element in strategies to mitigate climate change and conserve global biodiversity in the coming decades, and much of the focus is on formerly tree-covered lands in the tropics.But recent forest restoration research rarely acknowledges the social dimensions or environmental justice implications of such…
Democratic VP candidate Kamala Harris: U-M experts can discuss
August 12, 2020
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts are available to discuss presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden’s selection of Sen. Kamala Harris of California as his vice presidential running mate. The historic announcement makes Harris the first Black woman and the first Asian American on a major party’s presidential ticket.Susan Douglas, professor of…
ISR Insights Speaker Series – The American National Election Study: History and Insights from Recent Surveys
July 30, 2020
ANN ARBOR – ISR Insights Speaker Series is a series focusing on the research happening at ISR.Wednesday, August 12, 11am EST. https://youtu.be/QQ1ghL5zh5MWhy does America vote as it does on Election Day? Since 1948, the American National Election Studies (ANES) has provided data to inform explanations of election outcomes in the…