Jenna Bednar awarded the 2019 Martha Derthick Best Book Award
June 4, 2019
Jenna Bednar’s book, The Robust Federation, has been selected as the 2019 winner of APSA’s Martha Derthick Best Book Award. The Derthick Award is presented to the author of the “best book published at least ten years ago that has made a lasting contribution to the study of federalism and…
Network Analysis: Overview and Applications To Population Science (June 4 Workshop)
May 16, 2019
A Workshop on Tuesday, 6/4/2019, 9:00am to 1:00pm.¶¶Location: ISR Thompson 1430, Ann Arbor¶¶Please join instructors Ceren Budak and Daniel Romero (both from U of M School of Information and formerly Microsoft Research) for a half-day workshop geared toward population researchers and data scientists of all experience levels. The workshop features…
Network Analysis: Overview and Applications To Population Science (June 4 Workshop)
May 16, 2019
A Workshop on Tuesday, 6/4/2019, 9:00am to 1:00pm.¶¶Location: ISR Thompson 1430, Ann Arbor¶¶Please join instructors Ceren Budak and Daniel Romero (both from U of M School of Information and formerly Microsoft Research) for a half-day workshop geared toward population researchers and data scientists of all experience levels. The workshop features…
Christian Davenport elected President of the Peace Science Society (International)
May 7, 2019
Christian Davenport was elected to the was elected to the Peace Science Society (International). Davenport co-directs the Conflict Consotrium at the Center for Political Studies and is a research professor at the Peace Research Institute Oslo. His primary research interests include the conception, causes and after effects of political conflict…
Cut emissions and poverty, not trees, by letting locals manage forests
May 6, 2019
“Identifying a mechanism – community forestry – that can credibly reduce carbon emissions at the same time as improving wellbeing of the poor is an important step forward in global efforts to combat climate change and protect the vulnerable,” said co-author Arun Agrawal from the University of Michigan.
How Capitalism and Consumerism Swallowed Democracy
May 3, 2019
If viewed in this way, then voters turn into nothing more than profit maximizers, and the vote is just one more buck to spend. Josh Pasek, an assistant professor of communication studies at the University of Michigan, in an interview with journalist Patrick Kiger, said that viewing citizens as consumers¶¶Seems…
In memory of Darrell Donakowski
May 2, 2019
Darrell Donakowski, past Director of Studies of the American National Election Studies (ANES), passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 27, 2019. Darrell’s colleagues remember him fondly. ICPSR Director Maggie Levenstein shares that “Darrell was a warm, caring, enthusiastic person. He will be missed by his many friends and colleagues in…
Remembering ISR Staff Member Darrell Donakowski
April 30, 2019
Darrell Donakowski (February 23, 1968 – April 27, 2019)Darrell Donakowski, past Director of Studies of the American National Election Studies (ANES) and former employee of the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) at the University of Michigan, passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 27, 2019. He was 51…
Judges Rule Michigan Congressional Districts Are Unconstitutionally Gerrymandered
April 25, 2019
In one instance, Jowei Chen of the University of Michigan, a political-science professor and expert witness for the plaintiffs, produced 1,000 simulated political maps drawn randomly according to the state’s standards, and compared them to the maps drawn by Republicans.¶¶“Not a single one of Dr. Chen’s simulated 1,000 plans created…
Why Jaitley’s Defence of Electoral Bonds Doesn’t Hold Water
April 12, 2019
“The most profound challenge is that what may appear to be the result of frauds may actually be produced by the kinds of strategic behaviour that is the stuff of politics. So frauds may not have occurred, or frauds may hide behind what appears to be normal,” says Walter Mebane,…