Kiyoteru Tsutsui’s book selected for multiple awards from the American Sociological Association (ASA)
July 2, 2019
Kiyoteru Tsutsui’s book, Rights Make Might: Global Human Rights and Minority Social Movements in Japan, (Oxford University Press 2018), has been selected for multiple awards from the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Angela Ocampo receives Dissertation Award
June 26, 2019
Angela Ocampo’s dissertation, The Politics of Inclusion: A Sense of Belonging to U.S. Society and Latino Political Participation will receive the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Race and Ethnic Politics Section’s award for the best dissertation in the field at the fall 2019 APSA meetings. Congratulation Angela!
‘We may die but we won’t leave’: Indian forest dwellers’ fury as 11 million face eviction
June 5, 2019
Arun Agrawal, a professor in the Center for Political Studies at the University of Michigan and an expert in conservation, said the Supreme Court should reverse its decision.¶¶He added: “Should it not do so, the effects on local and indigenous peoples will be truly horrific. In a single act of…
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…