Valentino comments on the change in atmosphere surrounding election polls since 2016
October 24, 2018
Angry Americans will be more likely to vote, and Democrats are generally more angry about their hot-button issues than Republicans, according to the Reuters/Ipsos data. That is a change from two years ago, when Republicans and Democrats were equally furious, said Nicholas Valentino, a voter behavior expert at the University…
Christian Sandvig named H. Marshall McLuhan Collegiate Professor in Digital Media
September 26, 2018
Christian Sandvig was named the H. Marshall McLuhan Collegiate Professor in Digital Media by the University of Michigan Board of Regents. This is a newly-created professorship, which honors H. Marshall McLuhan, who is best known for the theorization of digital media. Congratulations, Christian!
Pasek: Vilification of news media widens US political divide
September 14, 2018
A September 2018 survey of likely Michigan voters found that about 30% of all polled and about 66% of “strong Republicans” agreed that the media represents an “enemy of the people.” Although Americans have always been cynical about news reporting that doesn’t align with their own beliefs, says ISR’s Josh…
Yuen Yuen Ang awarded the 2018 Zelizer Best Book Award in Economic Sociology
September 12, 2018
Yuen Yuen Ang was awarded the 2018 Zelizer Best Book Award in Economic Sociology by the American Sociological Association for her book How China Escaped the Poverty Trap. The book “truly offers game-changing ideas for the analysis and implementation of socio-economic development and should have a major impact across many…
Brian Weeks receives award for Best Information Technology and Politics Article
September 12, 2018
Brian Weeks, along with Homero Gil de Zúñiga and Alberto Ardèvol-Abreu, received the award for Best Information Technology and Politics Article at the 2018 APSA Annual Meeting. Their article “Effects of the News-Finds-Me Perception in Communication: Social Media Use Implications for News Seeking and Learning About Politics” was published in…
Zhukov and colleagues link rape culture in news coverage to rape frequency
September 9, 2018
Harvard’s Matthew Baum and Dara Cohen and ISR’s Yuri Zhukov analyzed news stories on rape published in 279 US newspapers, 2000 to 2013.They found that communities in which news coverage reflected rape culture – that is, coverage that seems to blame victims, empathize with perpetrators, imply victim consent, and question…
Arthur Lupia named head of NSF program
September 1, 2018
Arthur Lupia, has been selected by the National Science Foundation to serve as the head of its Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences. Congratulations Arthur! ISR news release
A record number of Americans watched the 2017 solar eclipse—and sought science afterward
August 15, 2018
ANN ARBOR—The 2017 total solar eclipse spurred a flurry of interest about solar eclipses, according to the final report of a survey led by the University of Michigan.A follow-up survey of American adults who viewed the August 2017 total solar eclipse showed that the eclipse drove people to gather information…
Kollman and Hicken lead data collection effort that makes available world-wide elections results
July 25, 2018
Ken Kollman and Alan Hicken lead the NSF-funded Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) that gathers, preserves, and makes accessible detailed lower house election results from around the world. CLEA’s collection encompasses all sovereign nations – including the micro-states – and self-governing territories. The May 2018 CLEA data release 11 covers more…
U-M researcher named head of NSF program
July 17, 2018
Arthur Lupia, the Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professor of Political Science and Research Professor in the ISR Center for Political Studies. [Photo credit: University of Michigan Photography]ANN ARBOR—The National Science Foundation has selected University of Michigan researcher Arthur Lupia to serve as the head of its Directorate for Social, Behavioral,…