U-M ISR Center for Political Studies Faculty Associate Yuen Yuen Ang named Carnegie Fellow
April 26, 2018
Yuen Yuen AngANN ARBOR—Yuen Yuen Ang, a University of Michigan associate professor in political science, is among 31 recipients of the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship.The fellowship carries a $200,000 stipend, making it possible for recipients to devote up to two years to significant research and writing.“I am thrilled and honored to…
Christian Davenport elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 18, 2018
Christian Davenport was elected to the was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 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…
Mara Ostfeld wins 2018 Lucius Barker Award
January 1, 2018
Mara Ostfeld has won the Midwest Political Science Association’s (MPSA) Lucius Barker Award for her paper, “The New Racial Realignment: Democratic Appeals to Latinos and White Support for the Democratic Party.” The Lucius Barker Award is given to the best paper on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics…
A record number of Americans viewed the 2017 solar eclipse
October 2, 2017
ANN ARBOR—Eighty-eight percent of American adults viewed the August total solar eclipse directly or electronically. This audience of 215 million adults is nearly twice the size of the viewership of recent Super Bowl football games.A national study of American adults conducted by the University of Michigan under a cooperative agreement…
Panel study finds more tolerance, less extremism in Egypt and Turkey
June 28, 2017
For more than a decade, PSC off-campus affiliate Mansoor Moaddel (University of Maryland) along with ISR’s Arland Thornton, Ronald Inglehart, and Mark Tessler have participated in surveys conducted in Islamic nations on ideological and attitudinal characteristics. In a 2016 wave of an NSF-funded panel study conducted in Egypt and Turkey,…
Don Kinder elected to the National Academy of Sciences
May 2, 2017
Donald Kinder was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his path-breaking contributions to the study of American politics. He has spend his professional career at the Center for Political Studies in the Institute for Social Research, which has been the academic home of many members of the National…
U-M professor elected to the National Academy of Sciences
May 2, 2017
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan professor Donald Kinder is among 84 new members and 21 foreign associates named to the National Academy of Sciences this year, the organization announced today.“It is most fitting that Don Kinder’s path-breaking contributions to the study of American politics have been recognized with election to the…
American National Election Studies releases 2016 election data
April 3, 2017
ANN ARBOR—With public responses on polarizing political issues, such as immigration, trade, and health care, the latest data from the American National Election Studies (ANES) at the University of Michigan are now available.Since 1948, ANES has conducted benchmark election surveys on voting, public opinion and political participation. These data are…
Brian Jacob on NAEP scores: “Michigan is the only state in the country where proficiency rates have actually declined over time.”
February 23, 2017
PSC training faculty Brian Jacob examined scores of 4th- and 8th-graders on the National Assessment of Education Progress. He says: “We found that Michigan students are performing very poorly on national exams, really no matter how you cut the data. If you look at straight proficiency rates, Michigan is 41st…
Social media tapped for insights into economics, political communication, parenting
January 25, 2017
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan researchers will use Big Data from social media to gain new insights into economics and the way people communicate about parenting and politics under two recently funded research projects. The projects will assemble research teams with members from across the university, including the Institute for Social…