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,…
Arthur Lupia named head of NSF program
July 16, 2018
The National Science Foundation has selected University of Michigan researcher Arthur Lupia to serve as the head of its Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), which supports fundamental research in behavioral, cognitive, social, and economic sciences. SBE provides funding to the American National Election Study, the Panel Study…
Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Research Education Program announces its 2018 short course lineup
June 7, 2018
The Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Research Education Program is excited to announce its 2018 short course lineup!Following up on the success of last year's inaugural RSD Program short courses, as part of the University of Michigan Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques, the program has expanded its list of short…
Anne Pitcher wins 2018 Dudley Seers Memorial Prize
May 14, 2018
Anne Pitcher won the 2018 Dudley Seers Memorial Prize for best article in The Journal of Development Studies for 2017. The article is “Party System Competition and Private Sector Development in Africa”, The Journal of Development Studies, vol. 53, no. 1 (2017): 1-17. Congratulations Anne!
Arun Agrawal elected to National Academy of Sciences
May 1, 2018
Arun Agrawal was elected to the National Academy of Sciences for his research and teaching emphasize the politics of international development, institutional change and environmental sustainability. He has written critically on indigenous knowledge, community-based conservation, common property, resource governance, and environmental beliefs and identities. Congratulations Arun!
Yuen Yuen Ang named Carnegie Fellow
April 30, 2018
Yuen Yuen Ang was named to the 2018 class of Carnegie Fellows. Ang’s project proposes to study economic development from an unconventional perspective: how new markets emerge in poor, weak states despite constraints or by turning constraints into strengths — rather than by first achieving good governance in first-world forms.…
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…