Ron Inglehart named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
April 21, 2009
Ron Inglehart has been named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, “a prestigious society that recognizes individuals who have made significant contributions in scholarly and professional fields”.
Rob Franzese named Vice President of The Society for Political Methodology
January 1, 2009
Rob Franzese has been named Vice President of The Society for Political Methodology for the period 2009-2010. The Society for Political Methodology is the Political Methodology Section of the American Political Science Association.
Rob Franzese named President of the Society for Political Methodology
December 31, 2008
Rob Franzese has been named President of The Society for Political Methodology. The Society for Political Methodology is the Political Methodology Section of the American Political Science Association. Congratulations, Rob!
Inglehart finds choice, gender equality, tolerance drive rise in world happiness
December 11, 2008
Tell Us How to Boost National Morale in Gloomy Times? by Matt Mabe, Business Week 12/11/2008 The 2008 World Values Survey found that freedom of choice and tolerance and not simply wealth have lots to do with a rise in happiness Happiness hunters have done it again. They’ve used an…
Moaddel finds Iraqi attitudes more secular & nationalistic
August 9, 2007
Aug. 2, 2007¶Iraqi attitudes continue to shift toward secular values¶¶ANN ARBOR, Mich.—The political values of Iraqis are increasingly secular and nationalistic, according to a series of surveys of nationally representative samples of the population from December 2004-March 2007.¶¶Findings from a July 2007 survey are expected to be released before the…
Lupia Wins 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship
January 1, 2007
CPS Research Professor Arthur “Skip” Lupia has won a 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship and will use the award to complete a book on political knowledge and civic engagement. The 2007 Fellowship winners include 189 artists, scholars, and scientists selected from almost 2,800 applicants for awards totaling $7,600,000. Decisions are based on…
Burns and Kollman awarded CASBS fellowships
September 1, 2006
Nancy Burns will be a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) in Palo Alto from September, 2006 through May, 2007. She will be writing a book, coauthored with Donald Kinder, examining the consequences of gendered and racial ideas for political thought and action. Ken…
Robert Franzese named Acting Director of CPS
August 1, 2006
Robert J. Franzese, Jr. has been appointed Acting Director of the Center for Political Studies for 2006-2007, beginning in late August, while Nancy Burns is on leave. Professor Franzese’s research interests center on the comparative and international political economy of developed democracies. His work has focused on how political and…
CPS welcomes Koremenos and von Stein
September 1, 2005
Barbara Koremenos joined Michigan as an Associate Professor of Political Science in September 2005. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 1999. She also received an M.P.P. from Chicago in the early 1990s. Much of her research applies game theory to issues of institutional…
Danziger and Featherman at local book signing
April 29, 2002
Welfare Reform, Education Reform, Poverty and Beyond¶PSC authors and researchers book signing and conversation¶¶Monday, April 29, 2002¶4:00 – 6:00 p.m.¶Shaman Drum Bookstore¶313 South State Street¶Refreshments¶¶With welfare reform and changes in public education at the top of today’s public policy agenda, how can social science contribute to the debate? University of…