Anne Pitcher Shares Insights on Protest in Mozambique
November 25, 2024
Weeks of protest followed a contested election in Mozambique. António Bai, Anne Pitcher, José Jaime Macuane, and Ruth Castel-Branco shared insights in a webinar on the politics underlying the popular uprising. More from the Africa Is a Country; video here.
What can we learn from ISR’s past while preparing for its future?
November 20, 2024
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research recently celebrated its 75th anniversary, marking the occasion with a research symposium in October.Now three quarters of a century old, ISR has plenty of history from which to draw. What can we learn from that history as ISR turns…
Next Generation Initiative equips political science researcher Eugenia Quintanilla with tools to deepen and enhance research
November 13, 2024
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — Predicting political behavior is a tough task in the best of circumstances, but doing so in a country as vast and varied as the United States is an extra-challenging proposition. But Eugenia Quintanilla, a doctoral student in the University of Michigan’s Political Science department, takes…
Minority voters likely to determine presidential outcome
November 1, 2024
ANN ARBOR—If history repeats previous elections’ behaviors, race and ethnicity will be the critical determinant of how people vote this year, according to a University of Michigan expert. The polls indicate a tight race between the two candidates in a hotly contested battle for the White House. History is likely to…
Does an increasingly partisan political environment have negative consequences for democracy?
October 28, 2024
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — Is a hostile political environment damaging America? Contentious debates between Democrats and Republicans have led many to say yes. Strong partisan views, including hostility toward the opposing party, has field concerns that divisions in American politics could be harmful to the country as a whole.…
Vaccine uptake influenced by politics, socioeconomics
October 10, 2024
ANN ARBOR—COVID-19 vaccination rates have varied significantly based on partisanship and socioeconomic factors, with Democrats getting vaccinated faster and at higher percentages than Republicans and Independents.A University of Michigan study published at NPJ Vaccines also revealed that vaccine uptake was lowest among Black Americans, individuals with incomes below $30,000 and…
U-M’s Institute for Social Research looks to the future while marking 75 years of research innovation
October 7, 2024
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected])ANN ARBOR — President Harry S. Truman’s victory in 1948 came as a surprise to the Chicago Tribune and many voters around the country, but not to researchers at the University of Michigan. In that year, researchers Angus Campbell and Robert Kahn launched a national pilot study…
Nick Valentino appointed Donald R. Kinder Collegiate Professor of Political Science
October 3, 2024
Congratulations to Nicholas A. Valentino for being appointed the Donald R. Kinder Collegiate Professor of Political Science!A Collegiate Professorship is one of the highest honors the college awards to active tenured faculty members at the full professor rank who warrant the distinctive recognition that a named professorship carries.Collegiate Professorships are offered to colleagues…
Undecided voters unable to pick a candidate whose views align
October 3, 2024
If you’re an undecided voter in today’s political climate, do not take personally the less-than-flattering labels—lazy, indecisive or frustrating—that partisan voters use.Instead, as a University of Michigan expert says, you simply have struggled with selecting a presidential candidate whose policies neatly align with your beliefs.“Their indecision is different than selecting…
CPS Affiliates to be Honored at the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
September 3, 2024
CPS Director Ken Kollman will receive the 2024 Eldersveld Career Achievement AwardKen Kollman, Director of the Center for Political Studies (CPS) at the Institute for Social Research, will receive the 2024 Samuel Eldersveld Career Achievement Award from the Political Organizations and Parties section of the APSA at the Annual Meeting…