Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The social sciences can be summed up simply as a mission to understand why people do what they do and think what they think. This rubric works across nearly every discipline of the social sciences, from economics to health-related studies to in-depth political research. This research alone is… Continue reading Studying the social sciences gives a voice to the voiceless
News Tag: Center for Political Studies
How big questions about political research drew Ph.D. candidate Joshua Thorp to ISR
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Understanding why people do what they do politically is the core goal of the Institute for Social Research’s Center for Political Studies. The effort to analyze and describe voting motivations and political behavior at every portion of the spectrum has been a defining part of the Center’s existence… Continue reading How big questions about political research drew Ph.D. candidate Joshua Thorp to ISR
Insights Speaker Series presentation highlights research on income inequality
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — Income inequality is growing in the United States and around the world, but few people seem interested in doing anything about it. So argued Charlotte Cavaillé, Ph.D., in the latest edition of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) Insights Speaker Series on Jan 31, 2024. A recording of… Continue reading Insights Speaker Series presentation highlights research on income inequality
U-M political scientist’s work key in Supreme Court ruling, affirming Voting Rights Act
In an unexpected affirmation of the Voting Rights Act, the Supreme Court ruled this month that congressional voting maps in Alabama would dilute the power of Black voters. University of Michigan political science professor Jowei Chen, affiliated with the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research, was cited throughout the Supreme Court’s… Continue reading U-M political scientist’s work key in Supreme Court ruling, affirming Voting Rights Act
Christian Sandvig wins Public Policy Research Award
Christian Sandvig of the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research and collaborators won the 2023 Outstanding Public Policy Research Award of the International Communication Association (ICA) at last week’s ICA Conference in Toronto. They were honored for their research on “algorithm auditing,” a technique for detecting illegal behavior by online platforms… Continue reading Christian Sandvig wins Public Policy Research Award
Human rights a thing of the past? Google says: No
Contact: Morgan Sherburne, 734-647-1844, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Recently, scholars have expressed doubt that the language of human rights still animates the global fight for better living conditions. Critics say the “human rights-based approach,” defined by the United Nations as a “conceptual framework for the process of human development that is normatively based on international human rights… Continue reading Human rights a thing of the past? Google says: No
Insights Speaker Series covers group empathy and opposition to restrictive voting laws
Contact: Jon Meerdink ([email protected]) ANN ARBOR — The Institute for Social Research held the latest edition of its Insights Speaker Series for 2023 on March 9. Nicholas Valentino, a research professor at ISR’s Center for Political Studies, spoke on the growing opposition to oppressive voting laws, specifically outlining how empathy toward marginalized groups can increase… Continue reading Insights Speaker Series covers group empathy and opposition to restrictive voting laws