Contact: Jon Meerdink, [email protected] ANN ARBOR – A multi-university team has been awarded $14 million by the National Science Foundation to conduct a study of the 2024 elections in the United States. The award extends the American National Election Studies (ANES), a widely-used research data series that began in 1948 and is a preeminent source… Continue reading The American National Election Studies (ANES) awarded $14 million to study 2024 elections
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New U-M initiative invests $4.5 million in environmental, social justice research
Contact: Brittany Smith, 734-936-4903, [email protected] Jared Wadley, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts at the University of Michigan continues its tradition of groundbreaking research with the investment of nearly $4.5 million in grant funding for four new innovative faculty research projects. The winning proposals address climate change, the carceral state, systemic… Continue reading New U-M initiative invests $4.5 million in environmental, social justice research
Data on the Russian invasion of Ukraine available in near-real time
ANN ARBOR – In order to track and share data on events unfolding in Ukraine, Yuri Zhukov, Associate Professor of Political Science and Research Associate Professor at the Center for Political Studies, launched VIINA: Violent Incident Information from News Articles on the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine. VIINA is a near-real time multi-source event data… Continue reading Data on the Russian invasion of Ukraine available in near-real time
Putting Putin in his place: A dictator at war – Faculty Q&A with Dan Slater
Contact: Fernanda Pires, [email protected] ANN ARBOR—Russian President Vladimir Putin has the world on edge. “Research in political science teaches us that dictators like Putin are especially likely to be belligerent against their neighbors,” said Dan Slater, professor of political science at the University of Michigan, and faculty associate at the Center for Political Studies. “But… Continue reading Putting Putin in his place: A dictator at war – Faculty Q&A with Dan Slater
Russia-Ukraine: U-M experts can discuss
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts can discuss Russia’s full-scale attack on Ukraine and its implications on global politics, economics and the human scale. Javed Ali, associate professor of practice at the Ford School of Public Policy, is a former senior U.S. government counterterrorism official. “Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine will have many dimensions and create… Continue reading Russia-Ukraine: U-M experts can discuss
Beijing Olympic Games: U-M experts can discuss
ANN ARBOR—University of Michigan experts are available to talk about issues related to the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games and China. Mary Gallagher is the Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor of Democracy, Democratization, and Human Rights and director of the International Institute. She is also a research professor at the Center for Political Studies at… Continue reading Beijing Olympic Games: U-M experts can discuss
Jan. 6 riot still leaves stain on American democracy
ANN ARBOR—Nearly a year after thousands of former President Trump supporters stunned the nation by violently storming the U.S. Capitol, concern remains about the current state of American politics, a University of Michigan political expert says. Michael Traugott, professor emeritus of communication studies and political science and research professor emeritus at the Center for Political… Continue reading Jan. 6 riot still leaves stain on American democracy
U-M experts available to discuss diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
ANN ARBOR––University of Michigan experts can discuss the Biden administration’s diplomatic boycott of the 2022 Beijing Olympics. The move sends a message to protest human rights abuses in China while still allowing U.S. athletes to compete. Mary Gallagher, whose research includes Chinese politics and U.S.-China relations, says a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Olympics would… Continue reading U-M experts available to discuss diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics
U-M expert: U.S. diplomatic boycott of Olympic Games should be unified effort with allies
University of Michigan expert Mary Gallagher, whose research includes Chinese politics and U.S.-China relations, says a U.S. diplomatic boycott of the Olympics would expose fractures between the U.S. and its allies, which plays to China’s advantage. A boycott, announced by the White House on Monday, means U.S. government officials will not attend, though it would… Continue reading U-M expert: U.S. diplomatic boycott of Olympic Games should be unified effort with allies
Majority of Detroiters want police reform, many also want increased police presence
DETROIT—Competing concerns about police brutality and high crime rates are reflected in Detroiters’ attitudes toward the police, according to University of Michigan research. A recent U-M survey finds that about 6 in 10 adult Detroit residents believe police killings of both Black and Latino people are part of a broader pattern of mistreatment of people… Continue reading Majority of Detroiters want police reform, many also want increased police presence