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 about 16 times in… Continue reading A record number of Americans watched the 2017 solar eclipse—and sought science afterward
Project: Center for Political Studies
Kollman and Hicken lead data collection effort that makes available world-wide elections results
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 than 1,800 election results from… Continue reading Kollman and Hicken lead data collection effort that makes available world-wide elections results
U-M researcher named head of NSF program
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, and Economic Sciences. The Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences, or SBE, supports fundamental research in behavioral, cognitive, social and economic sciences. Lupia has more than 25 years of leadership… Continue reading U-M researcher named head of NSF program
Arthur Lupia named head of NSF program
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 of Income Dynamics, and many… Continue reading Arthur Lupia named head of NSF program
Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Research Education Program announces its 2018 short course lineup
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 course offerings to include… Continue reading Responsive Survey Design (RSD) Research Education Program announces its 2018 short course lineup
Anne Pitcher wins 2018 Dudley Seers Memorial Prize
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
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!
U-M ISR Center for Political Studies Faculty Associate Yuen Yuen Ang named Carnegie Fellow
ANN 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 receive the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship,”… Continue reading U-M ISR Center for Political Studies Faculty Associate Yuen Yuen Ang named Carnegie Fellow
Christian Davenport elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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 political conflict — such as… Continue reading Christian Davenport elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Mara Ostfeld wins 2018 Lucius Barker Award
Mara Ostfeld has won the Midwest Political Science Association’s (MPSA) Lucius Barker Award for her paper, “The New Racial Realignment: Democratic Appeals to Latinos and White Support for the Democratic Party.” The Lucius Barker Award is given to the best paper on a topic investigating race or ethnicity and politics and honoring the spirit and… Continue reading Mara Ostfeld wins 2018 Lucius Barker Award