The “Arab street” is a popular cliché used to describe what people are thinking in the Middle East. But it’s rarely clear how opinions are collected on this proverbial street. One thing is obvious: There is serious need for a better understanding of the public’s views in the Arab world as the region copes with… Continue reading Beyond the ‘Arab Street’: Cutting-edge public opinion surveys in the Middle East
Project: Center for Political Studies
In memoriam: Hanes Walton
We announce with great sorrow that Center for Political Studies (CPS) Professor Hanes Walton passed away on Monday January 7, 2013. CPS Director Nancy Burns notes that “Hanes Walton transformed a field. With his books on black politics, he created the theoretical and empirical building blocks for the study of African-American politics and political behavior.… Continue reading In memoriam: Hanes Walton
Making sense of the 2012 presidential election
In making sense of the 2012 elections, U-M political scientists came to the same conclusion about what led to President Obama’s victory: race and gender affected which candidate voters chose. Less than 24 hours after most ballots were counted – except for Florida – Vincent Hutchings, Donald Kinder and Michael Traugott offered their election analysis… Continue reading Making sense of the 2012 presidential election
The Generation X Report: How many Gen Xers know their cosmic address
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Less than half of Generation X adults can identify our home in the universe, a spiral galaxy, according to a University of Michigan report. “Knowing your cosmic address is not a necessary job skill, but it is an important part of human knowledge about our universe and – to some extent – about… Continue reading The Generation X Report: How many Gen Xers know their cosmic address
Mike Traugott elected President of MAPOR
Mike Traugott was elected president of Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research (MAPOR) in November, 2011.
Jon Miller: Director, CPS International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy
The idea that a majority of voters don’t understand pressing issues like stem cell research and climate change strikes Jon Miller as simply wrong. Miller, a research scientist who joined ISR in August 2010, believes that scientific literacy is fundamental to a functioning democracy. “People ought to know what they’re voting for, and it ought… Continue reading Jon Miller: Director, CPS International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy
Nancy Burns named president of the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
Congratulations to Nancy Burns, who in April 2011 was named predident of the Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)!
Dan Brown on first project funded by U-M Social Sciences Annual Institute
Dan Brown and colleagues (Arun Agrawal, PI) have been awarded funding by the Social Sciences Annual Institute (SSAI), an initiative recently established at the University of Michigan. Their project, “Against Monosequentialism: Understanding Tradeoffs, Synergies, and Drives of Joint Social Outcomes,” will examine the intersection of social, ecological, and biophysical sciences in support of positive and… Continue reading Dan Brown on first project funded by U-M Social Sciences Annual Institute
Arthur Lupia to deliver the Hal R. Varian Collegiate Professorship in Political Science Inaugural Lecture
Skip Lupia is to deliver the inaugural Hal R. Varian lecture on November 30, 2010. The title of the lecture will be “The Trouble with Voters and Those Who Try to Fix Them.”
Two U-M ISR studies named to NSF “Sensational 60” list
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Two long-term studies conducted by the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research (ISR) have been included in a National Science Foundation list of 60 scientific discoveries or advances that have had a major impact on American life. The studies, both of which began at ISR, are the Panel Study of… Continue reading Two U-M ISR studies named to NSF “Sensational 60” list