Kenneth Lowande’s book, “False Front,” has won the 2025 Richard E. Neustadt award for best book on the American presidency. More on the APSA award-winning book from Cambridge University Press.
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Ceren Budak Named 2023-2024 CASBS Fellow
Posted March 13, 2023. This week, the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University announced its 2023-24 fellows class, 37 scholars and practitioners representing 22 U.S. institutions and nine international institutions and programs. CPS Faculty Associate Ceren Budak, who is an Associate Professor of Information (School of Information) and of Electrical Engineering and Computer… Continue reading Ceren Budak Named 2023-2024 CASBS Fellow
Stanley Feldman Presents 2023 Miller-Converse Lecture
Stanley Feldman, professor of political science at Stony Brook University, gave the 2023 Miller-Converse Lecture, speaking on the increasing correlation between authoritarianism and partisan affiliation in the United States over the last 30 years, as well as the implications of this trend for future elections. Read more from the Michigan Daily.
Joshua Thorp, Next Generation Converse-Miller Scholar, Wins 2023 Eldersveld Prize
The University of Michigan’s Political Science department has named PhD candidate Joshua Thorp the winner of the 2023 Eldersveld Prize for the best paper presented at a professionally-sponsored conference. The Graduate Affairs Committee announced the award this week for Thorp’s paper, “Body Politic: Disability and Political Cohesion.” Joshua Thorp is a Next Generation scholar and… Continue reading Joshua Thorp, Next Generation Converse-Miller Scholar, Wins 2023 Eldersveld Prize
Walter Mebane Named AAAS Fellow
For his distinguished contributions in election forensics, using statistical analysis to determine whether election results are accurate, Walter Mebane, professor of political science and statistics, has been named an AAAS Fellow. Read more from Michigan News.
Political scientist Philip Converse dies at 86
Philip E. Converse, an authority on public opinion and electoral behavior and a U-M professor emeritus of sociology and political science, died Dec. 30, 2014, in Ann Arbor. He was 86. “By brilliant example, in paper after paper, Converse demonstrated the value of a quantitative approach to understanding politics,” said U-M political scientist Donald Kinder. … Continue reading Political scientist Philip Converse dies at 86
Pauline Jones Named Director, Center for Political Studies; Michael Traugott to Serve as Interim Director
The Institute for Social Research (ISR) has announced that Professor Pauline Jones will be the next Director of the Center for Political Studies (CPS). Jones is a Research Professor in CPS and a Professor of Political Science. She holds the Edie N. Goldenberg Endowed Director position for the Michigan in Washington Program. She is also… Continue reading Pauline Jones Named Director, Center for Political Studies; Michael Traugott to Serve as Interim Director
Pauline Jones Appointed Next Director of the Center for Political Studies
We are pleased to announce that Professor Pauline Jones has been named the next Director of the Center for Political Studies (CPS) at the Institute for Social Research. Jones is a Research Professor in CPS, a Professor of Political Science, and she holds the Edie N. Goldenberg Endowed Director position for the Michigan in Washington… Continue reading Pauline Jones Appointed Next Director of the Center for Political Studies
SRC Researchers at the European Survey Research Association 2025 Conference
The 11th Conference of the European Survey Research Association (ESRA) will take place from 14th July to 18th July 2025. The conference will be hosted by Utrecht University in Utrecht, The Netherlands. Tuesday, July 15, 2025 9:00-10:30 – Yongchao Ma (Presenting Author), Michael Traugott, Survey Attitudes and Privacy Concerns: Measurement Invariance across Germany, the Netherlands, and the United States. Room: Ruppert… Continue reading SRC Researchers at the European Survey Research Association 2025 Conference
CPS Affiliates to be Honored at the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia
CPS Director Ken Kollman will receive the 2024 Eldersveld Career Achievement Award Ken 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 this week in Philadelphia.… Continue reading CPS Affiliates to be Honored at the 2024 APSA Annual Meeting in Philadelphia