Robert J. Franzese, Jr. has been appointed Acting Director of the Center for Political Studies for 2006-2007, beginning in late August, while Nancy Burns is on leave. Professor Franzese’s research interests center on the comparative and international political economy of developed democracies. His work has focused on how political and economic (a) institutions (e.g., electoral… Continue reading Robert Franzese named Acting Director of CPS

Barbara Koremenos joined Michigan as an Associate Professor of Political Science in September 2005. She earned her Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago in 1999. She also received an M.P.P. from Chicago in the early 1990s. Much of her research applies game theory to issues of institutional and agreement design. She has… Continue reading CPS welcomes Koremenos and von Stein

Welfare Reform, Education Reform, Poverty and Beyond¶PSC authors and researchers book signing and conversation¶¶Monday, April 29, 2002¶4:00 – 6:00 p.m.¶Shaman Drum Bookstore¶313 South State Street¶Refreshments¶¶With welfare reform and changes in public education at the top of today’s public policy agenda, how can social science contribute to the debate? University of Michigan authors and researchers David… Continue reading Danziger and Featherman at local book signing