Institute for Social Research API | Research Themes

Arab Barometer

The Arab Barometer was established in 2005 by the Institute for Social Research of the University of Michigan in close collaboration with institutions and scholars in the Arab world. The project is a multi-country survey project that provides data for theory-driven scholarly inquiry and for dissemination and outreach activities that are useful for political development.… Continue reading Arab Barometer

Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)

The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) is a collaborative, cross-national program of comparative electoral behavior among over 60 election study teams from around the world. The CSES allows examination into how societal, political, economic and structural contexts shape citizen behavior and condition democratic choice; the nature of political and social divisions; and how citizens… Continue reading Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)

The Elections Archive (THEA)

The Elections Archive (THEA) is an archive of detailed, subnational election results and associated materials. Our motivation is to preserve and consolidate these valuable data in one comprehensive and reliable resource that is ready for analysis and publicly available at no cost. This public good is expected to be of use to a range of… Continue reading The Elections Archive (THEA)

American National Election Studies

Founded in 1948, the core mission of the American National Election Study (ANES) is to inform explanations of election outcomes by providing data that support rich hypothesis testing, maximize methodological excellence, measure many variables, and promote comparisons across people, contexts and time. The ANES serves this mission by providing researchers with survey data from a… Continue reading American National Election Studies

Hasell,Ariel

Ariel Hasell is an Associate Professor of Communication and Media at the University of Michigan. Broadly, her research examines how the contemporary media environment influences exposure to information about science and politics, the effects of that exposure on knowledge and beliefs, as well as public engagement with science and politics in society. She uses quantitative… Continue reading Hasell,Ariel

Kollman,Kenneth W

07/24/25

Ken Kollman is Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor Emeritus and Emeritus Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan. He is also Emeritus Research Professor at the Center for Political Studies (Institute for Social Research) at the university. He is on leave for academic year 2025-26, writing a book on political parties. As of January 1,… Continue reading Kollman,Kenneth W

Valentino,Nicholas A

Professor Valentino is the Donald R. Kinder Collegiate Professor of Political Science and currently serves as a PI of the American National Election Studies (ANES). He is a student of political communication, political psychology, and electoral behavior. His work focuses on political campaigns, racial attitudes, emotions, and social group cues in news and political advertising.… Continue reading Valentino,Nicholas A

Brader,Ted

Professor Brader currently serves as Associate Principal Investigator for Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences. He has formerly served as Principal Investigator for the American National Election Studies. His research examines how public opinion and political behavior are shaped by emotions, partisanship, social identities, group attitudes, and media messaging; he also studies survey and experimental methods. Current… Continue reading Brader,Ted

Burns,Nancy E

Professor Burns studies gender, race, political participation, public opinion, and intergovernmental relations in the American context.