Professor Tessler specializes in Comparative Politics, Public Opinion, and Middle Eastern and North African Studies. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science and African Studies from Northwestern University. At the University of Michigan, he has served as Director of the Center for Political Studies, Director of the International Institute, and Vice Provost for International Affairs. … Continue reading Tessler,Mark A
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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
Morrow,James D
Morrow’s research addresses theories of international politics, both the logical development and empirical testing of such theories. He is best known for pioneering the application of noncooperative game theory, drawn from economics, to international politics. His published work covers crisis bargaining, the causes of war, military alliances, arms races, power transition theory, links between international… Continue reading Morrow,James D
Min,Brian K
Brian Min studies the political economy of development, with a focus on the politics of energy, ethnic politics, and civil conflict. His current research asks: How do governments distribute basic public services when budget constraints necessitate their rationing? Using satellite imagery of nighttime lights and other high-resolution geo-coded data available across the entire globe and… Continue reading Min,Brian K
Sang-Jung Han
Sang-Jung is the data analyst/application developer for the American National Election Studies. He creates various data products for both the website and the project staff to use for study planning and archiving. He utilizes python, R, and other tools to build interactive applications.
Hicken,Allen D
Professor Hicken studies political institutions and political economy in developing countries. His primary focus has been on political parties and party systems in developing democracies and their role in policymaking. His regional specialty is Southeast Asia where he has worked in Thailand, the Philippines and Cambodia.
Burns,Nancy E
Professor Burns studies gender, race, political participation, public opinion, and intergovernmental relations in the American context.
Hutchings,Vincent L
Professor Hutchings’ general interests include public opinion, elections, voting behavior, and African American politics. Professor Hutchings has also studied how well members of Congress represent the interests of their Black constituents and more recently has explored how much citizens know about the racial wealth gap. Currently, Professor Hutchings is working on an NSF sponsored project involving race… Continue reading Hutchings,Vincent L
Chen,Jowei
Jowei Chen’s research interests include distributive politics, executive agencies, and legislatures. He has studied how legislators’ pork-barreling strategies are shaped by the electoral geography of their districts, and he has examined how government spending influences voters. He is also interested in the political control of executive agencies. Link to CV
Gallagher,Mary E
Professor Gallagher studies Chinese politics, law and society, and comparative politics.