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
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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
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
Anne Pitcher
Anne Pitcher is the Joel Samoff Collegiate Professor of Political Science and Afroamerican and African Studies at the University of Michigan. She is also a Research Professor in the Center for Political Studies at the Institute for Social Research. Her published work relies on survey research, fieldwork, and spatial approaches to examine electoral and party… Continue reading Anne Pitcher
Gallagher,Mary E
Professor Gallagher studies Chinese politics, law and society, and comparative politics.
Owen-Smith,Jason D
Jason Owen-Smith is a sociologist who examines how science, commerce, and the law cohere and conflict in contemporary societies and economies. Together with collaborators, Jason works on projects that examine the dynamics of high-technology industries, the public value of the research university, and the network organization of surgical care. He seeks to understand how organizations, institutions, and networks… Continue reading Owen-Smith,Jason D