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ObSERV Study improves methods for observing elections and election-related violence
Post developed by Anne Pitcher, Rod Alence, Melanie Roberts, and Katherine Pearson Secure elections are essential to democracy. ObSERV, a new study by researchers at the Electoral Institute for Sustainable Democracy in Africa (EISA) and the University of Michigan,...
Can Democracy Survive? The 2021 Miller-Converse Roundtable
Every year the Center for Political Studies (CPS) celebrates two founders of the Institute for Social Research (ISR) and CPS: Warren Miller and Phil Converse. The 2021 event featured a roundtable discussion of research by three CPS faculty members: Ken Kollman, Robert...
“If They Only Knew”: Informing Blacks and Whites about the Racial Wealth Gap
Vincent Hutchings delivered the inaugural lecture of the Hanes Walton Jr. Collegiate Professorship in Political Science and Afroamerican and African Studies on March 31, 2021. Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal, the author of the landmark study An American Dilemma,...
CoderSpaces provide data science support and hands-on learning opportunities for faculty, staff, and students
Post by Jule Krüger, Program Manager for big data/data science. Jule developed CoderSpaces, weekly programming sessions at the University of Michigan in support of cutting edge research and scientific advancements, and has hosted them since 2019. For the past two...
Online survey respondents reveal different personality traits compared to face-to-face respondents
Post developed by Nicholas Valentino and Katherine Pearson Survey research is an ever-evolving field. Technology has increased the number of ways to reach respondents, while simultaneously reducing response rates by freeing people from the constraints of one land-line...
Update on the the ANES 2020 Time Series Study
Post developed by Ted Brader, Lauren Guggenheim, and Katherine Pearson In every U.S. presidential election since 1948, the American National Election Studies (ANES) has conducted pre- and post-election surveys of a large representative sample of American voters. ANES...
Religion’s Sudden Decline: Why It’s Happening and What Comes Next
By Ronald F Inglehart, Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor Emeritus of Democracy, Democratization and Human Rights, and Research Professor Emeritus at theCenter for Political Studies. Professor Inglehart is the author of the forthcoming book Religion’s Sudden Decline:...
The Value of Social Science Research
The Center for Political Studies marked its 50th anniversary with a virtual celebration on October 29, 2020. The event featured a talk by Arthur Lupia titled “Now More Than Ever: The Increasing Public Value of Social Science Research.” The event began with a brief...
Perspectives on the 2020 U.S. Presidential Election
With less than two weeks to go before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, CPS faculty members Vincent Hutchings, Angela Ocampo, and Jenna Bednar discussed the issues that may shape the outcome of the election. You can view a recording of this event held on October...
News Coverage of the 2020 Presidential Election
With less than a month to go before the 2020 U.S. presidential election, CPS faculty members Michael Traugott, Josh Pasek, and Stuart Soroka presented their latest findings on the state of public opinion and media coverage of the campaign. The event took place on...
