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The fifth module of the Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES)
Post developed by David Howell and André Blais. The Comparative Study of Electoral Systems (CSES) project recently celebrated its 20th anniversary during a Plenary Session of collaborators in Berlin, Germany, with thanks to the Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für...
What do Birthers have in common? (Besides believing Obama was born outside the U.S.)
Post developed by Katie Brown and Josh Pasek. The Birther movement contends that Barack Obama was not born in the United States. Even after releasing Obama’s short form and long form birth certificates to the public, which should have settled the matter, the rumors to...
Change and Continuity and the ANES
Post developed by Paul R. Abramson (Michigan State University), John H. Aldrich (Duke University), Brad T. Gomez (Florida State University), and David W. Rohde (Duke University). This post is part of a series celebrating the 65th anniversary of the American National...
Maternity Leave, Pronoun Use, and Gender Discrimination
Post developed by Katie Brown and Ugo Troiano. Around the globe, the average maternity leave is 118 days, but with a lot of variation. Maternity leave periods range from 45 days in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates to 480 days in Sweden. Why the difference? And,...
Cutting through the Clutter: How to Inform the Politically Ignorant (i.e., Everyone)
Post developed by Katie Brown and Arthur Lupia. In a post last year, Center for Political Studies (CPS) Research Professor and Professor of Political Science Arthur Lupia declared there to be two types of people: those who are ignorant about politics and those who are...
Interactions between government, publics, and media – the work of Stuart Soroka
This post is a special edition of our researcher profile series. We’re very pleased to welcome Stuart Soroka to the Center for Political Studies (CPS)! Post developed by Katie Brown and Stuart Soroka. Stuart Soroka’s work has always involved the interactions between...
How childhood in Japan led Nahomi Ichino to the study of Africa
Post developed by Katie Brown and Nahomi Ichino. This post is a special edition of our researcher profile series. We’re very pleased to welcome Nahomi Ichino to the Center for Political Studies (CPS)! Ethnic politics and voter behavior in developing countries have...
How the 2014 Israel-Gaza Conflict Changed Palestinian Views
Post developed by Katie Brown in coordination with Khalil Shikaki and Mark Tessler. This summer witnessed intense fighting between Israel and Gaza. With tens of thousands of rockets fired, the conflict killed more than 2,000 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 80...
How housing sheds light on the politics and economics of Angola
Post developed by Katie Brown and Anne Pitcher. Research and news about Africa tend to focus on failed states, poverty, and corruption. While these themes ring true for some African countries, others have witnessed the expansion of urban areas, rising demand for...
Why “never again” happens again and again: Stopping state repression
Post developed by Katie Brown and Christian Davenport. ICYMI (In Case You Missed It), the following work was presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). The presentation, titled "The Domestic and/or International...
