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Could some seemingly racist sentiments be more about white in-group identification than out-group animosity?
Post developed by Katie Brown and Ashley Jardina. This month, Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy made headlines. What started as a battle against the U.S. Federal Government for his cattle and land turned into daily press conferences. As part of the Sovereign Movement, Bundy...
How ANES time series data enabled Lynn Vavreck’s book The Message Matters
Post Developed by Lynn Vavreck and Katie Brown. This post is part of a series celebrating the 65th anniversary of the American National Election Studies (ANES). The posts will seek to highlight some of the many ways in which the ANES has benefited scholarship, the...
Understanding how social networks in India influence resource use
Post developed by Katie Brown and Arun Agrawal. This semester, the University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science, and Arts is sponsoring a theme semester: India in the World. India was selected as a focus for many reasons: its vibrant economy, its middle...
Moral conviction stymies political compromise
Post developed by Katie Brown and Timothy Ryan Partisanship gets in the way of political progress. Hillary Clinton made this common claim last week. The lack of compromise inherent to partisanship is worth investigating. What causes such non-cooperation? Timothy Ryan,...
What makes a political issue a moral issue?
Post developed by Katie Brown and Timothy Ryan. There are political issues and then there are moral political issues. Often cited examples of the latter include abortion and same sex marriage. But what makes a political issue moral? Timothy Ryan, a Ph.D. candidate in...
How do political connections shape the use of courts?
Post developed by Katie Brown in coordination with Yuen Yuen Ang. The fairness of China's court system made the news this week. Apple supplier Knowles, which makes microphones and hearing-aid pieces for iPhones, asserted it was blocked from testifying in a trial with...
The impact of ANES on the careers of Goldenberg, Green, Jones-Correa and Philpot
This post is part of a series celebrating the 65th anniversary of the American National Election Studies (ANES). The posts will seek to highlight some of the many ways in which the ANES has benefited scholarship, the public, and the advancement of science. Do you have...
Digital politics – Muzammil Hussain’s research traverses borders and disciplines
Post developed by Katie Brown in coordination with Muzammil Hussain. This post is a special edition of our researcher profile series. We're very pleased to welcome Muzammil Hussain to the Center for Political Studies (CPS)! Hussain’s research began in 2005 at...
W. Phillips Shively reflects on the storied history of the ANES
This is a guest post written by W. Phillips Shively, Professor of Political Science at the University of Minnesota. This post is part of a series celebrating the 65th anniversary of the American National Election Studies (ANES). The posts will seek to highlight some...
Centralization and the origin of Russia’s election fraud
Post developed by Katie Brown in coordination with Kirill Kalinin. An earlier post on the Center for Political Studies (CPS) Blog covered Kirill Kalinin’s work concerning election fraud in Russia. That post showed evidence from empirical work that polls ahead of the...
