Center for Political Studies

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👀 Don't miss this thread by 2025 @aaas.org inductee and @rcgd-isr.bsky.social affiliate David Dunning @daviddunning6.bsky.social, and his featured talk -- sharing what we believe to be wisdom.

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The Eric Schickler essay in Larry Bartel's symposium on "What Trump Has Taught Us About Political Science" is one of the most insightful pieces I've read in 2025.

US institutions turned out to be weak, and we have to rethink conventional wisdom.

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Ford School: Center for Racial Justice. Photos of Jowei Chen and Mara Ostfeld

@umfordschool.bsky.social and the Trotter Center are hosting CPS affiliates @maraceci.bsky.social and Jowei Chen Thursday for a teach-in panel, "Unpacking Election Policy: How is it Shaping Our Democracy?" Details and registration: myumi.ch/5kbbA

Tabling Debate: How Local Officials Try to Use Agenda Control to Stifle Conflict Public officials influence policymaking by deciding which items receive attention and action—and which do not. Accounts from national legislatures typically explain agenda control in terms of party l...

Using a dataset of nearly 65,000 school board meeting transcripts, @mirya.bsky.social and @simko.bsky.social investigate whether local officials use agenda control to stifle conflict; school board members increase use of tabling when debate arises. doi.org/10.1111/lsq....

Ford School: Center for Racial Justice. Photos of Jowei Chen and Mara Ostfeld

@umfordschool.bsky.social and the Trotter Center are hosting CPS affiliates @maraceci.bsky.social and Jowei Chen Thursday for a teach-in panel, "Unpacking Election Policy: How is it Shaping Our Democracy?" Details and registration: myumi.ch/5kbbA

University of Michigan Center for Political Studies (CPS): democratic engagement. Follow us on LinkedIn and Bluesky, and find us at cps.isr.umich.edu. (The image shows Josh Pasek giving a presentation on US voters)

#LookToMichigan and the University of Michigan @umisrcps.bsky.social Center for Political Studies for leading work on democracy, civic, and global engagement. Repost & follow our research on *both* Bluesky and LinkedIn! @umisr.bsky.social

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Suzanne Perkins

ICYMI: Michigan helped reignite the research career of cancer survivor Suzanne Perkins @20thofmay.bsky.social, who planned her career around the insight that education plays a key role in recovery for children who have been maltreated. #LifeChangingEducation feature story:
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This seems like a great opportunity.

No one better to help think big and rigorous than @ccavaille.bsky.social

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Unexpected Margins: Analysis of the 2025 Elections Expert Q&A with takeaways and predictions drawn from the 2025 elections with CBS elections analyst and University of Michigan political scientist Tyler Simko

The big Democratic wins of the 2025 elections will shift political dynamics and strategies in the coming year. For key takeaways, read our Q&A with UM political scientist Tyler Simko @simko.bsky.social, elections analyst for CBS.

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Political Polarisation Political polarisation has been rising sharply in both advanced and developing democracies, with implications for democratic accountability, institutional trust, and social cohesion. This VoxDevLit re...

👀 Out now in @voxdev.bsky.social! VoxDev senior eds. Cesi Cruz, @hlarreguy.bsky.social and @ernestotiburcio.bsky.social share a lit review on the causes and consequences of polarization. Read & download here: voxdev.org/voxdevlit/po...

JJPS abstract from a scholarly article about a study in political science, examining how voters' perceptions of candidates' gender influences their policy evaluations, specifically in the context of immigration policy in Japan.

#OpenAccess from our latest issue -

Gendered views on immigration policy stances? The case of Japan - https://cup.org/4hxDATi

"gender bias in voter evaluations may not be as severe as the literature expects..."

- Melanie Sayuri Sonntag, @strauszm.bsky.social & @ykshrt.bsky.social

Conspiracy content drives anti-establishment sentiment on TikTok, YouTube People actively seeking conspiracy content involving anti-establishment sentiment—distrust in institutions like the media or health care—will find it regularly on TikTok and YouTube.

People find conspiracy content involving anti-establishment sentiment—distrust in institutions like the media or health care—regularly on TikTok and YouTube. CPS's @arielhasell.bsky.social and Sabina Tomkins on communication and democracy via @umichnews.bsky.social:
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Michael Bailey presents work with Jing Peng (University of Connecticut) on Non-Ignorable Nonresponse in Panel Survey Data. Fall 2025

People who like to take surveys can share characteristics that skew polls in important ways. Michael A. Bailey @georgetownuni.bsky.social spoke at the @umisrcps.bsky.social workshop yesterday on the problem of "non-ignorable nonresponse" and the potential for panel surveys to address it.

"We’re committed to making sure Detroiters’ voices drive the decisions that shape their city." For 10 years, the University of Michigan’s Detroit Metro Area Communities Study DMACS has been driving local research in the public interest. @umfordschool.bsky.social @bridgemi.com
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Christian Davenport named University of Michigan Distinguished University Professor On October 16, 2025, the University of Michigan Regents approved the appointment of Christian Davenport as a Distinguished University Professor. This distinction is the University’s most prestigious p...

Congratulations to CPS research professor @christiandavenport.bsky.social, newly named the Charles Tilly Distinguished University Professor of Political Science! @umfordschool.bsky.social fordschool.umich.edu/news/2025/ch...

American Stereotypes about Jewish, Muslim, and Black Americans: Preliminary Evidence from a 2024 US Survey - Center for Political Studies (CPS) Blog A new survey measures the nature, extent and distribution of Americans' stereotypes about Jewish, Muslim, and Black Americans

A new survey measures the nature, extent, and distribution of American stereotypes about Jewish, Muslim, and Black Americans. A research brief out from Mark Tessler, @acavari.bsky.social and @francy-lunadiaz.bsky.social shares some preliminary findings:
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📢 New publication in Political Behavior With @acavari.bsky.social and @Liot_Shvarts 📢
Polarization and Partisan Bias in Citizens' Evaluations of Public Services
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Celebrating the career of James D. Morrow, AFK Organski Professor of World Politics and CPS research professor. Friday, 10/10/25, from 1:15 to 5 in ISR room 6050. 426 Thompson St., Ann Arbor

🎊 Today is the day! Join us as this afternoon as we celebrate the career of CPS Research Professor James D. Morrow. cps.isr.umich.edu/events/james...

👀 New from @profpjones.bsky.social @deandulay.bsky.social @anilmenon.bsky.social & @yoniabramson.bsky.social, studying the effects of 🇺🇦 President Zelensky’s historical analogies with survey experiments in four countries – US, UK, Germany, and Israel. Do these appeals impact foreign policy attitudes?

Graphic: Most Americans say political violence is not justified. Get more data: www.electionstudies.org

So much talk of #politicalviolence in the headlines these days, but what do the ANES 2024 Time Series data say?

#LooktoMichigan for innovation in survey research! A great talk on the future of survey research.

My recent working paper with @robmickey.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social is about the high rates of shirking in US policing. David Rose exemplified the opposite--running toward the danger. RIP.

Constitution Day | What's at Stake Series: | Happening @ Michigan

The Constitution's most important features-- separation of powers, rule of law, due process-- shape America's democratic functioning. Join some of its foremost experts for a Constitution Day discussion at U-M on Wednesday! @joshpasek.com @robmickey.bsky.social

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At APSA 2025 Public Trust in News Media and Expertise Fri, September 12, 12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (3:00 to 4:30pm EDT), TBA Shayla Olson, University of Michigan, Chair ISR Next Generation Scholar

@shaylafolson chairs a timely political communication panel at #APSA2025 today, on Public Trust in News Media and Expertise. At noon PDT, 3 EDT. #ISRNextGeneration

Connecting with scholars at #APSA2025? Use our starter pack to follow our all-star affiliates of the Center for Political Studies at the University of Michigan. (And comment to be added!) #PoliSky go.bsky.app/TfMekNA

At APSA 2025: Donald Kinder to present the 2025 Ithiel de Sola Pool Lecture: Paying for Slavery Fri, September 12 2 to 3:30pm PDT (5 to 6:30pm EDT) Donald Kinder, University of Michigan

👀 Donald Kinder will present tomorrow's Ithiel de Sola Pool Lecture at the @apsa.bsky.social annual conference in Vancouver. Read more on the triennial award lecture and Don Kinder's contributions to the field: cps.isr.umich.edu/2025/09/11/d...

At APSA 2025 in Vancouver: Redistribution after War: Evidence from U.S. Reconstruction In Event: Redistribution and War Sat, September 13, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT (11:00am to 12:30pm EDT) Megan Stewart, University of Michigan Karin Kitchens, Virginia Tech

Research on the postwar South from @meganastewart.bsky.social and @karinkitchens.bsky.social suggests that "contraband camps" - hubs that emerged during the US Civil War as Black Americans sought freedom and protection behind Union lines- help explain variation in social welfare policies. #APSA2025

Presenting at APSA 2025: Battles for Pluralism: Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Great Democratic Unknown In Event: Democratic Backsliding and Opposition Resistance Thu, September 11, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT Dan Slater, University of Michigan

@dnsltr.bsky.social: "Indonesia and Malaysia are confronting the same big question that confronts countries all over the world these days -- can democracy and diversity coexist?" Slater presents at #APSA2025 today on his latest book project, exploring pluralists' efforts to build winning coalitions.