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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 8d

👀 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?

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American National Election Studies @electionstudies.bsky.social · 15d

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

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

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Pam Davis-Kean, PhD @umpamdk.bsky.social · 13d

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

UM SRC @um-src.bsky.social · 14d

Join us Tuesday, September 30 at 1:00 for @bradytwest.bsky.social and @jameswagner254.bsky.social : Developing a Modern and Standardized Data Quality Profile for SRC Surveys
More information: myumi.ch/qZPQe
1430BD ISR-Thompson
umich.zoom.us/j/91336999447
Meeting ID: 913 3699 9447
Passcode: 878303

SRC Seminar Series Presents: Developing a Modern and Standardized Data Quality Profile for SRC Surveys | Happening @ Michigan

myumi.ch

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Jake Grumbach @jakemgrumbach.bsky.social · 19d

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.

Bill Kristol @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social · 19d

"My thoughts turned to David Rose, who volunteered to try to prevent another such attack on our country, and then, when back home, ran toward danger once again to help his fellow Americans."
www.thebulwark.com/p/a-hero-dav...

A Hero We Didn’t Deserve

Remembering David Rose who ran towards danger.

www.thebulwark.com

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 22d

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

events.umich.edu/event/139043

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

events.umich.edu

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 26d

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

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

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 26d

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

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 27d

👀 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: 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

Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 27d

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

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

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 27d

@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.

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

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 27d

🔥 @bromero15.bsky.social presents at #APSA2025 on the relationship b/n experiences of victimization and racial group solidarity. Romero finds that Black victims of crime--but not other groups--express lower racial solidarity & are less likely to endorse systemic explanations for racial inequalities.

At APSA 2025: Pulling Apart: Victimization, Fear, and Racial Solidarity
In Event: The Politics of the Seen: Responses to Racialized Policy Outcomes
Sat, September 13, 4:00 to 5:30pm PDT
Brandon Romero, University of Michigan

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 28d

Why do some immigrants politically invest in their host country while others do not? @robertocarlos.bsky.social, @mfroman.bsky.social and @mamalik.bsky.social show the salience of migration motive, esp. economic motive, in shaping political incorporation. More at #APSA2025!

At APSA 2025: The Role of Migration Motive in Immigrant Political Incorporation
In Event: The Politics of the Immigrant Experience
Fri, September 12, 4:00 to 5:30pm PDT
Roberto Carlos, University of Michigan
Marcel Roman, Harvard University
Mashail Aman Malik, Harvard University

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 28d

@meshepruralpolitics.bsky.social's larger project demonstrates how partisan politics are deepening the rural-urban divide in America. Don't miss his talk on women's attitudes toward guns and firearms policy at #APSA2025. @umichsph.bsky.social #PoliSky

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · 29d

🏈 Has the NFL played a role in America's political polarization? Don't miss #ISRNextGeneration scholar Ciera Hammond presenting at #APSA2025. #PoliSky

Flag on the Play: Examining the NFL’s Role in Political Polarization
In Event: Racial Discrimination, Equality, and Movements for Social Change
Sun, September 14, 10:00 to 11:30am PDT
Ciera Hammond, University of Michigan
ISR Next Generation Scholar

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 8

The medium matters: Audrey Halverson and Brian Weeks's findings on the effects of reading a @washingtonpost.com article vs. viewing the same info on TikTok suggest that while alternative political information formats can capture attention, they may struggle to earn audiences’ trust. #APSA2025

At APSA 2025: Audrey Halverson and Brian weeks (University of Michigan) present "TikTok Journalism: News Credibility Perceptions and Learning on TikTok," 9/12 at 2 PST.

Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 8

@rebeccawai.bsky.social used the #ISRNextGeneration Tessler Fellowship to investigate cooperation between refugees and host communities in Uganda, through farmer groups. She presents findings and insights on refugee-host cooperation with papers both Friday and Saturday at #APSA2025.

At APSA 2025: Maybe in My Backyard: Dynamics of Refugee-Host Cooperation
In event: Drivers of Inter-Group Cooperation and Prejudice in Divided Societies
Fri, September 12, 12:00 to 1:30pm PDT (3:00 to 4:30pm EDT), TBA
Rebecca Wai, University of Michigan
ISR Next Generation Scholar

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 8

👀 Local governments often take "symbolic" stances on issues where they hold no authority or jurisdiction. @simko.bsky.social and Taran Samarth examine the dynamics and purpose of "symbolic representation" by studying the response of US local governments to the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. #APSA2025

At APSA 2025: Local Governments and Symbolic Representation
In Event: Political Representation in Urban Politics
Thu, September 11, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT
Tyler Simko, University of Michigan
Taran Samarth, Yale University

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 8

What binds violent spectacle and political legitimacy? A virtual #APSA2025 presentation Saturday with Qian Qian Ng and #ISRNextGeneration scholar Patrick Peralta explores why
images of brutality under Duterte's drug war "failed to impress a collective sense of horror among Filipinos."

At APSA 2025: Seeing Counterinsurgency: Propaganda and Witness in the Philippine Drug War
Virtual paper
In event: War, Violence, and State Legitimacy
Sat, September 13, 10:00 to 11:30am PDT (1:00 to 2:30pm EDT)
Patrick Peralta, University of Michigan
Qian Qian Ng, University of Michigan

Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 7

At #APSA2025, #ISRNextGeneration scholar Hood Ahmed presents a poster with findings from a survey experiment exploring campaigns for social reform in Saudi Arabia. The findings contribute to debates about the effectiveness of elite strategies in reshaping mass attitudes and behaviors.

Social Change by Decree: Autocratic Reforms and Social Norms
iPoster in Event: Immigration Politics in a Changing World & Middle East Section
Thu, September 11, 9:30 to 10:00am PDT
Hood Ahmed, University of Michigan
ISR Next Generation Scholar

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 7

Misinformation expert and #ISRNextGeneration scholar @francy-lunadiaz.bsky.social presents at #APSA2025-- investigating Trumpism, online communities, and transnational ties.

Misinformation without Borders: Transnational Ties, Online Communities, and Trump
In Event: Information Environments, Cognition, and Affect
Sat, September 13, 12:00 to 1:30pm PDT
Francy Dayana Luna Diaz, University of Michigan
ISR Next Generation Scholar
AT APSA 2025

Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 6

Garth Taylor #ISRNextGeneration scholar Jane Kitaevich presents her public opinion research at #APSA2025: Her dissertation examines the impact of militarized violence on individual support for democracy, with a focus on Armenia as a case study. #PoliSky

At APSA 2025: "Public Opinion and Support for Democracy in the Shadow of Militarized Violence"
In Event: Contentious Events and Public Opinion
Fri, September 12, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT
Evgenia Jane Kitaevich, University of Michigan
ISR Next Generation Scholar

Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 6

🇿🇲 In recent decades, women have entered government in African countries at an unprecedented rate. @jsteend.bsky.social and colleagues present recent findings from Zambia #APSA2025 investigating to what extent these leasders have acquired the influence necessary to shape policymaking.

Partisanship, Gender, and Structure of Politician Networks in Zambia
In Event: Pathways to Women's Political Leadership
Sat, September 13, 12:00 to 1:30pm PDT
Justine Davis, University of Michigan et al
at APSA 2025

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 5

@shaylafolson.bsky.social is an expert on how US Christian churches shape and contend with racial attitudes. Don't miss her research at #APSA2025 on the frequency and context of sermons on racism. #ISRNextGeneration

At APSA 2025: The Frequency and Context of Sermons on Racism from U.S. Christian Churches
In event: The Role of Religion and Extremism in Current Political Debates
Sat, September 13, 4:00 to 5:30pm PDT (7:00 to 8:30pm EDT)
Shayla Olson, University of Michigan
ISR Next Generation Scholar

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 5

Does authoritarian legacy play into the calculus of when and why people abandon democratic values? Find #ISRNextGeneration @umisrcps.bsky.social scholar Hanna Lee at #APSA2025.

At APSA 2025: Revisiting the Power of Distributive Policy under Dictatorship
In event: Authoritarianism and Redistribution
Thu, September 11, 8:00 to 9:30am PDT (11:00am to 12:30pm EDT)
Hanna Lee, University of Michigan
ISR Next Generation Scholar

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Center for Political Studies @umisrcps.bsky.social · Sep 4

@a2hicken.bsky.social & Jacob Ricks: "When pro-democracy voters win an election in a hybrid regime, the win does boost some support for state institutions. On the other hand, the losing pro-authoritarian voters turned against democracy and expressed reduced support for some state institutions."

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