Center for Political Studies

May 10, 2024
Feelings of misinformation lead to more news avoidance

As people have more difficulty distinguishing fact from fiction in the United States, they are more likely to feel news fatigue and avoid news altogether, according to a U-M study.
March 12, 2024
Political rage on social media is making us cynical

Political anger and cynicism are rising in the U.S. and in many democracies worldwide, and both are associated with exposure to political attacks on social media, a new U-M study shows.
March 11, 2024
Americans’ trust in science survived polarization, Trump attacks

Americans’ basic confidence in science and scientific expertise was unshaken by the Trump administration’s attacks on scientific expertise, and has remained high during the last six decades.
February 24, 2022
Russel lecturer Donald Kinder to address democracy and prejudice

U-M psychology and political science professor Donald Kinder will deliver the 97th Henry Russel Lecture March 14 in the Pendleton Room of the Michigan Union.
May 20, 2021
Kathleen Cagney named Institute for Social Research director

Kathleen A. Cagney, a professor of sociology and former deputy dean at the University of Chicago, has been named director of U-M’s Institute for Social Research.
May 12, 2021
Remembering political scientist Ronald Inglehart

Ronald F. Inglehart, Amy and Alan Lowenstein Professor Emeritus of Democracy, Democratization and Human Rights, professor emeritus of political science, and research professor emeritus in the Center for Political Studies, died May 8 at age 86.
October 20, 2020
State officials confident in election security despite voter concerns

Walter Mebane, a professor of political science and statistics who specializes in election forensics, addresses questions regarding voting security as Election Day 2020 approaches.
July 16, 2018
Political scientist Arthur Lupia named head of NSF program

The National Science Foundation has selected U-M researcher Arthur Lupia to serve as the head of its Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences.
April 26, 2018
Political scientist Yuen Yuen Ang named Carnegie Fellow

Yuen Yuen Ang, associate professor of political science, has received an Andrew Carnegie Fellowship, which comes with $200,000 for up to two years of significant research and writing.