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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. cpsblog.isr.umich.edu?p=3516

👀 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...

#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#OpenAccess

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: news.umich.edu/conspiracy-c...

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 myumi.ch/Qw5Ez

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...

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: cpsblog.isr.umich.edu?p=3492

📢 New publication in Political Behavior With @acavari.bsky.social and @Liot_Shvarts 📢 Polarization and Partisan Bias in Citizens' Evaluations of Public Services t.co/kJSR0VDzCq @polbehavior.bsky.social

🎊 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?

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.

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

@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

👀 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...

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

@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.

🔥 @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.

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!

@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

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

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

@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.

👀 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

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 #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.

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

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

🇿🇲 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.

@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

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.

🇹🇭 Thailand's 2023 election provides insights on how voting for winning or losing parties affects support for democracy and state institutions in a hybrid regime. Read more from @a2hicken.bsky.social and Jacob Ricks ahead of #APSA2025: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

With an original survey, @fmortiz.bsky.social finds that conspiracy thinking is racially patterned, responsive to reminders of state violence, and consequential for democratic engagement. ⚡ Find @umisrcps.bsky.social #ISRNextGeneration scholars at #APSA2025.

🚨@jakemgrumbach.bsky.social, @robmickey.bsky.social & @dziblatt.bsky.social argue that U.S. "under-policing" is explained not by police staffing but by "high levels of bureaucratic shirking, characterized by inefficient allocation, low effort, and the avoidance of bodily harm." #APSA2025

@maciasm.bsky.social's research analyzes the dynamics of organized violence, including the relationship between conflict and urban topography, or the physical aspects of cities. Join and discuss at #APSA2025. #ISRNextGeneration

🇵🇷 Millions of American citizens, living in US territories, are governed under institutions that constrain the decision-making power of their elected officials. Don't miss ISR @umisrcps.bsky.social Next Generation scholar Ignangeli Salinas-Muñiz presenting new work at #APSA2025.

The cachet of CASBS fellowship works its magic very quickly Congrats to 2025-26 fellow @profpjones.bsky.social, named the next director of the @umisrcps.bsky.social 🙌👏 Announcement: cps.isr.umich.edu/2025/08/29/c...

The ANES project provides these tools as a resource for political observers, students, teachers, social scientists, journalists, policymakers, and the general public. We're glad to have been able to update these interactive tools with new data ahead of the new academic semester.

Dear American National Election Studies (ANES) user community, We're pleased to announce that our three data exploration and visualization tools have been updated with data from the Full Release of the ANES 2024 Time Series Study.

Our results were successfully replicated. The paper is now forthcoming!

Excited to share my new article in Political Behavior! If people cared more about the future, would they support policies to address long-term issues like climate change? tldr: Life experiences shape future-orientation and climate policy support. Open-access: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Excited to share that I’ve joined the University of Michigan as an Assistant Professor of Political Science! I’ll continue to study the political economy of climate change, and I’m so grateful to the mentors, colleagues, friends, and family who helped me along the way. Go Blue!

Love how much y’all use this assignment. Keep on keeping on!

Thank you @maggielevenstein.bsky.social and @johnkubale.bsky.social for this great summary and action call in @theconversation.com on #DisappearingData

Some 4 million Americans in US territories face democratic limitations. CPS affiliates @maraceci.bsky.social and Ignangeli Salinas-Muñiz are on Guam radio-- speaking on their work to understand how residents of US territories think about political possibilities. www.youtube.com/live/pEV2P7W...

From the ANES 2020: Should federal spending on #SocialSecurity be increased, decreased, or kept the same? Weighted totals: 55.8% increased, 4.4% decreased, and 39.9% kept the same. See the ANES Question Search: electionstudies.org/data-tools/a...