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Latest Research

2025 - West Eauropean Politics - has been released. The article was co-written by , Endre Borbáth and Swen Hutter.

2025 - American Political Science Review - has been released. The article was co-written by Allison Anoll, Lauren Davenport, and

2024 - Presidential Studies Quarterly - T has been released. The article was co-written by Seth Masket and Caitlin Jewitt

2024 - Kansas Press - has been released. The book was co-authored by Bruce Oppenheimer and Robert Peabody.

2024 - Political Research Quarterly - ", has been released. The article was co-written by Seth Masket, Rachel Blum and Mike Cowburn

2024 - Democracy Fund - , has been released. The report was co-written by John Sides, Robert Griffin and Michael Tesler.

2024 - American Political Science Review - , has been released. The article was co-written by and Sarah Anzia

2024 - Annual Review of Political Science - has been released. The article ws co-authored by and Sarah Anzia

2023 - Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law - has been released. The article was co-authored by and Sidra Goldman-Mellor

2023 - Journal of Experimental Political Science - has been released. The article was co-authored by Melody Crowder-Meyer, Shana Gadarian and

2023 - Journal of Public Administration Research & Theory - has been released. The article was co-authored by and Christopher Piper

2023 - Cornell Law Review - " has been released. The article was co-authored by and Neal Devins

2023- American Political Science Review- " has been released. The artcle was co-authored by Nicholas Bednar and

2023 - Political Research Quarterly - has been released. The article was co-authored by Andrew J. Clarke, Craig Volden and

2023 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - has been released. The article was co-authored by and Nick Carnes

2023 - Journal of Politics - has been published. The article was co-authored by Cindy Kam, Sara Kirshbaum and Lauren Chojnacki

2022 - American Political Science Review - has been published. The article was co-authored by , Lynn Vaverick and Christopher Warshaw

1/6/2021 - Science Advances - has been published. The article was co-authored by, J Cohen, J. Lapinski and M. Trussler

12/2/2020 - Legislative Studies Quarterly, has been published. The article was co-authored by Alexander Bolton and

11/13/2020- University of Chicago Pres Journals, has been published. It was co-authored by and Michael Sances

9/24/2020 CSDI Working Paper - 4 - 2020 titled"Democracy Erodes From the Top Public Opinion and the Crisis of Democracy in Europe" has been released. The paper was authored by

9/15/2020 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, has been published. The article was authored by

9/8/2020 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Science of the United States of America, has been published. The article was co-authoreed by , Eunji Kim and Michael Shepherd

8/20/2020 - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, has been published. The article was co-authored by Josh Clinton, Eunji Kim and Michael Shepherd

7/20/2020 CSDI Working Paper 1 - 2020 titled "Personal Narratives Reduce Negative Attitudes toward Refugees and Immigrant Outgroups: Evidence from Kenya" has been released. The co-authors are Nicole Audette, and Kristin Michelitch

6/20/2020 - Election Law Journal, " has been published. The article was co-authored by Josh Clinton, Nick Eubank, Adrienne Fresh and Michael Shepherd

5/1/2020 CSDI Working Paper 3 - 2020 titled "Work Welfare and Partisan Change" has been released. the co-authors are and

4/15/2020 CSDI Working Paper 2 -2020 titled "Conceptions of Good Citizenship in the Class of 1965" has been released. The co-authors are and

3/10/2020 - Journal of Political Institutions and Political Economy, has been published. The paper was authored by Sharece Thrower

10/20/2019 - Legislative Studies Quarterly, "Legislative Constraints on Executive Unilateralism In Separation of Powers Systems" was released. The co-authors are Michael Barber, Alexander Bolton and Sharece Thrower

8/8/19 CSDI Working Paper 2 - 2019 titled "Candidate Coethnicity, Rural Dwelling, and Partisanship in Africa" has been released. The paper was co-authored by and Kristin Michelitch.

8/16/2019 - Public Choice - has been published. The paper was authored by Josh Clinton

7/30/19 CSDI Working Paper 1 - 2019 titled "Bridge over Troubled Water: Same Gender Substantive Representation in 49 Subnational Ugandan Governments." has been released. The paper is co-authored by SangEun Kim and .

4/19 Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, "Executive Control and Turnover in the Senor Executive Service." has been published. The article was co-authored by, and.

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Media Spotlight

Washington Post - Op-Ed 3/26/2020 - Co-Director John Sides -

Washington Post - Op-Ed 4/8/2020 - Co-Director John Sides -

Washington Post - Op-Ed 10/28/2020 - Co -Director John Sides -

New York Times - Op-Ed - 6/25/2019 - Co Director Larry Bartels -

Washington Post - Monkey Cage - 6/24/19 - Co -Director David E. Lewis -

Washington Post - Monkey Cage - 5/21/18 - SVS Alex Theodoridis and graduate affiliate James Martherus -

Washington Post - Monkey Cage - 5/14/18 - Co-Director Larry Bartels -

Washington Post - Monkey Cage - 4/15/18 - Co-Director Larry Bartles -

Washington Post - Monkey Cage - 2/21/18 - Co Director Larry Bartels -

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Highlights & Happenings

CSDI Graduate Affiliate Lucas Borba receives 2025 APSA Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant!

CSDI Graduate Affiliates sweep department awards!

Congratulations to graduate affiliates Lucas Borba, Patrick Buhr and Colette Marcellin for being honored with the department's yearly awards. Lucas received the outstanding graduate student paper award for "The Spatial Dynamics of State Capacity." Patrick and Colette were co-awarded the Erwin C. Hargrove outstanding teaching assistant award. Patrick taught Statistics for Political Science during the summer REU program. Colette taught CSDI's Independent Study on Survey Research and Analysis and TA'd for Participation and Political Representation in America.

The 2025 CSDI Annual brochure is hot off of the presses!

You can read all about the accomplishments and happenings here!

CSDI graduate affiliate Colette Marcellin has an Opinion Guest Essay published in the New York Times

Graduate affiliate Colette Marcellin as well as CSDI co-director John Sides and Michael Tesler (University of California, Irvine)  had an opinion piece printed in the New York Times on February 27th. The essay, Republicans Really Do Care More ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ "Masculine Energy can be read here. 

CSDI co-director, Larry Bartels is awarded the Presidential National Medal of Science From President Joe Biden

Former CSDI graduate affiliate, Michael Shepherd is quoted  in the New York Times

Former graduate allilate Michael Shepherd who studies U.S. Health Politics and Policy work was mentioned in 

CSDI Graduate Affiliates Sara Kirshbaum and Mellissa Meisels Win Department Awards

Congratulations to Sara Kirshbaum and Mellissa Meisels! Sara was awarded the 2023 Erwin Hargrove Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award and Mellissa the 2023 Best Graduate Student Research Paper Award.

CSDI Welcomes 2023-2024 Postdoctoral Fellows Amna Salam & Rachel Lienesch

Amna received her PhD from the University of Rochester in Political Science. Her research centers on strategic behavior in the legal system, and how various actors in the judiciary work to advance their ideological interests.

Rachel received her Ph.D. in Political Science from Stanford University. Her research focuses on American political behavior, political psychology, race and ethnicity, and identity. Her book project explores how individuals respond when two salient identities are put into conflict, with a specific focus on how White Democrats navigate a social and political world in which the political party they support increasingly engages in messaging that threatens their racial identity.

The Spring 2023 ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ poll was released on May 3rd

More on the poll and its findings can be found here

The Fall 2022 ¹ú²ú´«Ã½ poll was released on December 14th

More information on the poll and its findings can be found here.

CSDI is now accepting applications for 2026-27 Post-docs and Senior Visiting Scholars

Post-doctoral fellowship applicants should submit materials electronically at: 

Senior Visiting Scholar applicants should submit materials electronically at: 

Applications will be considered on a rolling basis, but priority will be given to those received before January 5, 2026

CSDI Graduate affiliate, Michael Shepherd Wins APSA Dissertation Award

Congratulations to Michael Shepherd who has been awarded the APSA Class and Inequality Section best disseratation award for his disseratation,

CSDI Co-Director, Dean John Geer and CSDI Graduate Student, Mary Catherine Sullivan appear on MSNBC's Morning Joe

John Geer and Mary Catherine Sullivan appeared on MSNBC's Morning Joe to discuss their research on American unity.