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Matthew Barnes Quoted in American Prospect on "Shale Rebellion"
Dec. 12, 2013
Mathew Barnes, PhD Candidate in the Department of Politics and CSDP graduate student, is quoted in a feature article in The American Prospect on the "Shale Rebellion." Barnes, whose dissertation focuses on the politics and policy of fracking, weighs in on the consequences of a 2008 moratorium in New York state.
Canes-Wrone in Washington Post: Can Competitive Elections Decrease Investment?
Nov. 7, 2013
A Washington Post Monkey Cage article by Brandice Canes-Wrone and her co-author, Jee-Kwang Park, reports their investigation as to whether electoral uncertainty produces a pre-election decline in costly-to-unload investments, particularly housing.Brandice Canes-Wrone is a CSDP Faculty Associate, Donald E. Stokes Professor in Public and International Affairs, and Professor of Politics and Public Affairs.
McCarty Talks Class and Identity with Edsall in New York Times
Oct. 30, 2013

Nolan McCarty talked with Thomas Edsall in the New York Times, about how McCarty's work with Rosenthal and Poole informs interpretation…

Gilens' Work Cited in NY Times Economix Blog
Oct. 8, 2013

The New York Times' Economix blog on The Color of Affordable Care cited Martin Gilens' work on the tendency for Americans to systematically overestimate the percentage of public welfare spending going to African-Americans. Gilens is Professor…

Gilens Discusses Inequality on NPR
Oct. 7, 2013
Martin Gilens, Professor of Politics and a member of CSDP's Executive Committee, discussed inequality on NPR's On Point program. http://onpoint.wbur.org/2013/10/04/inequality-and-american-democracy
Prior and Bougher Discuss Effect of Survey Methods on Polarization Conclusions in Wash Post
Oct. 7, 2013
Markus Prior, Co-Director of CSDP and Associate Professor of Politics and Public Affairs, and Lori Bougher, Princeton post-doc and CSDP affiliate, co-authored a Monkey Cage post in the Washington Post blog: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/monkey-cage/wp/2013/10/03/political….
KCRW Radio: McCarty on Inequality and Deregulation of Financial Markets
Sept. 19, 2013

Nolan McCarty, Susan Dod Brown Professor of Politics and Public Affairs and CSDP Faculty Associate, discussed inequality on KCRW radio:…

Congratulations to APSA Award Winners
Sept. 19, 2013
At the recent annual meeting of the American Political Science Association, a number of awards were presented to CSDP faculty and graduate students. See details in Full Story.
Jamal Discusses Syria with Melissa Harris-Perry on MSNBC
Sept. 9, 2013

Amaney Jamal, Associate Professor of Politics and Faculty Associate of the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP), appeared on Melissa Harris-Perry's talk show on MSNBC to discuss the current situation in Syria.  Video link here.


Prior Talks Partisanship and Public Opinion on Syria with NY Daily News
Sept. 9, 2013

Markus Prior, Associate Professor of Politics and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Politics (CSDP), discussed with the NY Daily News President Obama's influence on political decisionmaking on Syria: