Stories indexed under: Political science

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  • Political scientist named to panel studying pre-primary polling Feb. 4, 2008 Unraveling the mystery behind why pre-election polls in the New Hampshire presidential primary were so dramatically off-target is the mission of a select panel that includes Charles Franklin, a nationally known polling expert and political scientist at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • More than $100 million spent on presidential ads, little in Super Tuesday states Feb. 1, 2008 Presidential candidates spent $107 million on television advertising so far this season, with nearly all of it spent in the run-up to the earliest primaries and caucuses and almost none of it on Super Tuesday states, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study shows.
  • Portion of book cover Negative campaign ads contribute to a healthy democracy, political scientist argues Jan. 14, 2008 Political attack ads, widely demonized by pundits and politicians, are instead a kind of multi-vitamin for the democratic process, sparking voters' interest and participation, according to a new book co-authored by University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist Kenneth Goldstein.
  • Wisconsin Advertising Project to analyze 2008 political ads Dec. 20, 2007 All evidence points to 2008 being a record year for political ad spending. The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Wisconsin Advertising Project, will again lead a project to code and analyze nearly all of the political advertising that is aired in 2008 races across the country.
  • Portion of cover from winter 2007 issue of On Wisconsin E-lectorate: Can new media get out the vote? Dec. 11, 2007 The battle for The White House is happening on the ground, but it’s also playing out on the Web, in video debates and among bloggers. There’s a dizzying array of new technologies– twittering anyone? – and a UW-Madison professor and two young alumni are out front in this precedent-setting campaign. For voters, it’s never been easier to get informed, become involved, or be entertained.
  • UW-Madison political scientist chosen to observe Australian elections Nov. 14, 2007 Kenneth Mayer, a University of Wisconsin-Madison political scientist, will travel to Australia as part of an international delegation observing that nation's federal elections on Saturday, Nov. 24.
  • Post-Kyoto environmental discussion to take place at UW-Madison Nov. 13, 2007 This December in Bali, new international talks will be launched to determine the successor of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. The science has spoken. We know the problem is real, but how do we move forward with a solution?
  • Portion of cover from book New book analyzes candid community conversations on race Aug. 21, 2007 Katherine Cramer Walsh woke up one morning seven years ago to hear a radio advertisement promoting a community-based conversation about race in Madison.
  • Vote 2004 parerphenalia Internet users had a better handle on politics in 2004, study finds July 2, 2007 As candidates and pundits look to the Internet in the 2008 presidential campaign, a University of Wisconsin-Madison study shows that Web users during the last election cycle had a more thorough understanding of presidential politics than users of other media.
  • Midwest News Index releases latest findings on TV political news May 21, 2007 A new University of Wisconsin-Madison study shows that political news stories on local television news outlets in five Midwestern states comprised less than two minutes of a typical 30-minute broadcast during the first quarter of 2007.
  • Literary award granted to political science professor Feb. 21, 2007 Scott Straus, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, recently received an "Award for Excellence" in political science and government by the Professional and Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers.