The History of CNEP(Richard Hamilton, Paul Beck and Richard Gunther)

Intermediation and Electoral Turnout (Pedro Magalhães)

Sociopolitical Values and Partisan Conflict (Alejandro Moreno)

The Determinants of the Vote (Richard Gunther)

Conclusions (Alejandro Moreno)

This workshop presents the findings of the Comparative National Elections Project. This is the Mershon Center’s longest-running research project, now including over 40 countries in 5 continents.

Video Contents:

- Introduction (Pedro Magalhaes)

- Global Patterns of Political Intermediation (Paul Beck)

- Support for Democracy (Richard Gunther and Paul Beck)

Pauline Jones-Luong is professor of political science and director of the Islamic studies program at University of Michigan. She is currently working on three large research projects: 1) the internationalization strategies of emerging country national oil companies (NOCs); 2) the social and political impact of the "Islamic revival" in Central Asia; and 3) the institutionalization of secularism as a form of political extremism in predominantly Muslim countries. Contrary to existing explanations that emphasize structural and economic changes at the international level, she argues that an NOC's capacity to internationalize is constrained by domestic politics; more specifically, the legacy of its mode of emergence, the timing of convergence between the government and NOC management regarding the merits of internationalization, and the sequencing of sectoral reforms vis-à-vis convergence.

Chair/Discussant: Corrine McConnaughy (Ohio State)

"Political Rumors in the Time of Obama" Adam Berinsky (Massachusetts Institute of Technology"

"Obama's War? Casualties in Afghanistan and the President's Bid for Reelection" Christopher Gelpi and Kristine Kay (Ohio State)

Chair/Discussant: Herb Asher (Ohio State Univ.)

"Placing 2012 in Context: The Nature and Sources of Polarization in Presidential Elections" William Jacoby (Michigan State)

"Obama and the Nationalization of Electoral Politics in 2012" Gary Jacobson (Univ. of California - San Diego)

Chair/Discussant: Paul Beck (Ohio State)

"Racial Attitude Effects on Presidential Voting by Whites, 2008-2012" Herb Weisberg (Ohio State)

"Changing Levels of Racial Prejudice and Changing Impacts of Attitudes toward Blacks on Approval of Barack Obama's Job Performance and on Voting Intentions, 2008-2012" Josh Pasek (Univ. of Michigan); coauthors: Tobias Stark (Stanford), Jon Krosnick (Stanford), and Trevor Tompson (National Opinion Research Center)

"Obama's Presidency, Racial Attitudes, and the 2012 Election" Michael Tesler (Brown Univ.)

"How Mormonism Affected Mitt; How Mitt Affected Mormonism" - David Campbell (Notre Dame); coauthors: John Green (Univ. of Akron) and J. Quin Monson (Brigham Young Univ.)

"Racial Identity and the 2012 Presidential Election" Vincent Hutchings and Hakeem Jefferson (Univ. of Michigan)

"Earning and Learning the Latino Vote in 2008 to 2012: How the Obama Campaign Tried, Refined, Learned, and Made Big Steps in Cross-Racial Mobilization to Latinos" Matt Barret0 (Univ. of Washington) and Loren Collingwood (Univ. of CA-Riverside)

The Causes of Extinction: Setting the Modern Biodiversity Crisis in Context

Climate Justice in Latin America

Institutions, Cultures and Development: The Caribbean Experience