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Policy-Related Skills Training Series Hosted by ISPS and The Policy Lab

October 1, 2021
ISPS and The Policy Lab are hosting a Fall 2021 series of short policy-related skills development sessions for Yale students who are interested in having a base level of...
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Alex Coppock and Matt Graham Publish Research on Measuring Attitude Change

July 28, 2021
Alex Coppock and Matthew Graham have published a new paper, “Asking About Attitude Change” in Public Opinion Quarterly, that examines how changes in attitude can be better...
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CSAP Welcomes New Postdoctoral Associate Alessandro Del Ponte

July 22, 2021
CSAP welcomes new Postdoctoral Associate Alessandro Del Ponte who will be working with Professors Gerber and Huber at the Institution for Social and Policy Studies for the...
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Christina Kinane on how presidents sidestep the Senate confirmation process

May 6, 2021
Presidential nominees to top-level executive positions make headlines, and occasionally produce drama, but their experiences in the media’s glare do not provide a full...
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Greg Huber and Ebonya Washington elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences

April 29, 2021
Two CSAP faculty affiliates were among the 252 accomplished individuals recently elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.  Our congratulations go out to...
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Swing vote 'trumped' turnout in 2016 election: Results of a new study by CSAP affiliates

April 21, 2021
Swing voters in battleground states delivered Donald Trump his unexpected victory in the 2016 presidential election, suggests a new study coauthored by Yale political...
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Stephen Skowronek and John Dearborn Publish New Book on Executive Power and the Deep State

April 1, 2021
As president, Donald Trump took an expansive view of his executive power. He demanded loyalty of administrators. And when professionals in the federal bureaucracy appeared to...