The committee publishes two Working Paper Series. Focuses on concept analysis and language-use in politics, Political Methodology. On research design, theory building, and theory testing in the study of politics. Rewards conceptual work of excellence in the study of politics. Recognizes outstanding contributions to our working paper series.

The UMass Computational Social Science Institute is a diverse interdisciplinary community using computational models and methods to help us understand the social world. The Institute promotes dialog and collaboration across our 81 faculty affiliates from 26 departments in 9 colleges at the University of Massachusetts.

Based on the headlines of the day, I provide factual connections through various news sites to give readers a one stop for news. Dismal economy weighs on 2012 Presidential election. Posted by Julia E Kacmarek. On December 12, 2011. In a 60 Minutes interview. He goes on to add how he fully intends on winning the 2012 race because he is a persistent son of a gun.

What it is about social media that mobilizes people to act, and what kind of social media, such as Facebook or Twitter, are more influential than others? Daniela Stockmann received an ERC Starting Grant of 1.