Professor Mary Beth Altier was appointed to the Research Advisory Council of the RESOLVE Network at the United States Institute of Peace. She was also appointed to the Editorial Board of the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) – The Hague Journal.CGA Professor John V. Kane, along with co-authors Lilliana Mason and Julie Wronski, had their article, “Who’s At the Party? Group Sentiments, Knowledge, and Partisan Identity”, accepted in the prestigious Journal of Politics.
Using a variety of statistical analyses, the key finding of the study is that US citizens’ identification with political
parties results from the interaction of 1) sentiments toward various social groups (irrespective of one’s own group(s)) and, 2) knowledge of how these groups align with the parties. In short, when groups that one dislikes (likes) become mentally associated with one party, that citizen will be more (less) inclined to identify with that party.
These results highlight the fundamental importance of how citizens feel toward various social groups in society, and help explain the phenomenon of party identification which, in turn, is one of the most powerful predictors of political behavior in the United States.
Prof. Christian Busch’s book, The Serendipity Mindset: The Art & Science of Good Luck, was awarded the silver medal in the “Success/Motivation” category of the Axiom Book Awards! The awards “recognize the best business books from around the world.”