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Frederic Schaffer
Assistant Professor of Political Science
I study the meaning of democracy, the practice of voting, and the administration of elections. What sets much of my work apart from other empirical research on democracy is a methodological focus on language.
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Professor Charli Carpenter Publishes Commentary on EU Report on the Georgia/Russia War at Radio Free Europe |
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Professor Stuart Shulman gives an invited talk at the Ohio State University "Program in Statistics and Methodology" titled "Measuring Validity in Text Analysis" |
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Professor Fred Schaffer elected Chair of the IPSA Concepts and Methods Committee |
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Professor Maryann Barakso elected President of the APSA Women & Politics Research Section |
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Professor Stuart Shulman invited to serve on National Research Council Committee on Threatening Communication for US Secret Service |
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Professor John Brigham publishes "Material Law: A Jurisprudence of What's Real" |
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Professor Brian Schaffner edits book "Winning with Words: The Origins and Impact of Political Framing" |
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Professor Brian Schaffner quoted in "The Economist" |
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Amy Novak ('10) receives Wilma Rudolph Student-Athlete Achievement Award |
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Professor Sheldon Goldman interviewed on PBS's Online NewsHour about the Supreme Court confirmation process |
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