HIGH POINT UNIVERSITY NEWS
HIGH POINT, N.C., June 12, 2012 - Dr. Martin Kifer, assistant professor of political science and director of the Survey Research Center at High Point University, has received a grant for more than $17,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further his work on a collaborative political science project that analyzes the use of the internet in congressional campaigns.
The project, titled "Collaborative Research: Using Web Data to Study U.S. Congressional Campaigns and Representation," was created by Kifer and two colleagues - James N. Druckman from Northwestern University and Michael Parkin from Oberlin College.
"Congressional campaigns use websites as crucial parts of their overall communication strategies," says K... Read More
The project, titled "Collaborative Research: Using Web Data to Study U.S. Congressional Campaigns and Representation," was created by Kifer and two colleagues - James N. Druckman from Northwestern University and Michael Parkin from Oberlin College.
"Congressional campaigns use websites as crucial parts of their overall communication strategies," says K... Read More
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