Fresno State political science professor Dr. Lisa Bryant is one of 28 Andrew Carnegie Fellows. who Each will receive a $200,000 scholarship for research related to political polarization. Bryant’s research seeks to understand why societies become so polarized and how greater cohesion can strengthen democracy.
Her selection as part of the Class of 2024 was announced May 7 by the Carnegie Corporation in New York.
Bryant”s The title of the winning project is “Polarizing the Process: Partisan Influence on Election Officials and Trust in Elections.”
“I am humbled and grateful to have been selected for this fellowship,” Bryant said. “I am proud to be one of the few scholars given the opportunity to represent CSU as a Carnegie Fellow. I work hard to highlight the important and impactful research we do at CSU. The other scholars in this year’s group are all great experts in their fields, many of whom I know as colleagues in the field of election science, and I am honored to be with them. think.”
Bryant’s research explores how partisan polarization is affecting election administration in the United States, and how it affects career bureaucrats who serve the public as local election officials. He said he would investigate whether there were any.
“When we lose faith in the processes that secure our democracy, we threaten democracy itself.”” said Bryant.. “I deeply respect and admire the work of election officials and the fair way most of them carry out their duties. We hope that we can rebuild trust in our people, our government processes, and our election results.”
With this focus, Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program This marks the beginning of an effort to develop a body of research on today’s growing political polarization.
“We are extremely proud of Dr. Bryant and her continued leadership in the field of election research,” said Fresno State President Saul Jimenez Sandoval. “This prestigious award honors her influential research and fieldwork. Her work embodies the impressive influence of political scientists in preserving and promoting our democratic institutions.” I am very proud that Dr. Bryant’s work has brought Fresno State to the spotlight on a national level.”
More than 360 applicants submitted proposals. This is the highest number ever for this program. Selection criteria prioritized the originality and promise of the research, its potential impact on the field, and the applicant’s plans to communicate research findings to a broad audience.
“This year marks the first time that judges have been asked to evaluate proposals that address a single theme.” — “This is a widespread problem of political polarization, characterized by threats to free speech, a decline in civil debate, disagreements over basic facts, and a lack of mutual understanding and cooperation.” John J. DeGioia, Chief Examiner and President of Georgetown University. He thanked longtime juror Jared L. Cohon for his contributions., President Emeritus of Carnegie Mellon University passed away suddenly in March.
Of the 28 fellows selected, 11 are employed by state universities (two from the California State University campus), 16 are employed by private universities, and one is a journalist.
The award has a maximum duration of two years and the expected outcomes are: Generally a book or major study. Congressional testimony by former fellows covers topics such as social media and privacy protection, transnational crime, the government’s response to the pandemic, and college tuition costs. Fellows have received honors such as the Nobel Prize and the National Book Award.
Established in 2015, the Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program is one of the most generous scholarships of its kind offered for research in the humanities and social sciences. To date, the firm has named more than 270 of his Fellows, representing more than $54 million in his philanthropic contributions.
The Andrew Carnegie Fellows Program is a continuation of the mission of the Carnegie Corporation of New York, founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1911, to promote the advancement and dissemination of knowledge and understanding.
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Class of 2024
Delia S. Baldassari, New York University
David Brookman, University of California, Berkeley
Lisa A. Bryant, Fresno State
Joshua D. Clinton, Vanderbilt University
Joanna Dunaway, Syracuse University Institute for Democracy, Journalism, and Citizenship
Bernard L. Fraga, Emory University
D. Sunshine Hilligas, Duke University
Taeku Lee, Harvard University
Brett LM Levy, University at Albany, State University of New York
Neil Malhotra, Stanford Graduate School of Management
Liliana Mason, Johns Hopkins University
Angie Maxwell, University of Arkansas
Jennifer McCoy, Georgia State University
Elizabeth McKenna, Harvard Kennedy School
Neil A. O’Brian, University of Oregon
Molly Offer-Westort, University of Chicago
Juliana Pacheco, University of Iowa
Natalia Melman Petruzella “The New School”
Marcus Pryor, Princeton University
Brian F. Schaffner, Tufts University
Ananya Sen, Carnegie Mellon University
Seema Sohi, University of Colorado Boulder
Mara Satman Lee, University of Connecticut
Chris Tausanovich, University of California, Los Angeles
Dara M. Wald, Texas A&M University
Elise Wang, California State University, Fullerton
David N. Wasserman, Cook Political Report
Hajar Yazdiha, University of Southern California
