Institute of Governmental Studies

New Berkeley IGS Poll finds opposition to Newsom recall grows as Caitlyn Jenner and GOP generate little support

IGS in the News

Cristina Mora, interviewed by KTLA 5 News

IGS co-director, Cristina Mora, interviewed by KTLA 5 News about a recent Berkeley IGS Poll regarding CA voter opinions on how one's vaccination status should factor into their access to private establishments: “The findings show that even at this later stage, politics powerfully shapes the way that Californians think about vaccination and the reopening of society.”

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Eric Schickler cited in Vox

IGS co-director, Eric Schickler, was cited in a recent Vox article about the history of domestic worker marginalization. He explains how Americans have traditionally viewed domestic work and why those views, along with gender and racial biases, have stalled legislative progress for domestic workers.

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Cristina Mora's research featured in New York Times Magazine

IGS co-director, Cristina Mora's "Making Hispanics" center stage in New York Times Magazine's "The Ethicist" column.

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IGS Poll in The Chronicle and The Guardian

Read the recent article in The Guardian citing the Berkeley IGS Poll, showing voter opinions on how Governor Newsom has been handling the pandemic. Also, check out the recent article in The Chronicle, featuring Eric Schickler on the January Poll findings regarding California voters' overall opinion of the governor and how that opinion is changing.

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Eric Schicker featured in Salon piece about the filibuster

IGS co-director Eric Schicker sheds light on the impact the filibuster has had on legislation in a new article in Salon.

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The Atlantic recently produced a podcast on Cristina Mora's research

IGS co-director Cristina Mora's groundbreaking research was recently covered by The Atlantic. Mora's work was presented in a full-length podcast and article titled, "Listen: Latinos Are a Huge, Diverse Group. Why Are They Lumped Together? The answer involves Chicanos, the census, and Celia Cruz." Listen to and read the full story here.

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