Goldsmith Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (1996) Winner
Shanto Iyengar
シャントー・アイエンガー
Shanto Iyengar
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- India
- Nationality
- United States, India
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- India (birthplace) → United States (Kansas, Iowa, New York, California, etc.)
Career
- Occupations
- Political scientist, Professor, Researcher
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- Stanford University, Hoover Institution, Kansas State University, Yale University, Stony Brook University, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Undergraduate institution in India, unspecified) | — | — | B.A. | — | India |
| Linfield College | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | — | Ph.D. | — | United States |
(Undergraduate institution in India, unspecified)
Degree:
B.A.
Country:
India
Initial bachelor's degree obtained in India; specific institution and year not specified
Linfield College
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
Received B.A. degree
University of Iowa
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
1972
Country:
United States
Ph.D.; dissertation: The correlates and consequences of response stability: a methodological analysis
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Goldsmith Book Prize | Going Negative: How Political Advertisements Shrink & Polarize the Electorate | — | Goldsmith Book Prize | 受賞 |
| 1998 | Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award | — | — | American Political Science Association | 受賞 |
Goldsmith Book Prize
1996
Work:
Going Negative: How Political Advertisements Shrink & Polarize the Electorate
Organization:
Goldsmith Book Prize
Result:
受賞
Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award
1998
Organization:
American Political Science Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Going Negative: How Political Advertisements Shrink & Polarize the Electorate
1996 Political science / Media studiesAnalyzes how negative political advertisements affect voter behavior and polarization, arguing that attack ads contribute to political polarization and distrust among the electorate.
Political communicationNegative campaigningPolarizationMedia effects
News That Matters: Television and American Public Opinion
1987 Political science / Media studiesAn empirical examination of how television news shapes public opinion, demonstrating how news selection and framing influence political awareness and concern.
Media and politicsAgenda-settingFraming
Bibliography
- Going Negative: How Political Advertisements Shrink & Polarize the Electorate (1996)
- News That Matters: Television and American Public Opinion (1987)
- Is Anyone Responsible? How Television Frames Political Issues (year unspecified)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Empirical, evidence-based analysisUse of experiments and large-scale surveysQuantitative data-driven argumentation
- Recurring Motifs
- Framing effectsInfluence of news mediaPolitical polarization
Legacy
A leading figure in political communication research, widely cited for empirical work on media framing and the effects of negative political advertising on political behavior and polarization. Has contributed to training new scholars through teaching and research at Stanford University.
Academic Societies
- American Political Science Association (APSA)
- International Communication Association (ICA)
Archives
- Stanford University related archives (possible holdings of related materials)
Trivia
- Born in India and later emigrated to the United States.
- Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and director of Stanford's Political Communication Lab.
- Since 2016 has served as a principal investigator for the American National Election Studies (ANES).
- Won the Goldsmith Book Prize in 1996 and the APSA Murray Edelman Distinguished Career Award in 1998.