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Australia's political funding rules worse than US
4 June 2013
ABC Radio The World Today
In this extended interview, visiting professor Simon Jackman discusses the latest Australian polling data, which puts Labor significantly behind the Coalition, and compares the US and Australian electoral systems. Which one better serves democracy? Listen Online
Reagan, Syria and coming out in the NBA
3 May 2013
ABC TV Planet America
Everything's up for discussion this week as visiting professor Simon Jackman and associate professor Brendon O'Connor look at the legacy of Ronald Reagan, whether Obama will finally close Guantanamo Bay, the latest from Syria and coming out in the NBA. Listen Online
Revenge of the nerds in 2012
3 May 2013
ABC TV Planet America
The story of the 2012 election campaign was one of statistics, whether it be Barack Obama's army of analysts providing small victories for big payoffs in swing states or the searingly accurate predictions of online analysts with mathematical models. One of those analysts, visiting professor Simon Jackman, talks about the quantitative revolution in campaigning. Watch Online
Experts available for State of the Union commentary
7 February 2013
US President Barack Obama will deliver his annual State of the Union address to a special joint session of Congress on Tuesday 12 February 2013 at 9pm Washington time, Wednesday 13 February 2013 at 1pm Sydney time. This year the address falls on Abraham Lincoln's birthday. President Obama is expected to outline his agenda for the coming year, and his speech will be followed by a reply from Republican Senator Marco Rubio. Read more
Challenges ahead for Obama
7 November 2012
Radio National Drive
'Four more years' is how Barack Obama declared his victory on Twitter, but while he might be celebrating it's clear the President faces a bitterly divided nation and the likelihood of more political gridlock on Capitol Hill, says visiting professor Simon Jackman. Listen Online
The poll quants won the election
7 November 2012
The Chronicle
While pundits thought the result of the Obama v Romney showdown was up in the air, election forecasters like visiting professor Simon Jackman considered the outcome eminently predictable. Their success, says Jackman, proves that examining data in a systematic, rigorous fashion is valuable. Read article
Dramatic possibilities abound in US election
2 November 2012
SBS Radio News
As election day draws closer in the US and the polls remain neck-and-neck, a number of dramatic possibilities remain including a split between the popular vote and the electoral college or even a tie. As visiting professor Simon Jackman notes, the surprises this campaign has offered so far are not over yet. Listen Online
Sandy hits the campaign trail
31 October 2012
ABC News 24
With Hurricane Sandy buffeting the east coast of America, both Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have temporarily suspended their campaigns for the presidency. Visiting professor Simon Jackman describes the situation from the US and posits the effect it could have on the polls. Watch Online
US elections hit the home stretch
23 October 2012
ABC Local Radio Overnights
With the televised debates done and dusted, only two weeks remain before the next president of the United States is decided on November 6. Visiting professor Simon Jackman analyses the third debate and answers callers questions about what is at stake and who is most likely to win. Listen Online
Ryan plus one week: No bounce
20 August 2012
The Huffington Post
Visiting professor Simon Jackman has been working on a tracking model for polling firm Pollster, and with election day less than three months away, he's found that Barack Obama maintains a small but persistent lead over Mitt Romney. And according to Jackman's formula, Romney's announcement of Paul Ryan as his running mate has done nothing to change the equation. Read article
Can leaders really lead?
25 June 2012
Sky Business The Perrett Report
Leaders around the world, whether it be in debt-ravaged Europe, deadlocked America or minority-ruled Australia, are facing ever greater challenges in pursuing key reforms and making their cases for re-election. Visiting professor Simon Jackman talks to Janine Perrett about these issues of leadership may play out in 2012.
Simon Jackman on race in presidential elections
21 June 2012
What role will race play in this years presidential election? In this interview, US Studies Centre Visiting Professor Simon Jackman discusses his latest research which suggests that race was a powerful motivating factor for a significant portion of American voters in 2008 and may still be in 2012. Watch Online
Election 2012 promises to be tight and fierce
18 June 2012
ABC Radio National The World Today
The advantages of incumbency usually ensure a second term for US presidents but with the economy lagging and changes in campaign finance coming into effect, 2012 promises to be very different for Obama. Visiting Professor Simon Jackman discusses the new challenges both candidates will face on the campiagn trail. Listen Online
Candidates firmly in campaign mode in Ohio
18 June 2012
ABC TV News Breakfast
Visits to Ohio by President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney have underscored the importance of the economy in the November elections and shown both candidates are firmly on campaign footing. Visiting Professor Simon Jackman says how much of the blame for the lagging economy Obama can deflect in the next 5 months will decide the result. Watch Online
Crunch time for the Republicans
6 March 2012
ABC The World Today
Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre Simon Jackman talks to The World Today about why the Republican Party is tearing itself apart over who should be selected to run against Barack Obama in the presidential election later this year. Why might the process not end with tomorrow's traditionally decisive Super Tuesday, when voters in 10 states cast their vote? Listen Online
Panel discussion: Mitt Romney leads Republican nomination race
1 February 2012
ABC Radio National
Mitt Romney has trounced his main rival Newt Gingrich in Florida's primary, putting himself in a commanding position to win the Republican nomination and take on president Barack Obama in the November election. Simon Jackman, Professor of Politics at Stanford University, California and Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre; Ford O'Connell, Republican strategist, national political commentator and former presidential campaign adviser; and Susan MacManus, Professor at the University of South Florida; discuss whether Mitt Romney will become the next president of the United States. Listen online
September 11: Tenth Anniversary
31 August 2011
In the lead-up to the tenth anniversary of the tragic events of September 11 2001, the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney has the following experts available to provide commentary regarding the attacks, the subsequent decade and future ramifications: Read more
Economy oveshadowing Afghanistan
8 June 2011
ABC 24 The Drum
Stanford Professor Simon Jackman says despite the large boost in public opinion of Barack Obama after the Osama bin Laden killing, the economic fundamentals have very quickly reasserted themselves, with studies showing that over half of the population in the United States are unhappy with the way their president is handling the economy. Simon Jackman is Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre, Professor of Political Science at Stanford University and co-author of The US Studies Centre 2011 survey, Americans and Australians Compared: Ten Years After 9/11. Watch Online
Presence in Afghanistan not rating as an issue
7 June 2011
Network Ten: 6.30 with George Negus
In this interview with George Negus, Stanford Professor Simon Jackman says that although the loss of Australian soldiers in Afghanistan is tragic, the War on Terror is not rating as an issue for both Australians and Americans, with the economy overshadowing concerns. This finding was revealed in the US Studies Centre 2011 survey, Americans and Australians Compared: Ten Years After 9/11. Simon Jackman is Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Watch Online
Hero farewelled
3 June 2011
SBS TV World News Australia
Following the recent death of two more Australian soldiers in the fight against the Taliban, Stanford Professor Simon Jackman says fewer Australians find that terrorism is the most important problem today, with the economy dominating issues of concern. This finding was revealed in The US Studies Centre 2011 survey, Americans and Australians Compared: Ten Years After 9/11. Simon Jackman is Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Watch Online
Simon Jackman on the War on Terror
3 June 2011
Stanford Professor Simon Jackman explains the reasons behind conducting The US Studies Centre 2011 survey, Americans and Australians Compared: Ten Years After 9/11 and the findings that have resulted because of the survey. Jackman also discusses how terrorism is drifting down government's agenda's due to public fatigue and bipartisanship. Simon Jackman is Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Watch Online
Americans, Australians have war fatigue
3 June 2011
ABC Radio The World Today
In this interview Stanford Professor Simon Jackman discusses the results of The US Studies Centre 2011 survey, Americans and Australians Compared: Ten Years After 9/11 which indicate that most Australians and Americans believe that military campaigns are not helping to win the war against terror. Simon Jackman is Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University.
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Attitudes towards the war on terror
3 June 2011
ABC1 News Breakfast
Stanford Professor Simon Jackman speaks with Michael Rowland about the findings of The US Studies Centre 2011 survey, Americans and Australians Compared: Ten Years After 9/11 and in particular how the threat of terror has waned in people's opinions in the years since the 9/11 attacks. Simon Jackman is Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Watch Online
Greens 'on the fringe' in wanting an end to 'war on terror' - but most want us out of Afghanistan
3 June 2011
ABC News Radio
Stanford Professor Simon Jackman talks to John Barron about some key findings from The US Studies Centre 2011 survey, Americans and Australians Compared: Ten Years After 9/11, in particular the unexpected discovery of a bipartisan consensus regarding the prosecution of the War on Terror. Simon Jackman is Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Listen Online
War on Terror Fatigue: US and Australian attitudes 10 years after 9/11
3 June 2011
Many Americans and Australians think the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have not been worth the cost and are not helping to win the war on terrorism, according to new research by the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney. Almost a decade after the September 11 attacks, the US Studies Centre has conducted a major survey of Australian and American attitudes towards security and the war on terror. Read More
Obama may be a one-term wonder: analyst
4 November 2010
ABC The World Today
Stanford Professor Simon Jackman discusses the possibility of Barack Obama becoming a one-term president. Jackman predicts the Republicans' win in the House of Representatives could see the Federal Government shut down as early as January, and he says the economy will then determine whether or not the President will be re-elected. Listen Online
Midterm election rundown
3 November 2010
ABC News 24
Professor of Political Science at Stanford University Simon Jackman provides commentary and analysis of the 2010 midterm elections in America. Watch Online
State of the nation
3 November 2010
ABC Radio Overnights with Trevor Chappell
In this talkback program, special guest Professor Simon Jackman fields questions about the significance of the US congressional elections for the rest of the world, as well as the challenges President Obama has faced since taking office. Simon Jackman is Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University.
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Democrats brace for midterm punishment
1 November 2010
ABC Lateline
As analysts attempt to predict the size of the Democratic Party's loss of seats in Congress, the state of California is receiving particular interest as a 'bellwether' state. As part of this report, Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre & Professor of Political Science at Stanford University, Simon Jackman comments on the significance of California to the national scene. Watch Online
Pundit puts hold on Republican revolution
1 November 2010
ABC Radio National The World Today
While this week's congressional elections are attracting more than the usual attention, Professor Simon Jackman says says the result won't be the Republican revolution that some have been predicting. Simon Jackman is Visiting Professor at the US Studies Centre and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University. Listen Online
Emotive issue on both sides of the Pacific
20 August 2010
The Australian
Illegal immigration is a big issue in Australia and the US this election season. However it is playing out quite differently on the two sides of the Pacific, say Geoffrey Garrett and Simon Jackman. Geoffrey Garrett is chief executive of the US Studies Centre and Simon Jackman is a professor of political science at Stanford University. Read article
Australians out-worry Americans on illegal immigration: A comparative survey
19 August 2010
An election-campaign survey commissioned by the United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney in conjunction with Stanford University has found that Australians are more concerned about illegal immigration than those in the United States.
The survey released today canvassed the attitudes of Australians and Americans towards illegal immigrants, immigration generally, and the strengths and weaknesses of the respective party policies. It was carried out by US-based polling firm YouGov/Polimetrix , with Australian polling occurring during the first week of the current federal election campaign between July 14 and 22, and American polling done in February 2010. Read More
In this climate Australians lead, Americans lag behind
21 November 2009
The Sydney Morning Herald
Why is Australia leading and America lagging on climate change? Because Australians have decided it is time to do something about emissions. Americans aren't there yet. Geoffrey Garrett and Simon Jackman write about the latest opinion survey conducted by the US Studies Centre, "Australians, Americans and Climate Change". Read Article
Climate debate drawn on political lines: study
20 November 2009
ABC The World Today
Simon Jackman discusses the results of a survey that shows broad support in the US and Australia for the idea that humans are causing climate change but a large division between the attitudes of the centre-right and centre-left political forces. Listen Online
Differences in attitudes on climate change
20 November 2009
ABC NewsRadio
In this interview about the US Studies Centre opinion survey, Australians, American and Climate Change, Professor Simon Jackman says Australians are more likely than Americans to believe climate change is a result of human activity. Listen Online
Australians, Americans and Climate Change
20 November 2009
A major survey on Australian attitudes to climate change released today by the US Studies Centre mirrors recent polling among Americans. Professor Simon Jackman, Visiting Professor at the USSC and Professor of Political Science at Stanford University in California, conducted the survey comparing attitudes of Australians with those of Americans. Professor Jackman said the survey results showed that climate change is a “wedge” issue in both countries, but the Rudd government has bigger incentives than the Obama administration to pass legislation because Australians are on average greener than Americans.
US Studies Centre professors toast the publication of the Annual Review of Political Science
13 May 2009
Two US Studies Centre professors today toasted the publication of the Annual Review of Political Science, Vol 12. This highly cited and influential series covers every arena of political science, providing authoritative summaries of knowledge for scholars of politics and international relations around the world. US Studies Centre Professor Margaret Levi edits this prestigious series, with Visiting Professor Simon Jackman serving as one of the two associate editors. Read More
Simon Jackman on Obama's first 100 days in the Oval Office
28 April 2009
ABC2 Breakfast
Simon Jackman analyses the first 100 days of Obama's presidency in this interview with Virginia Trioli interview. Watch Online
Simon Jackman and Joe Trippi provide analysis of Obama's speech to Congress about the US economy
26 February 2009
ABC News Breakfast
Virginia Trioli speaks with Simon Jackman and Joe Trippi about Obama's speech to Congress in which he announced the financial rescue package. Watch Online
Our political leaders put hope in Obama
22 January 2009
The Hobart Mercury
Simon Jackman, a visiting professor at the United States Studies Centre, believes foreign policy may take a back seat under President Obama. Read Article
A rare opportunity to make history
22 January 2009
The Australian Financial Review
Only history can bestow greatness. Barack Obama has that chance, writes Simon Jackman. Read Article
Aussies up early to Barack for Obama
21 January 2009
The Cairns Post
Simon Jackman predicts foreign policy under Barack Obama will be very different from the Bush years. Read Article
Aust welcomes Obama as he says the US is ready to lead again
21 January 2009
The Epoch Times
Simon Jackman is quoted in this article about the Australian response to the inauguration of Barack Obama. Read Article
Bleary eyes as Aussies stay up for Obama
20 January 2009
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Simon Jackman says that given the state of the US economy, domestic policy would be the main focus for the new president, Barack Obama. Read Article
Hillary set to become Obama's secretary
14 November 2008
ABC The World Today
Listen to Eleanor Hall's interview with Professor Simon Jackman. Listen Online
Reflections on the history-making US election
6 November 2008
SBS Radio
Listen to Ron Sutton's interview with Professor Simon Jackman about Barack Obama's election win. Listen Online
Paul Barclay interviews expert panel on the US election
5 November 2008
ABC Radio National Australia Talks
Paul Barclay interviews Simon Jackman, James Morrow, Larissa Behrendt and Joe Bageant on the US election. Listen Online
Eleanor Hall interviews Simon Jackman
5 November 2008
ABC The World Today
Listen to Eleanor Hall's interview with Simon Jackman, Michael Fullilove and Danielle Doane about the US election. Listen Online
Barack Obama stands tall in history's shadow
1 November 2008
Herald Sun
Simon Jackman cautions that having an African-American rise to the highest office, as predicted by the polls, would not mean the US "has finally thrown off the stain, the guilt, the shame of its long and terrible history with race" in this article by Stefanie Balogh. Read Article
Is US ready to elect Barack Obama and rewrite history?
31 October 2008
The Courier Mail
Professor Simon Jackman cautions that having an African-American rise to the highest office does not mean the US "has finally thrown off the stain, the guilt, the shame of its long and terrible history with race" in this article by Stefanie Balogh. Read Article
Interview with Professor Simon Jackman on 3AW
31 October 2008
3AW
Professor Simon Jackman talks about the results of the US Studies Centre survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election. Listen Online
Bill Woods interviews Professor Simon Jackman
31 October 2008
Channel Ten News
Professor Simon Jackman is interviewed about the results of the US Studies Centre survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election. Watch Online
Australians back Obama
30 October 2008
The Courier Mail
Article quotes Professor Simon Jackman on the results of the US Studies Centre's National Opinion Survey. Read Article
Survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 presidential election
30 October 2008
The United States Studies Centre at the University of Sydney today released the results of a major survey on the views of Australians towards the United States and next week's
presidential election, undertaken during the financial crisis last month. Professor Simon Jackman Visiting Professor in the United States Studies Centre and Professor of Politics at Stanford University in California conducted the survey "Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election" that also compared attitudes of Australians with those of Americans on the same issues. Read Media Release
Eleanor Hall interviews Professor Simon Jackman
30 October 2008
ABC The World Today
Eleanor Hall interviews Professor Simon Jackman on the results of the 2008 National Opinion Survey: Australians, Americans and the 2008 Presidential Election. Listen Online
US Studies Centre appoints leading academics
27 October 2008
The United States Studies Centre has appointed four leading social scientists with expertise in key areas of interest for the US and Australia. Political scientists Margaret Levi and Brendon O'Connor join the Centre's permanent staff. Public health expert Lawrence Gostin and public opinion analyst Simon Jackman will lead research projects at the Centre in 2009. Read Media Release
