Adam J. Berinsky (born 1970) is a

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at the

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. He is the author of the 2004 book '' Silent Voices: Public Opinion and Political Participation in America'' and the 2009 book '' In Time of War: Understanding Public Opinion, From World War II to Iraq''. A graduate of

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, he completed his undergraduate education at

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and received his Ph.D. from The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor from the Department of Political Science in 2000. In 2013, Berinsky received the Warren J. Mitofsky Award for Excellence in Public Opinion Research from the Board of Directors of the

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. In 2016 the Finnish government hired him to train their staff in countering Russian

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'' Wesleyan University alumni MIT School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences faculty University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts alumni American male non-fiction writers 1970 births Hunter College High School alumni Living people American political scientists {{US-polisci-bio-stub