Political science and public policy

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Social capital research shows a strong connection between voting and participation in civic events such as religious activity. Research through the Center could examine such connections as well as how religion plays a role in shaping public opinion in the political sphere. Read More »

Articles

  • Djupe A., Paul, and Calfano R., Brian. “American Muslim Investment in Civil Society: Political Discussion, Disagreement, and Tolerance.” Political Research Quarterly. 2011.
  • Malka, Ariel, and Soto J., Christopher. “The Conflicting Influences of Religiosity on Attitude Toward Torture.” Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. 2011.
  • Ellison, Christopher G., Gabriel A. Acevedo, and Aida I. Ramos-Wada. “Religion and Attitudes Toward Same-Sex Marriage Among U.S. Latinos.” Social Science Quarterly. Vol. 92, No. 1 (2011): 35–56
  • Sherkat, Darren E., Melissa Powell-Williams, Gregory Maddox, and Kylan Mattias de Vries. “Religion, politics, and support for same-sex marriage in the United States, 1988-2008.” Social Science Research. Vol. 40, No. 1 (2011): 167-180
  • Tong, James W. “The New Religious Policy in China: Catching up with Systemic Reforms.” Asian Survey. Vol. 50, No. 5 (2010): 859-887.
  • Minkenberg, Michael. “Party politics, religion and elections in Western democracies.” Comparative European Politics. Vol. 8, No. 4 (2010): 385.
  • Babik, Milan. “Nazism as a Secular Religion.” History and Theory. Vol. 45, No. 3 (2006): 375-396.
  • Dierenfield, Bruce J. “‘The Most Hated Woman in America’: Madalyn Murray and the Crusade against School Prayer.” Journal of Supreme Court History. Vol. 32, No. 1 (2007): 62-84.
  • Eisenstein, Marie. “Rethinking the Relationship Between Religion and Political Tolerance in the US.” Political Behavior. Vol. 28, No. 4 (2006): 327-348.
  • Leiken, Robert S. and Steven Brooke. “The Moderate Muslim Brotherhood.” Foreign Affairs. Vol. 86, No. 2 (2007): 107-121.
  • Maier, Hans. “Political Religion: A Concept and Its Limitations.” Totalitarian Movements & Political Religions. Vol. 8, No. 1 (2007): 5-16.
  • Schmookler, Andrew Bard. “Moral Exo-Skeletons and Endo-Skeletons: A Key Divide in the American Body Politic.” Humanist. 66, no. 6 (2006): 28-31.
  • Shaery-Eisenlohr, Roschanack. “Imagining Shi‘ite Iran: Transnationalism and Religious Authenticity in the Muslim World.” Iranian Studies. Vol. 40, No. 1 (2007): 17-35.
  • Razavi, Shahra. “Islamic Politics, Human Rights and Women’s Claims for Equality in Iran.” Third World Quarterly. Vol. 27, No. 7 (2006): 1223-37.
  • Shilhav, Yosseph. “Jewish Territoriality between Land and State.” National Identities. Vol. 9, No. 1 (2007): 1-25.
  • Wald, Kenneth D. and Clyde Wilcox. “Getting Religion: Has Political Science Rediscovered the Faith Factor?” American Political Science Review. Vol. 100, No. 4 (2006): 523-529.
  • “Nazism as a Secular Religion” by Milan Babik. History and Theory. Vol. 45, No. 3 (2006): 375-396.
  • “Rethinking the Relationship Between Religion and Political Tolerance in the US” by Marie Eisenstein. Political Behavior. Vol. 28, No. 4 (2006): 327-348.
  • “The Moderate Muslim Brotherhood” by Robert S. Leiken and Steven Brooke. Foreign Affairs. Vol. 86, No. 2 (2007): 107-121.
  • “Political Religion: A Concept and Its Limitations” by Hans Maier. Totalitarian Movements & Political Religions. Vol. 8, No. 1 (2007): 5-16.
  • “Moral Exo-Skeletons and Endo-Skeletons: A Key Divide in the American Body Politic” by Andrew Bard Schmookler. Humanist. Vol. 66, No. 6 (2006): 28-31.
  • “Imagining Shi‘ite Iran: Transnationalism and Religious Authenticity in the Muslim World” by Roschanack Shaery-Eisenlohr. Iranian Studies. Vol. 40, No. 1 (2007): 17-35.
  • “Jewish Territoriality between Land and State” by Yosseph Shilhav. National Identities. Vol. 9, No. 1 (2007): 1-25.
  • “Getting Religion: Has Political Science Rediscovered the Faith Factor?” by Kenneth D. Wald and Clyde Wilcox. American Political Science Review. Vol. 100, No. 4 (2006): 523-529.
  • “Berlin to vote on religion lessons” by John McManus. BBC. April 24, 2009
  • “Obama’s Path to Faith Was Eclectic; President-Elect Will Reach Out to Diverse Set of Religious Leaders for Advice” by Eli Saslow. The Washington Post, Jan. 18, 2009.
  • “A new year, a new mix of religion and politics; Bush-era faith is history. It’s an intellectual journey for Obama” by Michael Higgins. The Globe and Mail (Canada), Dec. 24, 2008.
  • “An uneasy mix of religion and politics” by William M. Daley. Chicago Tribune, April 03, 2009.
  • “Nigeria; Religion, Politics Part of Nation’s Development.” Africa News, Jan. 15, 2009.
  • “Sacred Causes – Religion and Politics from the European Dictators to al-Qaeda” by Tim Cribb. South China Morning Post, Nov. 25, 2007.
  • “The politics of religion in America” by James Carrol. The Boston Globe, Dec. 17, 2007. The Boston Globe
  • “Minority faiths tend to go liberal” by Matthew Coutts. National Post (f/k/a The Financial Post) (Canada), Sept. 17, 2008.

Books

  • Reason, Faith, and Revolution: Reflections on the God Debate. Terry Eagleton. Yale University Press, 2010.
  • Religion and Politics in the International System Today. Eric O. Hanson. Cambridge University Press, 2006.
  • Society Without God: What the Least Religious Nations Can Tell Us about Contentment. Phil Zuckerman. New York University Press, 2008.
  • Religion in American Politics: A Short History. Frank Lambert. Princeton University Press, 2008.
  • God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get it. Jim Wallis. HarperSanFrancisco, 2005.
  • From civil to political religion: the intersection of culture, religion and politics. Marcela Cristi. Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 2001.
  • Religion and politics in America: faith, culture, and strategic choices. Robert Booth Fowler, Allen D. Hertzke and Laura R. Olson. Westview Press, 4th ed., 2010.
  • Sacred and secular: religion and politics worldwide. Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart. Cambridge University Press, 2004.
  • Thumpin’ It: The Use and Abuse of the Bible in Today’s Presidential Politics. Jacques Berlinerblau. Westminster John Knox Press, 2007.
  • The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America. David Domke and Kevin Coe. Oxford University Press, USA, 2007.
  • Religion and politics: a reference handbook. John Woodrow Storey and Glenn H. Utter. ABC-CLIO, 2002.
  • The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics, and the First Amendment. Dennis J. Goldford. Baylor University Press, 2012.
  • Hizbu’llah: Politics and Religion. Amal Saad-Ghorayeb. Pluto Press, 2002.
  • Acts of Conscience: Christian Nonviolence and Modern American Democracy. Joseph Kosek. Columbia University Press, 2011.
  • A Judeo-Islamic Nation: The Evolution of America’s Political Theology. Thomas Mates. Mill City Press, 2011.
  • Islam and Liberal Citizenship: The Search for an Overlapping Consensus. Andrew F. March. Oxford University Press, 2011.

Case studies

  • “Religion, Politics, and Paris Hilton: Case Study” by Michael Rogers. Library Journal, v130 n12 p48, Jul 2005.
  • The religious factor: a sociological study of religion’s impact on politics, economics, and family life. G.E. Lenski. Doubleday, 1061.
  • “Politics and Religion in Modern Shia Islam Towards a Radicalism of Synthesis? Case study: Ali Shariati and the Iranian revolutionary theology” by D. Stoica, D. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the MPSA Annual National Conference, Palmer House Hotel, Hilton, Chicago, IL, April 3, 2008.
  • “Religion and Politics in Singapore-Matters of Identity and National Security? A case study of the Muslim minority in a secular state” by Kerstin Steiner. Osaka University Law Review. No. 58 (2011): 107-34.
  • Spirited Politics: Religion and Public Life in Contemporary Southeast Asia. Andrew C. Wilford and Kenneth M. George (eds.). Ithaca, New York: Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, 2005.

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