Paul Djupe

Taken from The Knowledge Polity by @pauldjupe.bsky.social Amy Erica Smith, & @aesokhey.bsky.social, which I'm sharing in my grad course on The Sociology of Academic Publishing.

Median number of reviews for sociologists (in 2017) was 3 reviews with the avg. pulled up by outliers. Makes me wanna cry.

Now on FirstView ft. @pauldjupe.bsky.social and @amandafriesen.bsky.social!

Political scientists are active in politics, but primarily in ways that share research findings and tend to avoid visible partisan politics.

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Now online ft. @pauldjupe.bsky.social @mdwilliamsphd.bsky.social

A quantitative-forward approach to political science is popular & one that many believe would provide value for students. Djupe and Williams describe such a program that front-loads research methods.

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For instance, a majority (53%) believes that we should remain impartial to retain our objectivity, but a sizable minority (32%) disagrees. We almost all agree that 'educating the public is an essential part of my career' (only 19% do not agree). Lots more fun insights about poli sci profs in here.

Ever wondered how politically active political scientists are? Well, we did and asked a sample of us how much and what their beliefs are about being overtly, wear-it-on-your-sleeve active. The dominant perspective is that partisan politics tarnishes our credibility for the public. (1/2)

Secularism, sorting, and Americans’ political knowledge Abstract. Political knowledge, including knowledge of basic civics and current political conditions, is associated with a host of pro-democratic outcomes i

I propose that "atheist" & "agnostic" (much like "evangelical") are not only sociological identities, but inherently religio-political ones; the political nature is amplified when aligned with conventional political identities, but weakened when cross-pressured. 5/end doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...

Excited for this to be out at PS -- discussion of our DPR program at @denisonuniversity.bsky.social that frontloads quant methods. @mdwilliamsphd.bsky.social and I also present survey evidence that the idea is popular among political scientists.

A heart doesn’t seem like the appropriate response to this. But thank you for posting.

Missed it in august! But this (with @sumitra.bsky.social) also is out at @bjpols.bsky.social

We map how religious beliefs and identities affect the endorsement of falsehoods, and use an experiment in India to test. More to do on the contextual drivers of misinfo, but this is a start. Check it :)

Great stuff from a wonderful group of scholars. I'm really forward to digging in!

New Special Issue: Religion and Politics in American Congregations By Paul A. Djupe and Jacob R. Neiheisel We’re delighted to have edited a special issue of Sociological Focus about Religion and Politics in American Congregations that has just been published…

Our special issue of Sociological Focus on Religion and Politics in American Congregations is now published and all articles are open access (at least for now). This is the highest concentration of such work ever published together and it's very good. I put the details and links in a blogpost.

Also excited to see this work with my awesome coauthor crew (@amandafriesen.bsky.social @aesokhey.bsky.social, Jacob R. Neiheisel, Ryan Burge, and Zach Broeren) in print at @polbehavior.bsky.social‬.

*Readers should be extremely careful about accepting claims that worship attenders are actually more liberal.* Those findings are usually an artifact of stat modeling decisions. Excited to see this posted in Sociology. While it may seem like inside baseball, the public implications are important.

Do Catholic Churches Defend Democracy? Dina Osama Lotfy, Cairo University [Cover image source Thomson Reuters; Riot policemen fire tear gas to disperse a Catholic priest and demonstrators during a protest against DRC President Joseph Ka…

As we face worldwide democratic backsliding, can we count on civil society orgs like the Catholic Church (CC) to intervene as a backstop? In new research, @dinaosama.bsky.social‬ finds no unified response from natl CCs, but religious competition and previous 3rd wave support make it more likely.

The rates that show growth are of the whole population not relative to other groups. They’re still hard to measure with all the non-denoms, but they’re growing fast.

The Good and Bad News about FDI Can private foreign investors fill the gap left by foreign aid cuts?

Can foreign direct investment substitute for foreign aid? I offer my take in my latest Substack post.

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Join us Tuesday, August 5, at 1:00 PM ET for a conversation on charismatic Christians’ influence in American politics. We will be joined by experts @drleahpayne.bsky.social, @pauldjupe.bsky.social, Dara Delgado, Ph.D., and @melissadeckman.bsky.social.
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With Pete Hegseth in the pews, a Christian nationalist church plant launches in DC WASHINGTON (RNS) — Christ Kirk DC is the latest example of pastor Doug Wilson's growing sphere of influence among a cadre of conservatives sometimes described as the 'New Right.'

NEW from me: My dispatch from the first worship service of Christian nationalist Doug Wilson’s new church plant in DC over the weekend, where Pete Hegseth sat near the front and the pastor preached beneath an American flag.

“Worship is warfare,” the pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/07/14/w...

I'll bet some react that way, but I also expect that others will feel like they need to adapt to the new (ab)normal. Could be some polarization in worldviews like Christian nationalism.

The Johnson Effect: How the New Speaker Sparked a Religious Rhetoric Surge By Alena Smith and Julianna J. Thomson [Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons] After Mike Johnson (R-LA) became Speaker of the House in October 2023, Republican legislators started using significantly mo…

New at RIP from @alenasmith13.bsky.social and ​​@julthomson.bsky.social. Elevating Spkr Mike Johnson was a symbolic permission structure that pushed House GOP to use religious language more in their newsletters to constituents.
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OK, journal publishers are baaaad, but this is another level of hell. We can't even see Springer journal content unless we consent to a high level of individualized tracking or else pay you money? How about I just not publish in or cite work in your journals? I'll do that for free. How about that?

The academic’s mid-summer crisis is a mid-life crisis in miniature:

You realize summer is half gone, & not only that: you see that the longest & least burdened days came early, & they are well past. You compare all you thought you’d do against the days remaining & grieve for what never will be

Delighted to help put this together - there’s excellent work in this collection that makes a big jump forward in religion + politics in American congregations.

Fellowship in the Fiery Furnace: A Research Note on How Christian Persecution Beliefs Transcend Racial Divides This study aims to investigate the relationship between Christian persecution beliefs (CPBs) and race. Existing CPB research has asserted that CPBs constitute a socially appropriate tool to signal Wh....

What do #Christian persecution beliefs (CPBs) reveal about racial boundaries? Walker, @pauldjupe.bsky.social, & Calfano explore the question ➡️ Do CPBs vary by #race in their adoption, constitution, & consequences? #OpenAccess in the @jssreligion.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Fun research project with the indomitable @brooklynwalker.bsky.social

Researchers need to show the bivariate or at least note when model results flip signs on an IV. Then they need a good reason (+data) to document why it's a real and not a suppression effect. Without that, they need to stop making unqualified, population-level claims about, e.g., attendance effects.

A Search for Liberalizing Religion: Political Asymmetry in the American Religious Landscape This study explores potential heterogeneity in the relationship between religion and politics in the United States. Rather than assume all religion is conservatizing, it conducts a broad preliminary ...

There may be isolated circumstances where more frequent attenders are more liberal, but we need communication data to document how that link is made because it is incredibly rare. Others could not find it either. 3/4

Our new article in Political Behavior argues that suppression effects are rampant in work on Christian nationalism, which is highly correlated with attendance. Attenders say they're conservative, talk like conservatives, walk like conservatives. We need a strong reason to indicate otherwise. 2/4

Attending Church Encourages Acceptance of Atheists? No, It’s A Suppression Effect By Paul A. Djupe, Amanda J. Friesen, Anand E. Sokhey, and Jacob R. Neiheisel In new research out at Political Behavior (open access!), we investigate whether attending church encourages greater acc…

We saw research showing Christian nationalism promoted anti-immigrant views but more frequent church attendance promoted pro-immigrant views and thought that finding was implausible. The same method showed that attendance promoted more positive feelings toward atheists. And that's bonkers. 1/4

Attending Church Encourages Acceptance of Atheists? Suppression Effects in Religion and Politics Research - Political Behavior A proliferation of religion variables presents opportunities for those studying religion and politics in the U.S. However, many studies in this growing subfield demonstrate the pitfalls of reporting t...

New study from @pauldjupe.bsky.social et al. out in @polbehavior.bsky.social. We've often found Christian nationalism & churchgoing are signed in opposite directions in regressions. Authors propose viewing such findings as suppression effects & explore implications.
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