I joined the faculty in 1999 holding a Ph.D. from Washington University in St. Louis and regularly teach courses in American politics outside of the governmental institutions. I specializes in American public opinion and political behavior, with particular interests in the political influence of religion and the nature of social network influence. Uniting these two elements is a concern for the role of organizations in packaging social interaction and mandating exposure to information. My current research investigates, among other things, gender and social networks, the social psychology of religious influence, and deliberative norms in American religion. A complete cv is available here: [pdf].

Courses

POSC 202: American Politcal Behavior and Institutions

POSC 212: Analyzing Politics (research methods) [Spr. 2011]

POSC 311: Political Organizations in the U.S.

POSC 312: Religion and Politics in the U.S. [Spr. 2011] 

POSC 313: American Political Behavior

Senior Seminars (POSC 401/402): The Social Roots of Participatory Democracy (F'05), The Political Influence of Religion: Experimental Approaches (S'08), The Group in American Public Life (S'09), Democracy and Disagreement (F'10), Personality and Political Behavior (F'11).

I have also supervised numerous senior and summer research projects. Some of my students have gone on to graduate study in political science at The Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Vanderbilt University, and Brown University.

Beginning January 1, 2012, I will take over as editor of the Cambridge journal Politics & Religion (with Angie Wilson, University of Manchester) for a term lasting through 2016.

Publications - Books

Djupe, Paul A. and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2009. The Political Influence of Churches. New York: Cambridge University Press.[B&N]

Djupe, Paul A. and Laura R. Olson, editors. 2007. Religious Interests in Community Conflict: Beyond the Culture Wars. Waco: Baylor University Press.[B&N]

Djupe, Paul A. and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2003. The Prophetic Pulpit: Clergy, Churches, and Communities in American Politics. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield.[B&N]

Djupe, Paul A. and Laura R. Olson, editors. 2002. The Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics. New York: Facts-on-File.[B&N]

Gilbert, Christopher P., David A.M. Peterson, Timothy R. Johnson, and Paul A. Djupe. 1999. Religious Institutions and Minor Parties in the United States. Westport, CT: Praeger.[B&N]

Publications - Articles

Djupe, Paul A. and Kimberly Conger. Forthcoming, 2013. “The Population Ecology of Grassroots Democracy: Christian Right Interest Populations and Citizen Participation in the States.” Political Research Quarterly.

Djupe, Paul A. and Brian R. Calfano. Forthcoming. “American Muslim Investment in Civil Society: Political Discussion, Disagreement, and Tolerance.” Political Research Quarterly [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Brian R. Calfano. Forthcoming. “The Deliberative Pulpit: The Democratic Norms and Practices of the PCUSA.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion [pdf - these are proofs] [coding appendix] [extra table and figures]

Calfano, Brian R., Paul A. Djupe, and Angelia R. Wilson. Forthcoming. “God Talk in the U.K.: The Efficacy of Closed-Circuit Voter Targeting in a U.K. Election.” Politics & Religion.

Sokhey, Anand E. and Paul A. Djupe. 2011. “Interpersonal Networks and Democratic Politics.” PS: Political Science and Politics 44(1): 55-59. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. 2011. “Political Pluralism and the Information Search: Determinants of Group Opinionation.” Political Research Quarterly. 64(1): 68-81. [pdf]

Calfano, Brian R. and Paul A. Djupe. 2011. “Not in His Image: The Moderating Effect of Gender on Religious Appeals.” Politics & Religion 4(3): 338-354. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Gregory W. Gwiasda. 2010. “Evangelizing the Environment: Decision Process Effects in Political Persuasion.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 49(1): 73-86.[pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Laura R. Olson. 2010. “Diffusion of Environmental Concerns in Congregations Across U.S. States.” State Politics and Policy Quarterly 10(3): 270-301. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Franklyn C. Niles. 2010. “Prophets in the Wilderness: An Ecology of Ministerial Organization Representation in Public Affairs.” Politics & Religion 3(1): 150-178. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Patrick K. Hunt. 2009. “Beyond the Lynn White Thesis: Congregational Effects on Environmental Concern.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 48(4): 670-686. [pdf]

Neiheisel, Jacob R., Paul A. Djupe, and Anand E. Sokhey. 2009. “Veni, Vidi, Disseri: Churches and the Promise of Democratic Deliberation.” American Politics Research 37(4): 614-43.[pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Brian R. Calfano. 2009. “Justification Not by Faith Alone: Clergy Generating Trust and Certainty by Revealing Thought.” Politics & Religion 2(1): 1-30. [pdf]

Calfano, Brian R. and Paul A. Djupe. 2009. “God Talk: Religious Cues and Electoral Support.” Political Research Quarterly 62(2): 329-39. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Jacob R. Neiheisel. 2008. “Christian Right Horticulture: Grassroots Support in a Republican Primary Campaign.” Politics and Religion 1(1): 55-84.[pdf]

Neiheisel, Jacob R. and Paul A. Djupe. 2008. “Intraorganizational Constraints on Churches Public Witness.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 47(3): 427-441. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Jacob R. Neiheisel. 2008. “Clergy Deliberation on Gay Rights and Homosexuality.” Polity 40(4): 411-435. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2008. “Politics and Church: Byproduct or Central Mission” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 47(1): 45-62. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A., Anand E. Sokhey, and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2007. “Present but not Accounted for? Gender Differences in Civic Resource Acquisition.” American Journal of Political Science 51(4): 906-920. [pdf] [coding appendix pdf]

Djupe, Paul A., Laura R. Olson, and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2006. “Whether to Adopt Statements on Homosexuality in Two Denominations.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 45(4): 609-621. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2006. “The Resourceful Believer: Generating Civic Skills in Church.” The Journal of Politics 68(1): 116-27. [pdf]

Sokhey, Anand E. and Paul A. Djupe. 2006. “Rabbi Engagement with the Peace Process in the Middle East.” Social Science Quarterly 87(4): 903-923. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A., Laura R. Olson, and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2005. “Sources of Clergy Support for Denominational Lobbying in Washington.” Review of Religious Research 47(1): 86-99. [pdf]

Peterson, David A.M. and Paul A. Djupe. 2005. “When Primary Campaigns Go Negative: The Determinants of Campaign Negativity.” Political Research Quarterly 58(1): 45-54. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Anand E. Sokhey. 2003. “American Rabbis in the 2000 Elections.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42(4): 563-576.

Djupe, Paul A. and Anand E. Sokhey. 2003. “The Mobilization of Elite Opinion: Rabbi Perceptions of and Responses to Anti-Semitism.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 42(3): 443-454.

Djupe, Paul A. and David A.M. Peterson. 2002. “The Impact of Negative Campaigning: Evidence from the 1998 Senatorial Primaries.” Political Research Quarterly 55(4): 845-860. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Christopher P. Gilbert. 2002. “The Political Voice of Clergy.” The Journal of Politics 64(2): 596-609. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and J. Tobin Grant. 2001. “Religious Institutions and Political Participation in America.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 40(2): 303-14. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. 2001. “Cardinal O’Connor and His Constituents: Differential Benefits and Public Evaluations.” In Sue E.S. Crawford and Laura R. Olson, eds. Christian Clergy in American Politics. Johns Hopkins University Press. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. 2000. “Religious Brand Loyalty and Political Loyalties.” Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion  39(1): 78-89. [pdf]

Djupe, Paul A. and Lee Epstein. 1998. “From Schubert’s The Judicial Mind to Spaeth’s U.S. Supreme Court Judicial Data Base: A Crossvalidation.” American Journal of Political Science  42(3): 1012-19. [pdf]

Data

ELCA/Episcopal Church Clergy Study, 1998. Available at the American Religion Data Archive [link]

ELCA/Episcopal Church Study, 1999-2000 (congregation members). Available at the American Religion Data Archive  [link]

2000 American Rabbi Study. Available at the American Religion Data Archive [link] and the North American Jewish Data Bank  [link]

Other Documents

2009 ELCA Church and Society Study FAQ