Our faculty regularly publish articles in academic journals and provide commentary in national, state, and local media outlets. Here are a few selected excerpts:<\/p>\n
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Dr. Akan Malici<\/strong>, An Introduction to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict<\/em><\/a>, Routledge.<\/p>\n Dr. David J. Fleming, Mattie MacDonald ’20, and Julia Roberts ’16<\/strong>, “Exploring the Dynamics of Policy Diffusion: The Rise of Public Montessori Education in South Carolina<\/a>,” Journal of Political Science<\/em>.<\/p>\n Drs. Jim Guth and Brent Nelsen<\/strong>, \u201cChristianity and Culture in Europe<\/a>,\u201d The Routledge Handbook of Christianity and Culture<\/em>.<\/p>\n Drs. Jim Guth and Brent Nelsen<\/strong>, \u201cReligion and Support for the \u2018Trump Doctrine\u2019<\/a>,\u201d Religion and American Politics: Domestic and International Contexts<\/em>.<\/p>\n Drs. Jim Guth, Brent Nelsen<\/strong>, and Fran\u00e7ois Foret, \u201cReligion and the Contours of European Identity<\/a>,\u201d Religion and Politics in Europe, the USA and Asia: New Trends and Challenges<\/em>.<\/p>\n Jamal Halley ’20, Chloe Rawlings ’21, Dr. Elizabeth S. Smith<\/strong>, and Jillian Wacker ’22<\/strong>. (2022 (backdated due to COVID delays)). \u201cAm I Who You Think I Am? Covering and Reverse Covering of Identity as a Political Strategy for Emerging Political Leaders.\u201d The Journal of Student Leadership.<\/em><\/p>\n Miles Koniver ’25<\/strong>\u00a0and Drs. Elizabeth S. Smith<\/strong>, Zara Anishanslin, and Barbara Palmer. \u201cPower Dressing: Dress Codes in State Legislatures.\u201d Handbook on Politics and Fashion.<\/em><\/p>\n Drs. Brent Nelsen<\/strong> and Tina Soliman Hunter, <\/span>The North Sea System for Petroleum Production: State Intervention on the British and Norwegian Continental Shelves<\/a>,<\/span><\/em> Edward Elgar Publishers.<\/span><\/p>\n Drs. Elizabeth S. Smith<\/strong>, Sabrina S. Roof, Katherine West, and Nicole Hyman. (2021-2022); backdated due to COVID). \u201cThe Political Socialization of College Students: Student Government, Diversity and Political Power<\/a>.\u201d Politics, Culture and Socialization.<\/em><\/p>\n Drs. David J. Fleming and Brooke Culclasure,<\/strong> \u201cExploring Public Montessori Education: Equity and Achievement in South Carolina<\/a>,\u201d Journal of Research in Childhood Education<\/em>.<\/p>\n Drs. Jim Guth and Brent Nelsen,<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cConfessional Culture, Religiosity, and Traditionalism: Tracing the Influence of Religion on Public Attitudes towards European Integration<\/a>,\u201d Religion, State & Society.<\/em><\/p>\n Drs. Jim Guth and Brent Nelsen<\/strong>, “Confessional Cultures and European Identity: Religion, Ideology, and Economics<\/a>,” MDPI.<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Jim Guth, Dr. Brent Nelsen, and Samantha G. Whitley ’21<\/strong>, \u201cExplaining Green Party Support in the 2019 European Parliamentary Elections: A Test of Four Hypotheses<\/a>,\u201d Society<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Jim Guth and Thomas V. Feingold ’21<\/strong>, \u201cCatholic Partisanship in the 2020 Presidential Election: Demographic and Cultural Cleavages<\/a>,\u201d Politics and Religion Journal<\/em>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Buket Oztas<\/strong>, \u201cMetacognitive Exercises in the Political Science Classroom: Reflections and Research on Student Investment in Learning<\/a>\u201d. <\/span>The Palgrave Handbook of Teaching and Research in Political Science, <\/span><\/em>Chapter 4<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Buket Oztas<\/strong>, Mobility, Mobilization, and Counter\/Insurgency: The Routes of Terror in an African Context<\/a>, <\/em>by Daniel E. Agbiboa<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Buket Oztas<\/strong>, Political Leadership and the European Commission Presidency<\/em><\/a>, by Henriette M\u00fcller.<\/span><\/p>\n Dr. Danielle Vinson and Jacob Lollis \u201920<\/strong>,\u00a0\u201cNothing to See Here: Republican Congressional Members\u2019 Twitter Reactions to Donald Trump<\/a>,\u201d Congress & the Presidency<\/em>.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Drs. David J. Fleming and Brooke Culclasure<\/strong>, “A Multi-State Analysis of Public Montessori Programs<\/a>,” presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting.<\/p>\n Dr. Buket Oztas<\/strong>, “Insurgent-Generated Content and Framing of ‘The New Internationalist Commune’ of Rojava,”<\/a>\u00a0International Journal of Communication\u00a0<\/em>(contributed by POL students Julia Freeman ’20<\/strong>\u00a0and Caroline Ring ’21<\/strong>).<\/p>\n Dr. Liz Smith, Jamal Halley ’20, Chloe Rawling ’21, and Jillian Wacker ’22<\/strong>. \u201cAm I Who You Think I Am? Covering and Reverse Covering of Identity as a Political Strategy for Emerging Political Leaders<\/a>.\u201d The Journal of Student Leadership<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Drs. Brittany Arsiniega, Teresa Cosby, Jim Guth, Glen Halva-Neubauer, Liz Smith and Danielle Vinson<\/strong>, “Doing the Hard Work of Keeping Our Republic<\/a>,” Greenville News<\/em>.<\/p>\n Dr. Jim Guth<\/strong>, “The Partisanship of Protestant Clergy in the 2016 Presidential Election<\/a>,” Politics and Religion<\/em>.<\/p>\n Dr. Akan Malici<\/strong>, “After the Attempted Coup in Washington, Americans should rethink overthrowing other peoples’ Governments<\/a>,” Informed Comment.<\/em><\/p>\n Dr. Akan Malici<\/strong>, “Top Three Ways Biden can get us out of Forever Wars<\/a>,” Informed Consent.<\/em><\/p>\n A photo by Dr. Buket Oztas<\/strong> makes the cover of Nationalities Papers<\/a>, a publication of Cambridge University Press.<\/p>\n Dr. Danielle Vinson<\/strong>, “Looking at American Politics Through the Prism of Native American Culture and Experience<\/a>,” Perspectives in Religious Studies.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n
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