Paul Djupe
@pauldjupe.bsky.social
Prof at Denison University; Political Scientist studying US religion and politics. blogging at religioninpublic.blog. Riding all over (hilly) Ohio.
Spurred on by Pope Leo, the US Catholic Bishops released a statement decrying the immigration policies of the Trump Admin. It's also going out to the faithful, who arent necessarily on the same page, especially the Christian nationalist Catholics. We are able to draw several important lessons. 1/2
The Bishops Were Not Just Speaking to Trump, but also to Trumpism Among Catholics
By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit: National Catholic Reporter] The selection of the new pope from the global south (as well as from the Chicago south!) sent a signal that Pope Fran…
religioninpublic.blog
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Spurred on by Pope Leo, the US Catholic Bishops released a statement decrying the immigration policies of the Trump Admin. It's also going out to the faithful, who arent necessarily on the same page, especially the Christian nationalist Catholics. We are able to draw several important lessons. 1/2
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Just dropped! My take on our new @prri.org American Values Survey. Key findings:
*Most Americans believe Trump has gone too far.
*56% now see Trump as a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/trumps-ove...
*Most Americans believe Trump has gone too far.
*56% now see Trump as a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/trumps-ove...
Trump's Overreach: Highlights from PRRI's 16th Annual American Values Survey
Most Americans now see Trump as a dangerous dictator.
www.whitetoolong.net
October 22, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Just dropped! My take on our new @prri.org American Values Survey. Key findings:
*Most Americans believe Trump has gone too far.
*56% now see Trump as a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/trumps-ove...
*Most Americans believe Trump has gone too far.
*56% now see Trump as a potentially dangerous dictator whose power should be limited before he destroys American democracy.
www.whitetoolong.net/p/trumps-ove...
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If people want to fix the “male loneliness epidemic,” instead of focusing on the ways women are “at fault,” maybe we should start with a tough love talk with the 28% of men who support taking away women’s right to vote? Just an idea.
We've seen religious elites and social media warriors call for the end of women’s suffrage. But we don’t have a sense of how everyday Americans feel about women’s political rights.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
The Coming Battle Over Women’s Suffrage
By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit. National Women’s History Museum.] Every election cycle, millions of women cast votes. For many of them, their right to vote seems uncontroversial…
religioninpublic.blog
October 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If people want to fix the “male loneliness epidemic,” instead of focusing on the ways women are “at fault,” maybe we should start with a tough love talk with the 28% of men who support taking away women’s right to vote? Just an idea.
We've seen religious elites and social media warriors call for the end of women’s suffrage. But we don’t have a sense of how everyday Americans feel about women’s political rights.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
The Coming Battle Over Women’s Suffrage
By Paul A. Djupe and Brooklyn Walker [Image credit. National Women’s History Museum.] Every election cycle, millions of women cast votes. For many of them, their right to vote seems uncontroversial…
religioninpublic.blog
October 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
We've seen religious elites and social media warriors call for the end of women’s suffrage. But we don’t have a sense of how everyday Americans feel about women’s political rights.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
Until now.
We preview new survey results about repeal of the 19th Amendment and adoption of a household vote.
There is so much attention to White Christian nationalism as if it is a unique thing, distinct from Christian nationalisms held by other groups. I never really bought it and have now tested the racialized CN thesis w some excellent scholars just published in the great @poppublicsphere.bsky.social.
Christian Nationalism is Raced…Sometimes
By Brooklyn Walker, Paul A. Djupe, Brian Calfano, Anand E. Sokhey, and Andrew R. Lewis Christian nationalism, or the idea that the United States was founded by Christians and for Christians, has be…
religioninpublic.blog
October 17, 2025 at 1:03 PM
There is so much attention to White Christian nationalism as if it is a unique thing, distinct from Christian nationalisms held by other groups. I never really bought it and have now tested the racialized CN thesis w some excellent scholars just published in the great @poppublicsphere.bsky.social.
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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.
Median number of reviews for sociologists (in 2017) was 3 reviews with the avg. pulled up by outliers. Makes me wanna cry.
October 7, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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.
Median number of reviews for sociologists (in 2017) was 3 reviews with the avg. pulled up by outliers. Makes me wanna cry.
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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.
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky #academisky #politics #research
Political scientists are active in politics, but primarily in ways that share research findings and tend to avoid visible partisan politics.
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky #academisky #politics #research
October 3, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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.
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky #academisky #politics #research
Political scientists are active in politics, but primarily in ways that share research findings and tend to avoid visible partisan politics.
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky #academisky #politics #research
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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.
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky
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.
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky
September 30, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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.
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky
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.
doi.org/10.1017/S104...
#polisky
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)
#OpenAccess from @pspolisci.bsky.social -
The Political Engagement of Political Scientists: Partisans, Public Scholars, and Teachers/Pedagogues - https://cup.org/4pLx0Mn
- @pauldjupe.bsky.social, @amandafriesen.bsky.social & Jacob R. Neiheisel
#FirstView
The Political Engagement of Political Scientists: Partisans, Public Scholars, and Teachers/Pedagogues - https://cup.org/4pLx0Mn
- @pauldjupe.bsky.social, @amandafriesen.bsky.social & Jacob R. Neiheisel
#FirstView
September 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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)
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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...
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
doi.org
September 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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.
#OpenAccess from @pspolisci.bsky.social -
An Undergraduate Degree in ‘Data for Political Research’: High in Demand and Student Value but Low in Supply - https://cup.org/46ZqTwK
- @pauldjupe.bsky.social & Miles D. Williams
#FirstView
An Undergraduate Degree in ‘Data for Political Research’: High in Demand and Student Value but Low in Supply - https://cup.org/46ZqTwK
- @pauldjupe.bsky.social & Miles D. Williams
#FirstView
September 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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.
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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 :)
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 :)
NEW -
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
The Religious Roots of Belief in Misinformation: Experimental Evidence from India - cup.org/472gDEr
- @simonchauchard.bsky.social & @sumitra.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
September 9, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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 :)
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 :)
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Great stuff from a wonderful group of scholars. I'm really forward to digging in!
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.
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…
religioninpublic.blog
September 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Great stuff from a wonderful group of scholars. I'm really forward to digging in!
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.
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…
religioninpublic.blog
September 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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.
*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.
New on the blog! Political scientists @pauldjupe.bsky.social @amandafriesen.bsky.social @aesokhey.bsky.social and Jacob R. Neiheisel do some debunking: "Attending Church Encourages Acceptance of Atheists? No, It's a Suppression Effect" contexts.org/blog/atheist... #polisci #religion #sociology
September 3, 2025 at 11:32 AM
*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.
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.
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…
religioninpublic.blog
August 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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.
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Can foreign direct investment substitute for foreign aid? I offer my take in my latest Substack post.
open.substack.com/pub/mileswil...
open.substack.com/pub/mileswil...
The Good and Bad News about FDI
Can private foreign investors fill the gap left by foreign aid cuts?
open.substack.com
July 30, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Can foreign direct investment substitute for foreign aid? I offer my take in my latest Substack post.
open.substack.com/pub/mileswil...
open.substack.com/pub/mileswil...
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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.
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
July 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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.
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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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...
“Worship is warfare,” the pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/07/14/w...
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.'
religionnews.com
July 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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...
“Worship is warfare,” the pastor said. religionnews.com/2025/07/14/w...
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.
religioninpublic.blog/2025/07/14/t...
religioninpublic.blog/2025/07/14/t...
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…
religioninpublic.blog
July 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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.
religioninpublic.blog/2025/07/14/t...
religioninpublic.blog/2025/07/14/t...
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?
July 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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?
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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
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
July 6, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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
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.
Introducing the Sociological Focus Special Issue: Religion and Politics in American Congregations!
Original articles from notable scholars. Thanks to our editor in chief Khari Brown and our guest editors @pauldjupe.bsky.social and Jacob Neiheisel.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Original articles from notable scholars. Thanks to our editor in chief Khari Brown and our guest editors @pauldjupe.bsky.social and Jacob Neiheisel.
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Introduction to the Special Issue: Religion and Politics in American Congregations
Published in Sociological Focus (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
July 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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.
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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/...
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....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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
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/...
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....
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
July 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Fun research project with the indomitable @brooklynwalker.bsky.social