RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Books:

• Olson, Laura R., and John C. Green, ed.  2008.  Beyond Red State, Blue State: Electoral Gaps in the Twenty-First Century American Electorate.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.
• Senator Jim DeMint and J. David Woodard. Why We Whisper: Losing Our Right to Say It Is Wrong.  Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield, December 2007.
• Djupe, Paul A., and Laura R. Olson, ed.  2007.  Religious Interests in
  Community Conflict: Beyond the Culture Wars.  Waco, TX: Baylor University

  Press.
• J. David Woodard, The New Southern Politics, Boulder, Colorado: Lynne Rienner, 2006.
• J. David Woodard, The America That Reagan Built. Praeger/Greenwood, 2006.

• Adam Warber is author of Executive Orders and the Modern Presidency: Legislating from the Oval Office, which was recently published by Lynne Reinner Publishers.

• Zeynep Taydas is co-author of Who Intervenes? Ethnic Conflict and Interstate Crisis, which was recently published by Ohio State University Press (with Patrick James and David Carment).

• Joseph Stewart is author of “Can We All Get Along?" Racial and Ethnic Minorities in American Politics (with Paula McClain), which is in its 4th edition.

Journal Articles:

• Djupe, Paul A., and Laura R. Olson.  Forthcoming (2010).  “Environmental Concerns in Churches across States.”  State Politics & Policy Quarterly 10.

• Laura R. Olson, Jeff Fine and recent POSC graduate Lauren Edwards Smith ('08) are co-authors of “Substantive Religious Representation in the US Senate: Voting Alignment with the Family Research Council."  Forthcoming in Political Research Quarterly.

• Zeynep Taydas is co-author (with Patrick James and David Carment) of “The Internationalization of Ethnic Conflict: State, Society and Synthesis.”  Forthcoming in International Studies Review. 11 (March 2009).

• Laura R. Olson and Adam L. Warber are co-authors of “Belonging, Behaving, and Believing:  Assessing the Role of Religion on Presidential Approval,” which appears in Political Research Quarterly 61(2):  192-204 (June 2008).

• Laura R. Olson is co-author (with Paul A. Djupe and Christopher P. Gilbert) of "Whether to Adopt Statements on Homosexuality in Two Denominations," which appears in Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 45: 609-621. (2006)

• Jeff Fine is co-author (with Kirk Randazzo and Richard W. Waterman) of "Checking the Federal Courts: The Impact of Congressional Statutes on Judicial Behavior," which appears in Journal of Politics, 68(4): 1006-1017 (November 2006)

• Zeynep Taydas is co-author of "One-Sided Crises in World Politics: A Study of Oxymoron, Violence, and Outcomes," which appears in International Interactions, 32: 229-260 (2006).

• Michael Morris is author of "Digital Technology for Carrying Global Affairs into the High School Classroom," which recently has been accepted in the International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society. 

• Laura Olson is co-author of "Religion and Public Opinion about Same-Sex Marriage," which appears in Social Science Quarterly, 87 (June 2006):  340-360 (with Wendy Cadge and James T. Harrison).

Book Chapters:

• Olson, Laura R.  2009.  “Clergy in American Politics.”  In The Oxford Handbook on Religion and American Politics, ed. Corwin E. Smidt, Lyman A. Kellstedt, and James L. Guth.  New York: Oxford University Press.

• Olson, Laura R., and Adam L. Warber.  2008.  “Mainline Protestants and the American Presidency.”  In Religion, Race, and the American Presidency.  Gaston Espinosa, ed.  Lanham:  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
• Zeynep Taydas (with Yasemin Akbaba). Forthcoming. “Understanding Civil War in Iraq: Security Dilemma, Religion and Opportunity, Religion”, in Identity and Global Governance: Ideas, Evidence and Practice. ed. Patrick James.

• Zeynep Taydas (with Ozgur Ozdamar). Forthcoming.  “Foreign policy, Public Opinion and the Iraq War: The Turkish Case,” in International Public Opinion and the Iraq War, eds.Richard Sobel, Bethany Barratt and Peter Furia.

• Zeynep Taydas (with Yasemin Akbaba and Patrick James).  2008.   “The Chicken or the Egg? The Intriguing Relationship between 'External Support' and 'Rebellion,'” in Intra-State Conflict, Governments and Security Dilemmas of Deterrence and Assurance.  Edited by Steve Saideman and Marie-Joelle Zahar (London: Routledge, 2008).

• Crawford, Sue E. S., Melissa M. Deckman, and Laura R. Olson.  2008.  “Culture Wars, Family Wars?  The Political Mobilization of Clergy on Family Issues.”  In Religion and the Family, ed. Ronald A. Simkins and Gail S. Risch.  Omaha, NE: Creighton University Press.

• Olson, Laura R., and John C. Green.  2008.  “The Worship Attendance Gap.”  In Beyond Red State, Blue State: Electoral Gaps in the Twenty-First Century American Electorate, ed. Laura R. Olson and John C. Green.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

• Laura Olson and Adam Warber are co-authors of “The Mainline Protestant Vote,” which appears in Religion and the Bush Presidency.  Mark J. Rozell and Gleaves Whitney, eds.  New York:  Palgrave Macmillan, pgs. 69-93. (2007)
• Jeff Fine is co-author (with Richard W. Waterman) of "A New Model of Presidential Leadership: Controlling the Bureaucracy," which appears in Presidential Leadership: The Vortex of Power, ed. Bert A. Rockman and Richard W. Waterman.  Oxford: Oxford University Press. (2007)
• Laura Olson is author of  "Homelessness, Ecumenism, and Politics in Racine,
  Wisconsin", which appears in Religious Interests in Community Conflict: Beyond the Culture Wars, ed. Paul A. Djupe and Laura R. Olson.  Waco, TX: Baylor
  University Press. (2007)
• Laura Olson is author of "Research on American Religion and Politics: A Survey
  of the Field", which appears in Religion, Politics, and the American Experience: New Directions, New Controversies, ed. David S. Gutterman and Andrew R. Murphy. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books. (2006)

• Society for the Scientific Study of Religion/Religious Research Association (Denver, CO)

  • Djupe, Paul A., Jacob R. Neiheisel, and Laura R. Olson, “The Tolerant Clergy: Does Urging Tolerance Help or Hurt Attempts at Persuasion on Immigration?”

  • Olson, Laura R., and Sue E. S. Crawford, “Change and Continuity in the Political Activity of Protestant Clergy.”

  • Convener, Religious Attitudes and Activism about Same-Sex Marriage.

• 2009 International Studies Association Conference (March 2009 in New York, NY)

  • Zeynep Taydas presented a paper titled "Public Spending and Civil Wars" (with Dursun Peksen and Cooper Drury)

• 2009 Southern Political Science Association (January 2009 in New Orleans, LA)

  • Jeff Fine presented a paper titled “Does the Political Environment Matter?: Arab-American Representation and September 11th” (with Nadia N. Aziz)

• 2008 American Political Science Association (August 2008 in Boston, MA)

  • Djupe, Paul A., and Laura R. Olson.  “Religion and Environmental Concerns across States.”

• 2008 Midwest Political Science Association (April 2008 in Chicago, IL)

  • Discussant, Religion in the Electoral Experience

• 2008 International Studies Association Conference (March 2008 in San Francisco, CA)

  • Zeynep Taydas presented three papers at the conference:

    • "Taxation, Welfare Policy, and Civil Wars" (with Dursun Peksen and Cooper Drury)

    • "Foreign Policy, Public Opinion, and the Iraq War: The Turkish Case" (with Ozgur Ozdamar)

    • "The Causes of Change in the Discourse of Religion-based Parties" (with Yasemin Akbaba and KC Morrison)

• 2008 Southern Political Science Association (January 2008 in New Orleans, LA)

  • Jeff Fine presented a paper titled “Representation When Nobody is Looking: Constituency Mobilization and Descriptive Representation as Influences on Congressional Voting” (with Steve Voss and Mac Avery)

• 2007 American Political Science Association (August 2007 in Chicago, IL)

  • Laura Olson and Adam Warber presented a paper titled ""Religion and the Modern Rhetorical Presidency"

  • Adam Warber served as a discussant on a panel titled "Unpacking the Toolkit of Presidential Policy Making"

  • Jeff Fine presented a paper titled "Black Turnout and Substantive Representation in Congress" (with D. Stephen Voss and James M. Avery)

• 2007 Midwest Political Science Association (April 2007 in Chicago, IL)

  • Laura Olson presented a paper titled "Is There a Protestant Left
    on the Ground?" and will be serving as discussant on a panel called "Religion and U.S. Elections."
  • Jeff Fine presented a paper titled "Issue Convergence in Presidential Elections" (with Mac Avery)
  • Zeynep Taydas presented a paper titled "State Capacity, State Building, Public Spending, and Civil Wars" (with Dursun Peksen)

• 2007 Southwestern Political Science Association (March 2007 in Albuquerque, NM)

  • Joe Stewart is Past-President and Member of the Executive Council of the Southwestern Social Science Association.  At the most recent conference, he served as a participant, discussant, and/or chair on five panels:

    • Panel Chair and Discussant, “Congress and Policy”

    • Roundtable Participant, “The Politics of Presidential Appointments”

    • Roundtable Participant, “Getting and Keeping Your First Job:  Advice From Senior Faculty”

    • Roundtable Participant and Chair, “Meet the Author:  Melissa Deckman’s School Board Battles:  The Christian Right in Local Politics”

    • Roundtable Chair, “The Evolution of the Voting Rights Act:  1965-2007”

• 2007 International Studies Association Conference (March 2007 in Chicago, IL)

  • Zeynep Taydas presented three papers at the conference:

    • "Comparing Foreign Policy Tools: Impact of Use of Force and Initiation of Economic Sanctions on Presidential Approval Rates"

    • "Political Economy of Religious Discourse: The Case of India and Turkey"

    • "Why Do Civil Wars Occur? The Role of State, and Quality of Governance"

• 2007 Western Political Science Association Conference (March in Las Vegas, NV)

  • Adam Warber served as both the chair and discussant for the panel entitled "The Presidency in Historical Perspective", and served as a member on the WPSA's Dissertation Award Committee for 2007

• 2007 Southern Political Science Association Conference (January in New Orleans, LA)

  • Laura Olson presented a paper entitled "Characterizing the Protestant Left at the Mass Level," participated on a roundtable entitled "Parties, Religion, and Values Voters in the 2006 and 2008 Elections," and served as chair and discussant on a panel entitled "Religion, Public Opinion, and Political Behavior."

• 2006 Society for the Scientific Study of Religion Conference (in Portland, OR)

  • Adam Warber and Laura Olson presented a paper titled “Religion and the Strategic Presidency.”  Paper delivered at the 2006 annual  meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion (SSSR), Portland, Oregon.

• 2006 American Political Science Association Conference (Aug-Sept. in Philadelphia, PA)

  • Laura Olson and Adam Warber presented a paper titled "Religion and the Public Presidency."

  • Laura Olson also presented a paper titled "Cleavages, Camps, and Parties: Interest Group Affiliation in the Mass Public" with her co-authors Sue Crawford (Creighton University) and Melissa Deckman (Washington College).  

  • Jeff Fine presented a paper titled "Does Turnout Matter? Black Mobilization and Substantive Representation in Congress" with his co-authors Mac Avery (Richard Stockton College) and Steve Voss (University of Kentucky).

• Zeynep Taydas received the 2009 Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award from the College of Business and Behavioral Sciences, Clemson University
• Zeynep Taydas has received a Faculty Award of Distinction from the National Scholars Program, Clemson University (2009)
• Zeynep Taydas has been selected to participate in the Olympia Summer Seminars in War, Conflict, and Identity in Olympia, Greece (July 1st through 15th, 2007).  This program is organized in collaboration with Yale University's Program on Order, Conflict, and Violence.
• Vlad Matic was recently recognized for Excellence in Teaching at the 2007 Graduating Scholars Dinner of the National Scholars Program at Clemson University.
• Zeynep Taydas has been selected as Clemson University's participant in the ACC-IAC program on "Post-Conflict Reconciliation and Reconstruction in Africa" during Summer, 2007.  
• Jeff Fine received the 2006 Pi Sigma Alpha award for Excellence in Scholarly Writing  for the best paper presented at the 2006 Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association.  His paper "Studying the Effects of Voter Turnout: Data and Measurement"  is co-authored with James M. Avery (Richard Stockton College) and D. Stephen Voss (University of Kentucky).
• Xiaobo Hu spent the summer as Visiting Senior Fellow at the University of Wollongong in Australia.  He continues his research on privatization and the rising middle class in China.

RECENT AND UPCOMING MEDIA APPEARANCES

• Laura Olson has recently participated in an online roundtable on the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life.  The topic of the roundtable was "Religion and Progressive Politics in 2008."  Watch it here: http://pewforum.org/events/?EventID=181.
• Laura Olson has recently been interviewed for stories appearing in
  The New York Times, Washington Post Magazine, USA Today, and the St. Petersburg Times.
• Laura Olson, political science professor at Clemson, appeared on CNN on Tuesday, October 17th as part of a special called "Welcome to the Future," hosted by CNN anchor Miles O'Brien. Olson discussed the feasibility of a third party breakout in politics, as well as political trends and issues.

PROFESSIONAL OFFICES HELD

• Joe Stewart is currently serving as Vice-President of the Southern Political Science Association (2006-07 year).  He is Past-President and member of the Executive Council of the Southwestern Social Science Association.
• Zeynep Taydas has been elected as Vice-Chair of the Ethnicity, Nationalism, and Migration Section of the International Studies Association (ENMISA).  In addition, she is chairing the Awards Committee for  ENMISA's Martin O. Heisler Graduate Student Paper Competition.
• Laura Olson continues to serve on the Executive Council of the Southern Political

  Science Association and the Executive Council of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion.  She was also recently elected secretary of the Women¹s Caucus for Political Science-South.

OTHER FACULTY NEWS

• Dr. Bob Smith, Director of the MPA program spent the Fall 2006 semester traveling across the globe spreading the news about the growing Clemson MPA program.  Dr. Smith  attended conferences in Milan, Italy and Puebla, Mexico.  In September 2006 Smith attended the European Group of Public Administration Annual Conference in Milan, Italy where he presented a paper on “Performance Measurement for Ethics and Anti-Corruption Programs” and he recently returned from a November 2006 trip to Puebla, Mexico where he attended the Seventh Congress of the Americas Conference where he delivered a presentation on “"Ethics and Political Symbols: The Basis for Comparative Cultural Analysis.”  Commenting on his recent trips Smith said “Participation in these international conference events are wonderful opportunities to advance scholarship and learn about developments in the field of public administration worldwide, but are equally opportunities to promote the Department, College and University across the globe and to gain exposure for the Clemson MPA program before international faculty and prospective students.”  International interest and inquiries about the program continue to increase.