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American clergy are important political actors, in part, because they can use internal resources such as cue giving and facilities to influence congregants. However, they may also participate more directly by running for office and contacting public officials._x000d__x000d_This paper examines the contacting behavior of American clergy, focusing on: (1) How frequently do clergy contact public officials? (2) Which officials are they most likely to contact? (3) What issues are most important? and (4) What social variables (e.g. education, race, sex, age), structural variables (e.g. congregational size and wealth), and personal variables (e.g. theology, religious tradition, party, polical efficacy) best help us explain clergy contacting behavior?_x000d__x000d_Data are drawn from the Kent County (MI) Congregations study, involving 1-3 hour interviews with clergy of 583 of the county's 720 congregations (81 percent response rate). Questions employed parallel those employed by Ram Cnaan in his path breaking study of churches in Philadelphia. |
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Name: Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference
URL: http://www.indiana.edu/~mpsa/
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| Penning, James. and Carlson, Neil. "The Political Contacting Behavior of American Clergy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL, Apr 02, 2009 <Not Available>. 2009-11-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p361626_index.html> |
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| Penning, J. M. and Carlson, N. , 2009-04-02 "The Political Contacting Behavior of American Clergy" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association 67th Annual National Conference, The Palmer House Hilton, Chicago, IL Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-11-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p361626_index.html |
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Abstract: American clergy are important political actors, in part, because they can use internal resources such as cue giving and facilities to influence congregants. However, they may also participate more directly by running for office and contacting public officials._x000d__x000d_This paper examines the contacting behavior of American clergy, focusing on: (1) How frequently do clergy contact public officials? (2) Which officials are they most likely to contact? (3) What issues are most important? and (4) What social variables (e.g. education, race, sex, age), structural variables (e.g. congregational size and wealth), and personal variables (e.g. theology, religious tradition, party, polical efficacy) best help us explain clergy contacting behavior?_x000d__x000d_Data are drawn from the Kent County (MI) Congregations study, involving 1-3 hour interviews with clergy of 583 of the county's 720 congregations (81 percent response rate). Questions employed parallel those employed by Ram Cnaan in his path breaking study of churches in Philadelphia. |
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| Clergy Participation in Local Politics: Evidence from the Kent County Congregations Study James M. Penning Department of Political Science and Center for Social Research Calvin College penn@calvin.edu Neil Carlson Center for Social Research Calvin College neil.carlson@calvin.edu Paper prepared for delivery at the annual meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association Chicago IL April 2-5 2009 Abstract How and why do American clergy contact public officials particularly at the local level of government? This paper seeks to answer these questions |
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