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    Ryan L. Claassen

    Professor
    Campus:
    Kent
    Contact Information
    Email:
    rclaasse@kent.edu
    Phone:
    330-672-2060
    Fax:
    330-672-3362
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    Biography

    Ryan L. Claassen is a Professor of Political Science at .  He teaches at both the PhD and Undergraduate levels on the topics of American Politics, Public Opinion, and Methodology. His research interests include political participation, citizen competence, public opinion, election administration, religion and politics, interest groups, and racial and ethnic politics.  He is author of (Cambridge University Press), coeditor with Paul Djupe of the forthcoming book (Temple University Press), and author and coauthor of numerous articles in journals such as, American Politics Research, The Journal of Politics, The Journal of Political Science Education, Political Behavior, Political Research Quarterly, PS: Political Science and Politics, and Public Opinion Quarterly.  He has been interviewed regarding voting, elections, public opinion and religion and politics for news stories for international, national and local newspapers, has appeared on local NPR and NBC affiliates, and he is an occasional contributor to the feature.

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    SCHOLARLY, CREATIVE & PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

    BOOKS

                Book cover titled The Evangelical Crackup

    • Djupe, Paul A. and Ryan L. Claassen.  Editors.  2018. . Temple University Press.
    • Claassen, Ryan L., 2015    . Cambridge, Cambridge University Press.
    Journal Articles
    • Claassen, Ryan L., Michael Ensley and John Barry Ryan.  Forthcoming. “Do Fans Make Poor Referees? Exploring Citizens’ Reactions to Partisan Gamesmanship” Political Behavior.

    • Claassen, Ryan L. and John Barry Ryan.  Forthcoming. “Biased Polls: Investigating the Pressures Survey Respondents Feel.” Acta Politica.

    • Claassen, Ryan L., Paul Djupe, Andy Lewis, and Jacob Neiheisel. 2021. “Which Party Represents My Group? The Group Foundations of Partisan Choice and Polarization.”  Political Behavior. 42:2. 615-636.

    Education

    Ph.D. in Political Science, University of California Davis, 2005
    B.A. in History, Goshen College, 1994

    Expertise

    american politics
    elections and political behavior
    public opinion
    public law
    methodology

    Publications

    • The Evangelical Crackup? The Future of the Evangelical-Republican Coalition Paul A. Djupe and Ryan L. Claassen, editors. (Temple University Press)
    • Godless Democrats and Pious Republicans? (Cambridge University Press)

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