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My research interests include political sociology, collective behavior, social psychology, interaction, emotions, political strategy, social movements, sociology of religion, class, and populism.
My dissertation research is on Mennonite Action, a new social movement within the Mennonite church in the United States and Canada, whose novel experiments in "worshipful" protest styles illuminate dynamics and popular perceptions of broader protest movements. My fellowship research with the Othering & Belonging Institute focuses on vulnerabilities of liberal democracy in the late neoliberal era, the rhetorical structure of authoritarian pseudo-populism, and possibilities for developing inclusive, democratic alternative populisms.
You can read more about three of my main research areas below.
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I study populism in relation to inequality, crises of legitimacy, political realignment, and intraparty insurgency, with a focus on the contemporary United States. My research and political work in the field informs my forthcoming book, The Many vs. the Few: A Practical Guide to Populism (Rutgers University Press, 2027). Read more.
My research of social movements emerges directly from my long-term involvement in a wide variety of movements and political projects over the past three decades. My first book, Hegemony How-To: A Roadmap for Radicals (AK Press, 2017) was my effort to synthesize on-the-ground and scholarly insights. Read more.
I am interested in interaction processes and symbolic interaction, particularly within oppositional social movements. My dissertation takes the case of Mennonite Action to explore how a strategically oriented and capable movement leadership engages in meaning-making processes for instrumental ends. Read more.
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