Duane Oldfield

Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science, Chair International Relations

General Interests
"I am currently working on a book to be titled Confronting the New World Order: Labor, the Christian Right, and the Politics of Globalization. The book analyzes the ways in which social movements of the Left and the Right make sense of, politicize, and form alliances to deal with the processes frequently labeled with the term 'globalization.' I am also beginning a comparative project on political conspiracy theories."

Years at Knox: 1995 to present

Education
Ph.D., Political Science, 1992, University of California-Berkeley.
M.A., Political Science, 1984, University of California-Berkeley.
B.A., Political Science, 1982, Reed College.

Teaching Interests
Social movements, religion and politics, urban politics, globalization, democratic theory

Recent Accomplishments
Publications
Book review of The Christian Coalition: Dreams of Restoration, Demands for Recognition. ECPR: Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy Newsletter, 2000.

Presentations
"Resisting the New World Order: The Emerging Foreign Policy Agenda of the Christian Right." American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 1999.

Campus & Community Involvement
Guest, Radio Station KBOO, Portland, Oregon, 2005.
Visiting Scholar, Institute of Governmental Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
Member, Selection Committee for the American Political Science Association Religion and Politics Section's Wildavsky Award (for Best Dissertation on Religion and Politics.
Discussant, "Recent Research on the Christian Right," American Political Science Association.
Discussant, "Community, Mobilization and Resistance," American Political Science Association.

Member, Phi Beta Kappa.

Contact
309-341-7156
doldfiel@knox.edu