Duane Oldfield
Associate Professor of Political Science and Chair of Social Service
Meet Professor Oldfield
Years at Knox: 1995 to present
"For many years my research has focused on the Christian right. After writing a book on the Christian right and the Republican party, I shifted my focus to the Christian right's global activism. I am currently beginning a very different project: a study of how Midwestern cities are responding to the social and economic challenges posed by globalization."
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.
Selected Professional Accomplishments
Publications
"The Shifting Transnationalism of the Christian right," forthcoming in the book New Perspectives on the Transnational Right.
"The Evangelical Roots of American Unilateralism." Foreign Policy in Focus, 2004.
Book review of Suburban Warriors. Journal of Politics, 2002.
Book review of The Christian Coalition: Dreams of Restoration, Demands for Recognition. ECPR: Standing Group on Extremism and Democracy Newsletter, 2000.
Book review of Redeeming the Dial. Church and State, 1999.
The Right and the Righteous: The Christian Right Confronts the Republican Party. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield, 1996.
Presentations
"The Shifting Transnationalisms of the Christian right." Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2009.
"The Evangelical Roots of American Unilateralism." American Political Science Association (APSA) Annual Meeting, 2003.
"Making Sense of a World Transformed: The Christian right after 9/11." APSA Annual Meeting, 2002.
"Resisting the New World Order: The Emerging Foreign Policy Agenda of the Christian Right. APSA Annual Meeting, 1999.
Discussant, "Recent Research on the Christian Right," American Political Science Association.
Discussant, "Community, Mobilization and Resistance," American Political Science Association.
Campus & Community Involvement
- Visiting Scholar, Institute of Governmental Studies, U.C. Berkeley.
- National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar Grant
- Chair, American Political Science Association's Wildavsky award committee (To select the best dissertation on religion and politics.)
- Member, Galesburg Coalition for Equal Rights.
- Member, Galesburg Coalition for Peace and Justice.
- Panelist at Knox Forums discussing 9/11 (Fall 2001) and the invasion of Iraq (2003).
- Guest, Radio Station KBOO, Portland, Oregon.
- Guest, Radio Station WBUR, Boston, on "The Connection."