Religious Advocates: A Force in US Politics?

January 30, 2008

The 2007 Berkley Center Undergraduate Fellows Report entitled "Religious Advocates: A Force in US Politics?" was launched Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at the Berkley Center. The launch included a discussion of the report from professors Jonathan Ladd and Clyde Wilcox of the Department of government at Georgetown University as well as Mark Rozell, professor of public policy at George Mason University. The event was moderated by project leaders and co-authors Jenna Cossman (COL '09) and Todd Wintner (SFS '08). The 2007 Undergraduate Fellows Program gave a select group of ten Georgetown undergraduates the resources to study the role of religious advocacy groups in US politics. Under the direction of Professor Wilcox, the fellows spent the 2007 academic year defining their research agenda, collecting data on key issues relevant to the field of religious advocacy, and interviewing over 40 prominent religious advocacy organizations around the country.

This was the second annual Berkley Center Undergraduate Fellows report. In 2006, the fellows studied the role of religious and secular organizations in development policy and released a report with their findings entitled "Secular & Religious Approaches to Global Development: A Common Ground?" The 2008 Undergraduate Fellows Program was led by Professor Chester Gillis of the Department of Theology and studied the impact of interreligious marriage.

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About Jenna Cossman

Jenna Cossman graduated from Georgetown in 2009. She was a Berkley Center undergraduate fellow in 2007 and also worked as a co-student director of events from 2006 until graduation.

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About Mark J. Rozell

Mark J. Rozell is the founding dean of the Schar School of Policy and Government and Ruth D. and John T. Hazel Chair in Public Policy at George Mason University. His research interests include religion and the U.S. presidency, media and politics, and interest groups in elections.

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About Clyde Wilcox

Clyde Wilcox is a professor in Georgetown University's Government Department, where he has taught since 1987. Wilcox taught at Georgetown University in Qatar during the 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 academic years. Wilcox also taught a class supported through the Berkley Center's Doyle Seminars project. His research and teaching interests center on the United States, including religion and politics, gender politics, interest groups, public opinion and electoral behavior, campaign finance, and science fiction and politics. Wilcox has published more than 30 books, including Women and Elective Office: Past, Present, and Future (2014, co-edited with Sue Thomas); Onward Christian Soldiers: The Christian Right in American Politics (2010, fourth edition); The Politics of Same-Sex Marriage (2007, co-edited with Craig Rimmerman); and The Values Campaign: The Christian Right in the 2004 Elections (2006, co-edited with John Green and Mark Rozell). Wilcox holds a B.A. from West Virginia University and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Ohio State University.

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About Todd Wintner

Todd Wintner graduated from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service in 2007. He worked at the Berkley Center as a 2007 undergraduate fellow studying religious lobbies in U.S. politics, participated in the Junior Year Abroad Network during his studies in Cairo and Tanzania, and served as a research assistant for the center.

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