Robert Dowd
Biographic Data
| ID | 4141014 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Robert Dowd |
| GIVEN NAMES | Robert |
| FAMILY NAME | Dowd |
| SIGNATURE | DOWD R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Political Science University of Notre Dame |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4061-0677 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Can Student Body Diversity Foster Inter-ethnic Trust, Tolerance, and National Identification Prioritization? The Role of Friendship in Kenya
Education is thought to be an essential tool for building social cohesion in an ethnically diverse society. This paper evaluates the effect of exposure to a more diverse student body on trust, tolerance, and patriotism in one country where the government has made explicit efforts to use schooling to foster social cohesion: Kenya. In the wake of electoral violence in the 2007 elections, Kenya’s government expanded the number of ‘national schools’,…
Faith-Based Education in Changing Social, Economic, and Political Contexts
One prominent issue in developing education systems globally has been the relation between state and non-state actors. In this country case study, we explore how social, economic, and political changes in Kenya are impacting the mission, focus, and operations of faith-based—and specifically Catholic—schools. Drawing primarily from four focus group discussions with head teachers from 36 government-aided, Catholic-sponsored primary schools, we expl…
Understanding How Christians Respond to Religious Persecution
Religious persecution is nothing new. However, it has received little scholarly attention until recently. Much of the scholarly attention it has received has focused on understanding the decision o
The Roman Catholic Charismatic Movement and Civic Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church that has grown dramatically in many parts of the world over the past three decades, including Sub-Saharan Africa. Since it stresses divine intervention (e.g., miracles and healing), some observers suspect that the CCR deemphasizes the importance of human initiative and depresses civic engagement. In this article, we report the results of an original mass survey …
Books by Our Readers
The book investigates the dynamics by which citizens embrace democratic rule and reject authoritarianism, compares these dynamics with those of consolidating democracies around the world. The book also discusses what it is about the nature of public opinion and the processes of day-to-day democratic participation that have made these countries vulnerable to repeated crises of legitimacy. Using Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand as case studies, this …
Faith-Based Education in Changing Social, Economic, and Political Contexts
One prominent issue in developing education systems globally has been the relation between state and non-state actors. In this country case study, we explore how social, economic, and political changes in Kenya are impacting the mission, focus, and operations of faith-based—and specifically Catholic—schools. Drawing primarily from four focus group discussions with head teachers from 36 government-aided, Catholic-sponsored primary schools, we expl…
The Roman Catholic Charismatic Movement and Civic Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church that has grown dramatically in many parts of the world over the past three decades, including Sub-Saharan Africa. Since it stresses divine intervention (e.g., miracles and healing), some observers suspect that the CCR deemphasizes the importance of human initiative and depresses civic engagement. In this article, we report the results of an original mass survey …
Understanding How Christians Respond to Religious Persecution
Religious persecution is nothing new. However, it has received little scholarly attention until recently. Much of the scholarly attention it has received has focused on understanding the decision o
Books by Our Readers
The book investigates the dynamics by which citizens embrace democratic rule and reject authoritarianism, compares these dynamics with those of consolidating democracies around the world. The book also discusses what it is about the nature of public opinion and the processes of day-to-day democratic participation that have made these countries vulnerable to repeated crises of legitimacy. Using Indonesia, Korea, and Thailand as case studies, this …
Understanding How Christians Respond to Religious Persecution
Religious persecution is nothing new. However, it has received little scholarly attention until recently. Much of the scholarly attention it has received has focused on understanding the decision o
The Roman Catholic Charismatic Movement and Civic Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa
The Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church that has grown dramatically in many parts of the world over the past three decades, including Sub-Saharan Africa. Since it stresses divine intervention (e.g., miracles and healing), some observers suspect that the CCR deemphasizes the importance of human initiative and depresses civic engagement. In this article, we report the results of an original mass survey …
Faith-Based Education in Changing Social, Economic, and Political Contexts
One prominent issue in developing education systems globally has been the relation between state and non-state actors. In this country case study, we explore how social, economic, and political changes in Kenya are impacting the mission, focus, and operations of faith-based—and specifically Catholic—schools. Drawing primarily from four focus group discussions with head teachers from 36 government-aided, Catholic-sponsored primary schools, we expl…
Can Student Body Diversity Foster Inter-ethnic Trust, Tolerance, and National Identification Prioritization? The Role of Friendship in Kenya
Education is thought to be an essential tool for building social cohesion in an ethnically diverse society. This paper evaluates the effect of exposure to a more diverse student body on trust, tolerance, and patriotism in one country where the government has made explicit efforts to use schooling to foster social cohesion: Kenya. In the wake of electoral violence in the 2007 elections, Kenya’s government expanded the number of ‘national schools’,…
Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (3 works) · Politics (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Action (physics (1 work) · American History and Culture (1 work) · Autonomy (1 work) · Charisma (1 work) · Civic engagement (1 work)