K D Wald

Biographic Data

ID53189
NAMEK D Wald
GIVEN NAMESK D
FAMILY NAMEWald
SIGNATUREWALD K D
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Florida
ORCID0000-0002-1439-1394
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS65
TOTAL CITATIONS795
AUTHOR COUNT65
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1972
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2022
H-INDEX12

  • Measuring “Who is a Jew?” Why It Matters in Jewish Political Behavior

    Open AccessK D Wald, Michael D MartinezARTICLEContemporary Jewry2022

  • Is Criticism Disloyal? American Jews' Attitudes toward Israel

    Open AccessG Wright, L Saxe et al.ARTICLEPolitics and Religion2022Cited by: 1References: 37

    To what extent is it possible for American Jews to maintain a deep emotional connection to Israel while criticizing the actions of the Israeli government? This long-debated question echoes earlier investigations of different forms of patriotism toward one's home country. Drawing on two 2019 surveys of American Jews, we find that, like Americans in general, Jewish liberals and conservatives express different forms of patriotism toward both Israel …

  • The Political Consequences of Trauma: Holocaust Exposure and Emotional Attachment to Israel Among American Jews

    Open AccessA Diana Forster, André Förster et al.ARTICLEContemporary Jewry2020

  • The Foundations of American Jewish Liberalism

    Open AccessK D WaldBOOKFoundations of American Jewish…2019

    American Jews have built a political culture based on the principle of equal citizenship in a secular state. This durable worldview has guided their political behavior from the founding to the present day. In The Foundations of American Jewish Liberalism, Kenneth D. Wald traces the development of this culture by examining the controversies and threats that stimulated political participation by American Jews. Wald shows that the American political…

  • Religious Traditions in Politics: Judaism

    K D WaldCHAPTERCivil Disobedience and…2019

    Lacking sovereignty, a well-developed theology of politics, and a central organizing mechanism, the Jewish political experience is unique among the three Abrahamic faiths. Apart from research on the political content implicit in Jewish scriptures, there has been little scholarship on what Jews do when they engage in political action. Using a contextual framework, this article examines the politics of Jews by reviewing both single-country studies …

  • Books by Our Readers

    Open AccessBrendan Dassey, Michael D Cicchini et al.ARTICLEPS Political Science & Politics2019

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  • Politically hyperactive? The civic participation of American Jews

    K D WaldARTICLEPolitics Groups and Identities2015References: 9

    Although American Jews are often perceived as extremely active if not hyperpolitical, scholars have seldom studied the degree to which Jews in the US actually participate in public life. In a statistical sense, Jews are overrepresented in some domains that tend to favor groups with substantial socioeconomic resources (although these participation differences tend to disappear or diminish in multivariate models). This paper examines another major …

  • The Choosing People: Interpreting the Puzzling Politics of American Jewry

    Open AccessK D WaldARTICLEPolitics and Religion2015Cited by: 12References: 24

    The political liberalism of American Jews is puzzling because it contradicts the assumption that economic self-interest drives political behavior. Attempts to solve this puzzle with “Judaic” explanations compound the problem by offering theories that are static and universal while American Jewish political behavior is dynamic and situational. Using both historical and behavioral data, I argue that the solution to these puzzles is found in the ove…

  • Crosses on the Ballot: Patterns of British Voter Alignment Since 1885

    K D WaldBOOKCrosses on the Ballot2014

  • Regimes of Religion and State: A Widening Atlantic

    K D WaldARTICLEPolitics Religion & Ideology2011Cited by: 1

    The ‘Atlantic Gap’ usually refers to differences in religious commitment between the United States and Europe. In this paper, I argue that the gap extends beyond religious intensity to ‘regimes’ of religion and state, defined as the system of norms, rules, decision styles and other elements that influence how religion is treated in the public square. To illustrate the differences between the contrasting American and Western European regimes, I co…

  • U.S. Senators’ Support for Israel Examined Through Sponsorship/Cosponsorship Decisions, 1993-2002: The Influence of Elite and Constituent Factors

    Open AccessBeth Rosenson, Elizabeth A Oldmixon et al.ARTICLEForeign Policy Analysis2009Cited by: 12References: 22

    This paper explores Senate policy-making toward Israel from 1993–2002. Previous scholarship suggests that congressional policymaking toward Israel is heavily influenced by the ethnic and religious identification of both legislators and their constituents, not simply by legislators' abstract perceptions of the national interest. Other literature de-emphasizes the likelihood that constituent interests will affect Congressional foreign policy making…

  • The diaspora project of Arab Americans: Assessing the Magnitude and Determinants of Politicized Ethnic Identity

    K D WaldARTICLEEthnic and Racial Studies2009Cited by: 5References: 24

    This paper takes up Rogers Brubaker's call to assess differences in diaspora commitment among members of ethnonational groups. The problem is approached through a case study of Arab-American advocacy on behalf of home country interests (the Arab-Israeli conflict) in the host society, the United States. Using a scale measuring politicized ethnic identity, the study examines the readiness of Arab Americans to incorporate Middle East concerns in the…

  • Homeland Interests, Hostland Politics: Politicized Ethnic Identity among Middle Eastern Heritage Groups in the United States

    Open AccessK D WaldARTICLEInternational Migration Review2008Cited by: 2References: 45

    Why do ethnic diasporas in the United States differ in their readiness for political mobilization on behalf of homeland interests? This study develops a tiered model of politicized ethnic identity emphasizing both individual-level traits and group/collective properties. Using Zogby “Culture Polls,” the theory is tested on three Middle Eastern heritage groups in the United States (Jews, Arab Christians, Arab Muslims). Empirical analysis confirms t…

  • Religious Preferences and Social Science: A Second Look

    Clyde Wilcox, K D Wald et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Politics2008Cited by: 6References: 19

    Although finding considerable value in Joshua Mitchell's recent JOP article about political science commentary on religion, we take issue with his contentions about empirical work on religious influence in politics. We argue that Mitchell has propounded an individualized conceptualization of religion that overlooks the communal nature of religious interaction, a dimension central to translating religious perspectives into political action. Moreov…

  • Estimating Illegal Resource Use at a Ugandan Park with the Randomized Response Technique

    Jennifer N Solomon, Jennifer Solomon et al.ARTICLEHuman Dimensions of Wildlife2007

    Illegal resource use is a major threat to conservation in protected areas throughout the world, yet accurately estimating the number of poachers has been difficult. People violating the law seldom identify themselves for fear of retribution; thus quantifying illegal resource use is constrained by methodological problems. We evaluate the effectiveness of the randomized response technique (RRT) with a population that is partially illiterate to asse…

  • American Jews and Israel: The Sources of Politicized Ethnic Identity

    K D Wald, Bryan Williams et al.ARTICLENationalism and Ethnic Politics2006Cited by: 8

    What accounts for individual differences in the level of politicized ethnic identity among members of an ethnonational diaspora? By politicized ethnic identity, we refer to the disposition to assign priority to the interests of the homeland in the politics of the host society. The question presumes that even the most thoroughly mobilized of diasporas contain members who differ among themselves in the degree to which homeland matters predominate i…

  • Getting Religion: Has Political Science Rediscovered the Faith Factor

    Open AccessK D Wald, Clyde WilcoxARTICLEAmerican Political Science Review2006Cited by: 75References: 13

    To judge by the absence of religion from the pages of the American Political Science Review in its first century, most political scientists have embraced a secular understanding of the political world. We explore the evolving status of religion in the discipline by examining patterns of scholarly inquiry in the discipline's flagship journal. After finding religion an (at best) marginal topic and rejecting some plausible hypotheses for this outcom…

  • Conflict over Israel: The Role of Religion, Race, Party and Ideology in the U.S. House of Representatives, 1997–2002

    Elizabeth A Oldmixon, Beth Rosenson et al.ARTICLETerrorism and Political Violence2005Cited by: 18References: 5

    This paper explores the contours of support for the state of Israel in the House of Representatives from 1997 to 2002. In an analysis of votes and cosponsorship decisions, we find that when Congress considers innocuous resolutions of support for Israel, support is consensual and nonpartisan. However, as the violence escalated between Israel and the Palestinians in the 106th and 107th Congresses (1999–2001), the House increasingly considered bills…

  • Making Sense of Religion in Political Life

    K D Wald, Adam L Silverman et al.ARTICLEAnnual Review of Political Science2005Cited by: 77References: 40

    After a long period of postwar neglect by mainstream scholars, religion assumed a new prominence in political science during the late 1970s. Despite the latter-day significance accorded religion by the discipline, the product of several unexpected real-world events, much of the recent research has focused on specific episodes or groups without drawing on or developing general theories. Social movement theory (SMT), particularly in its most recent…

  • Religion and Presidential Politics in Florida: A List Experiment

    Open AccessJames G Kane, Stephen C Craig et al.ARTICLESocial Science Quarterly2004Cited by: 43References: 8

    Objective. Although national surveys indicate that Americans have become more accepting of the prospect of a Jewish presidential candidate, this could reflect some voters' desire to be seen as having socially correct opinions. The present study uses a survey technique known as the “list experiment” to assess public reaction to the nomination of Jewish candidates for high office. Methods. Two telephone surveys of registered voters in Florida, each…

  • The Politics of Cultural Differences: Social Change and Voter Mobilization Strategies in the Post-New Deal Period

    David Calhoun Leege, K D Wald et al.BOOKPolitics of Cultural Differences2002

    Figures and Tables ix Preface xi PART I: Cultural Theory and Recent American Politics Chapter One Anomalies of Post-New Deal Politics 3 Chapter Two The Political Mobilization of Cultural Differences 13 Chapter Three General Components of Cultural Theory in Political Conflict 39 Chapter Four Election Rituals, Ideological Movements, and Group Politics 56 Chapter Five Psychological Mechanisms and Campaign Strategies 83 PART II: Case Studies of the P…

  • The Christian Right and Public Policy: Social Movement Elites as Institutional Activists

    Open AccessK D Wald, Jeffrey C CoreyARTICLEState Politics & Policy Quarterly2002Cited by: 4References: 13

    When social movement activists achieve an institutional position at the policymaking table, does their political behavior moderate with the norms of that institution? We explore this question by examining the behavior and attitudes of Christian Right activists appointed to serve on the 1997-98 Florida Constitutional Revision Commission (CRC). This commission was marked by an unusually high degree of conflict between three factions—Democrats, busi…

  • Evangelicalism Meets the Continental Divide: Moral and Economic Conservatism in the United States and Canada

    Dennis R Hoover, Michael D Martinez et al.ARTICLEPolitical Research Quarterly2002Cited by: 6

  • Evangelicalism Meets the Continental Divide: Mloral and Economic Conservatism in the United States and Canada

    Open AccessDennis R Hoover, Michael D Martinez et al.ARTICLEPolitical Research Quarterly2002Cited by: 14References: 29

    One of the most prominent ideas subsumed within the “American exceptionalism” literature is that evangelical Protestantism has always had an unusually powerful influence on U.S. political culture. In contrast, more recent literature points to the transnational influence of social movments, including those based in evangelicalism and other religious traditions. We examine the extent to which evangelical influences on moral conservatism and economi…

  • Sexual Orientation and Education Politics: Gay and Lesbian Representation in American Schools

    K D Wald, Barbara A Rienzo et al.ARTICLEJournal of Homosexuality2002Cited by: 5References: 17

    In what has sometimes provoked a "culture war" over America's schools, gays and lesbians have sought an expanded voice in the making of education policy. This paper explores the factors that promote gay representation on school boards, how this variable in turn influences gay representation in both administrative and teaching positions, and how all three forms of gay representation relate to school board policies regarding sexual orientation educ…