Mobilizing the Religious Left
Linking the Movement to Individual Political Activity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6212398 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kimberly H Conger (0000-0002-5368-7809, University of Cincinnati, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 197-214 |
| Publication date | 2022-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-0491 • E-ISSN: 1755-0483 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1755048321000043 |
| OpenAlex | W3148459935 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 22 |
The contemporary Religious Left (RL) in the United States has proven to be somewhat of an enigma, both for academics and for the activists and voters who desire such a movement to thrive. In this paper, I look at one piece of the puzzle: is the RL able to mobilize supporters to political activity? Combining data from both the individual and movement level, this paper tests whether activity at the movement level of the RL can translate into individual supporters' political activity. Using existing data for 2008 and newly collected data on the RL in the 2016 election cycle, I find that the movement was successful in mobilizing constituents in 2008, but not in 2016. This can be linked to the Democrats' effort to engage religious voters in 2008, and its inability to do so in 2016
Aesthetics · Art · Movement (music · Political activism · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · American Constitutional Law and Politics · Law · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development
Religion and Progressive Activism
Godless Democrats and Pious Republicans
The Religious Left in Contemporary American Politics
With God on Our Side
A Matter of Context
The Christian Right in the Republican Party
Ideological Republicans and Group Interest Democrats
The Party Faithful
Movement Commitment among Progressive and Conservative Religio-Political Activists in the United States
Same Battle, Different War
Explaining Why More Americans Have No Religious Preference
The Disappearing God Gap? Religion in the 2008 Presidential Election
Frame Alignment Processes, Micromobilization, and Movement Participation
Why More Americans Have No Religious Preference
The Political Culture of the Democratic and Republican Parties
The Catholic Church in State Politics
The Measure of American Religion
Is the Religious Left Resurgent
| Citations per year | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2026 - 2026 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |