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Donald P. Haider-Markel

Donald P. Haider-Markel

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Political Science

D-Index
41
Citations
7873
World Ranking
460
National Ranking
254

Overview

Donald P. Haider-Markel is affiliated with the University of Kansas in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of social sciences with a focus on areas including sociology, political science, and gender studies.

Their recent research includes several papers such as:

  • Public Attitudes about Transgender Participation in Sports: The Roles of Gender, Gender Identity Conformity, and Sports Fandom (2020) published in Sex Roles
  • Transitioning Opinion? (2022) published in Public Opinion Quarterly
  • The Politics of Being "Cait": Caitlyn Jenner, Transphobia, and Parasocial Contact Effects on Transgender-Related Political Attitudes (2020) published in American Politics Research
  • Taking perspective of the stories we tell about transgender rights: The narrative policy framework (2022) published in Policy Studies Journal
  • Fear and Loathing: How Demographic Change Affects Support for Christian Nationalism (2024) published in Public Opinion Quarterly

The scientist frequently collaborates with a core group of co-authors, including:

  • Jami K. Taylor
  • Daniel C. Lewis
  • Andrew R. Flores
  • Patrick Miller
  • Barry L. Tadlock

Dominant publication venues for Haider-Markel's work encompass:

  • Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Public Opinion Quarterly
  • Policy Studies Journal
  • Social Science Quarterly

Their book publications include a title from Oxford University Press titled The Oxford Encyclopedia of LGBT Politics and Policy released in 2021.

Haider-Markel's main fields of study fall under Social Sciences, with significant contributions to multiple subfields including:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Political Science and International Relations
  • Gender Studies
  • Social Psychology
  • Strategy and Management

Their research topics cover an array of themes relevant to contemporary political and social discourse:

  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Gender Politics and Representation
  • Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Policy Transfer and Learning

Best Publications

  • Pulled Over: How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship

    Charles R. Epp;Steven Maynard-Moody;Donald P. Haider-Markel

  • The Politics of Gay and Lesbian Rights: Expanding the Scope of the Conflict

    Donald P. Haider-Markel;Kenneth J. Meier

  • Gun Policy, Opinion, Tragedy, and Blame Attribution: The Conditional Influence of Issue Frames

    Donald P. Haider-Markel;Mark R. Joslyn

  • Beliefs About the Origins of Homosexuality and Support For Gay Rights An Empirical Test of Attribution Theory

    Donald P. Haider-Markel;Mark R. Joslyn

  • Race, Bureaucracy, and Symbolic Representation: Interactions between Citizens and Police

    Nick A. Theobald;Donald P. Haider-Markel

  • Policy Diffusion as a Geographical Expansion of the Scope of Political Conflict: Same-Sex Marriage Bans in the 1990s

    Donald P. Haider-Markel

  • Issue Evolution, Political Parties, and the Culture Wars:

    Kara Lindaman;Donald P. Haider-Markel

  • Making the National Local: Specifying the Conditions for National Government Influence on State Policymaking

    Mahalley D. Allen;Carrie Pettus;Donald P. Haider-Markel

  • Lose, Win, or Draw? A Reexamination of Direct Democracy and Minority Rights

    Donald P. Haider-Markel;Alana Querze;Kara Lindaman

  • Out and Running: Gay and Lesbian Candidates, Elections, and Policy Representation

    Donald P. Haider-Markel

  • Reassessing the Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on Public Opinion: Gay Civil Rights Cases:

    James W. Stoutenborough;Donald P. Haider-Markel;Mahalley D. Allen

  • The Politics of Social Regulatory Policy: State and Federal Hate Crime Policy and Implementation Effort:

    Donald P. Haider-Markel

  • Degrees of Acceptance: Variation in Public Attitudes toward Segments of the LGBT Community

    Daniel C. Lewis;Andrew R. Flores;Donald P. Haider-Markel;Patrick R. Miller

  • Beyond Profiling: The Institutional Sources of Racial Disparities in Policing

    Charles R. Epp;Steven Maynard-Moody;Donald Haider-Markel

  • Minority Group Interests and Political Representation: Gay Elected Officials in the Policy Process

    Donald P. Haider-Markel;Mark R. Joslyn;Chad J. Kniss

  • Tracing Issue Definition and Policy Change: An Analysis of Disability Issue Images and Policy Response

    Yongjoo Jeon;Donald P. Haider-Markel

  • The Remarkable Rise of Transgender Rights

    Jami K. Taylor;Donald P. Haider-Markel;Daniel C. Lewis

  • Challenged Expectations: Mere Exposure Effects on Attitudes About Transgender People and Rights

    Andrew R. Flores;Donald P. Haider-Markel;Daniel C. Lewis;Patrick R. Miller

  • Attributions and the Regulation of Marriage: Considering the Parallels Between Race and Homosexuality

    Donald P. Haider-Markel;Mark R. Joslyn

  • Representation and Backlash: The Positive and Negative Influence of Descriptive Representation

    Donald P. Haider-Markel

  • Legislative Victory, Electoral Uncertainty: Explaining Outcomes in the Battles over Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights

    Donald P. Haider-Markel;Kenneth John Meier

  • Testing Contact Theory and Attitudes on Transgender Rights

    Barry L Tadlock;Andrew R Flores;Donald P Haider-Markel;Daniel C Lewis

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark R. Joslyn
Mark R. Joslyn University of Kansas
Andrew R. Flores
Andrew R. Flores American University
Kenneth J. Meier
Kenneth J. Meier American University
Andrew B. Whitford
Andrew B. Whitford University of Georgia

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