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Overview

Geoffrey C. Layman is a researcher affiliated with the University of Notre Dame in the United States. Their scholarly work primarily focuses on the intersection of religion and politics within American society.

The research topics explored by Layman include:

  • Religion and Society Interactions
  • American Constitutional Law and Politics
  • Electoral Systems and Political Participation
  • Religion, Society, and Development
  • Social Media and Politics
  • Populism, Right-Wing Movements
  • Political Philosophy and Ethics

Layman's publications span several fields, with the main focus on Social Sciences, supported by subfields including Sociology and Political Science, Political Science and International Relations, Communication, Philosophy, and Health.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Layman include:

  • "Secularism and American Political Behavior" (2021), published in Public Opinion Quarterly
  • "Political Parties and Loser's Consent in American Politics" (2023), published in The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

In addition to articles, Layman authored a book titled Secular Surge, published in 2020 by Cambridge University Press.

Frequent publication venues for Layman's work include:

  • Harvard Dataverse
  • Political Psychology
  • The Forum
  • Public Opinion Quarterly
  • The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

Layman has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, such as:

  • David E. Campbell
  • John C. Green
  • Levi G. Allen
  • James R. G. Kirk
  • Wayde Z.C. Marsh

Best Publications

  • Party Polarization and "Conflict Extension" in the American Electorate

    Geoffrey C. Layman;Thomas Michael Carsey

  • The great divide : religious and cultural conflict in American party politics

    Geoffrey C. Layman

  • PARTY POLARIZATION IN AMERICAN POLITICS: Characteristics, Causes, and Consequences

    Geoffrey C. Layman;Thomas M. Carsey;Juliana Menasce Horowitz

  • Changing Sides or Changing Minds? Party Identification and Policy Preferences in the American Electorate

    Thomas M. Carsey;Geoffrey C. Layman

  • Religion and Political Behavior in the United States: The Impact of Beliefs, Affiliations, and Commitment from 1980 to 1994

    Geoffrey C. Layman

  • Activists and Conflict Extension in American Party Politics

    Geoffrey C. Layman;Thomas M. Carsey;John C. Green;Richard Herrera

  • “Bands of Others”? Attitudes toward Muslims in Contemporary American Society

    Kerem Ozan Kalkan;Geoffrey C. Layman;Eric M. Uslaner

  • Cultural Conflict in American Politics: Religious Traditionalism, Postmaterialism, and U.S. Political Behavior

    Geoffrey C. Layman;Edward G. Carmines

  • Wars and Rumours of Wars: The Contexts of Cultural Conflict in American Political Behaviour

    Geoffrey C. Layman;John C. Green

  • The Party Faithful: Partisan Images, Candidate Religion, and the Electoral Impact of Party Identification

    David E. Campbell;John C. Green;Geoffrey C. Layman

  • Party Polarization and Party Structuring of Policy Attitudes: A Comparison of Three NES Panel Studies

    Geoffrey C. Layman;Thomas M. Carsey

  • “Culture Wars” in the American Party System Religious and Cultural Change among Partisan Activists Since 1972

    Geoffrey C. Layman

  • Beyond Race: Social Justice as a Race Neutral Ideal

    Paul M. Sniderman;Edward G. Carmines;Geoffrey C. Layman;Michael Carter

  • Value Priorities, Partisanship and Electoral Choice: The Neglected Case of the United States

    Edward G. Carmines;Geoffrey C. Layman

  • Authoritarianism and American Political Behavior from 1952 to 2008

    Anne M. Cizmar;Geoffrey C. Layman;John McTague;Shanna Pearson-Merkowitz

  • Religious Group Cues and Citizen Policy Attitudes in the United States

    Todd Adkins;Geoffrey C. Layman;David E. Campbell;John C. Green

  • Putting Politics First: The Impact of Politics on American Religious and Secular Orientations

    David E. Campbell;Geoffrey C. Layman;John C. Green;Nathanael G. Sumaktoyo

  • Why Do Party Activists Convert? An Analysis of Individual-Level Change on the Abortion Issue:

    Geoffrey C. Layman;Thomas M. Carsey

  • Survey Experiments on Candidate Religiosity, Political Attitudes, and Vote Choice

    Jeremiah J. Castle;Geoffrey C. Layman;David E. Campbell;John C. Green

  • PARTY POLARIZATION IN AMERICAN POLITICS

    Geoffrey C. Layman;Thomas M. Carsey;Juliana Menasce Horowitz

  • Policy Balancing and Preferences for Party Control of Government

    Thomas M. Carsey;Geoffrey C. Layman

  • State Party Context and Norms among Delegates to the 2000 National Party Conventions

    Thomas M. Carsey;John C. Green;Richard Herrera;Geoffrey C. Layman

Frequent Co-Authors

Thomas M. Carsey
Thomas M. Carsey University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John C. Green
John C. Green University of Akron
Edward G. Carmines
Edward G. Carmines Indiana University
David E. Campbell
David E. Campbell University of Notre Dame
Paul M. Sniderman
Paul M. Sniderman Stanford University
Eric M. Uslaner
Eric M. Uslaner University of Maryland, College Park

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