Faculty Research and ScholarshipPolitical Science
Gustavus political science faculty and not only great teachers but also active scholars. Faculty regularly collaborate with students on research projects, presentations, and publications, which provides students with an excellent opportunity to gain real research experience in preparation for graduate school or professional careers. Here is a list of some of the recent work produced by faculty in the department:
Jill Locke, "'His Majesty the Baby': Donald Trump as the Shameless Child in Chief," KRISIS: Journal for Contemporary Philosophy, Issue 1, 2019.
Kate Knutson, "From Identity to Issue: Policy Agenda and Framing Shifts within Interest Group Coaltions," in Politics, Groups, and Identities, 2018, Volume 6, Issue 2, pgs 281-302.
Mimi Gerstbauer, U.S. Foreign Policy and the Politics of Apology. (Routledge, 2017).
Chris Gilbert, Alex Jensen '18, and Joe Cella '18, "The Resurgence of Evangelical Political Strength in 2016 Minnesota Electoral Politics" in God at the Grassroots 2016: The Christian Right in American Politics (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017)
Jill Locke, "Against Nostalgia: The Political Theory of Ida B. Wells," in American Political Thought, and Alternative Reader. 2017. Routledge Press.
Jill Locke, Democracy and the Death of Shame: Political Equality and Social Disturbance. (Cambridge University Press, 2016).
Kate Knutson, "Interfaith Advocacy Groups in American Politics," in The Changing World Religion Map: Sacred Places, Identities, Practices, and Politics. 2015. Springer Press.
Jill Locke, "Little Rock's Social Question: Reading Arendt on School Desegregation and Social Climbing," Political Theory, Volume 41, No. 4, 2013, pgs 533-561.
Kate Knutson, Interfaith Advocacy: The Role of Religious Coalitions in the Political Process. (Routledge Press, 2013)
Jill Locke, Best Paper Award, Western Political Science Association Committee on the Status of Blacks, for “The ‘Social Question’ in the Jim Crow South” (2012)
Kate Knutson, “Women, Religion, and the 2008 Presidential Elections,” chapter in Religion, Race, and Barack Obama’s New Democratic Pluralism, Gaston Espinosa (Ed.). 2012. Routledge Press.
Julie Gilbert (Library), Kate Knutson and Chris Gilbert, “Adding an Integrated Library Component to an Undergraduate Research Methods Course, PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol 45, No. 1 (January 2012).
Kate Knutson, “Breaking the Chains: Constraint and the Political Rhetoric of Religious Interest Groups,” Politics and Religion, Vol. 4, No. 2, (2011): 312-337.
Kate Knutson and Mikka McCracken (’09), “Sharing the Faith: How Religious Interest Groups Build Media Strategies,” The Journal of Communication and Religion, Vol 34, No 2 (November 2011): 157-180.
Kate Knutson, “Religion and Public Policy,” Chapter in Religion and Politics: Classic and Contemporary Perspectives, Amy E. Black, Douglas L. Koopman and Larycia Hawkins (Eds.), New York: Pearson Longman, 2011.
Jill Locke, “Freeing the Secret: Feminism and the Politics of Confession,” Valerie J. Hoffman Lecture Series, Union College, January 2011
Jill Locke, “Rousseau, The Misfit’s Hero,” SUNY Political Theory Colloquium, January 2011 (also presented at the University of Minnesota Political Theory Colloquium, March 2011)
Jill Locke, Elected to serve a three-year term on the Executive Council of the Midwest Political Science Association (2010-2013).
Kate Knutson and Jackie Schwerm (’11), Awarded a Presidential Faculty-Student Collaboration Grant from Gustavus Adolphus College, Summer 2010.
Mimi Gerstbauer, “The Whole Story of NGO Mandate Change: The Peacebuilding Work of World Vision, Catholic Relief Services, and Mennonite Central Committee,” Nonprofit and Government Sector Quarterly 2010
Jill Locke, “Aristocratic Mourning: Tocqueville, John Quincy Adams, and the Affairs of Andrew Jackson” and “To Tocqueville and Beyond” Book chapters in Feminist Interpretations of Alexis de Tocqueville (Pennsylvania State University Press, 2009) Edited by Jill Locke and Eileen Hunt Botting
Chris Gilbert and Paul Djupe (’93), The Political Influence of Churches (Cambridge University Press, 2009).
Mimi Gerstbauer, "Transnational Peace Building: Bringing Salt and Light to Columbia and the USA," Development in Practice, 2009.
Jill Locke, Feminist Interpretations of Alexis de Tocqueville. (Pennsylvania State University Press, 2008).
jensenJill Locke, “Shame and the Future of Feminism,” Hypatia (Special Issue: Feminist Theory and Democratic Thought) Volume 22, No. 4 (2007)
Chris Gilbert and Paul Djupe ('93), The Resourceful Believer: Generating Civic Skills in Church," The Journal of Politics (2006).
Chris Gilbert and Paul Djupe ('93), The Prophetic Pulpit: Clergy, Churches, and Communities in American Politics (Rowman & Littlefield, 2003).