Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI)

Read #PRRIPublicFellow Dara Coleby Delgado, PhD's?explanation of?what recent presidential endorsements and organizing efforts reveal about the changing nature of Black Pentecostal political engagement, supplemented by findings from original, collaborative research conducted by 2023-2024 Public Fellows ??

Thanks for helping share our interactive, online map, Andrew Whitehead! PRRI's #AmericanValuesAtlas features lots of interesting data for researchers, reporters, and the general public to explore ??

??? Important upcoming event from Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) and The Brookings Institution! Join us online or in-person to learn about the findings of the?15th Annual American Values Survey?on Wednesday, October 16.? Register here: https://lnkd.in/eRmbv4E3

Delighted to have my work featured in Jessica Grose's terrific new piece in the NY Times on Gen Z men and their support for women's equality. Check it out! https://lnkd.in/eyzauvMz

"A lot of things have changed in the last 4 years. We suddenly have more Gen Z voters in the electorate; estimates are suggesting up to 8 million more voters are going to be eligible to vote. So, I think she could have a very influential impact on some of those voters, especially among young women." - Melissa Deckman, Ph.D. on NBC News Watch more: https://lnkd.in/ef8TEzH5

Did you catch PRRI CEO Melissa Deckman, Ph.D. talking about her new book, The Politics of Gen Z, on PBS News Weekend? “We find among Gen Z, especially Gen Z women, they care passionately about climate change, about gender equality, and also about preventing gun violence. Those are things that have really galvanized them in waves to march in the streets, to form their own organizations, and to lobby elected officials…” Watch the segment: https://lnkd.in/eQ6HBtR3 #USPolitics #Voters #GenerationZ #2024Election

"In contrast to his vacillation on abortion, Trump’s rallies are filled with evocations of an idealized ethno-religious state that are articulate, energetic, and consistent. His nostalgic diatribes about reclaiming a lost white Christian past fueled his rise to presidential power, and he has continued this strategy in 2024." Just published at TIME: An excerpt from the new Afterword of PRRI President and Founder Robert P. Jones' New York Times bestseller, The Hidden Roots of White Supremacy. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eu9cddjG

?? NEW: A PRRI survey of more than 5,000 Americans offers an in-depth analysis of public support for authoritarian ideologies and finds that support for authoritarian views is strongest among Republicans (particularly those who hold favorable views of former President Donald Trump), supporters of Christian nationalism, white evangelical Protestants, and weekly churchgoers. PRRI President and Founder?Robert P. Jones said, “Notably, while the vast majority of Americans reject the use of political violence, those who support authoritarianism are nearly twice as likely as the general public to support it." Using the Right-Wing Authoritarianism Scale (RWAS) and the Child-Rearing Authoritarian Scale (CRAS), two classic approaches to measure authoritarianism, PRRI finds that while most Americans do not hold highly authoritarian views, a substantial minority does:?43% of Americans score high on the RWAS, while 41% score high on the CRAS. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e9eHJ3gW #research #publicopinion #polling #uspolitics #2024election

We’re delighted to introduce the members of the 2024-2025 #PRRIPublicFellows cohort! Meet 15 public scholars from universities across the United States who are conducting innovative research at the intersection of religion, culture, and politics. As the fourth class of fellows under our Religion and Renewing Democracy Initiative supported by generous grants from Mellon Foundation & Henry Luce Foundation Inc, they will explore critical issues shaping the future, including the effect of religion and culture on LGBTQ rights, pluralism, racial justice, immigration, and for the first time, reproductive health and rights. Welcome 2024-2025 #PRRIPublicFellows: Lloyd Barba, Ph.D., Youssef Chouhoud, PhD, Risa Cromer, Ph.D., Dara Coleby Delgado, PhD, Chana Etengoff, PhD, Michael R. Fisher Jr., Ph.D., Seth Gaiters, Ph.D., Sergio González, Ph.D., Anita Huízar-Hernández, Ph.D., Ansley Quiros, Ph.D., Michal Raucher, Ph.D., Landon Schnabel, Ph.D., Allyson Shortle, Ph.D., Anne Whitesell, Ph.D., Joanna Wuest, Ph.D.

Happening today at 2:00 PM Eastern / 11:00 AM Pacific. We hope to see you there for this timely conversation! Register: https://lnkd.in/em5MgbnB