Allyson Shortle
@shortle.bsky.social
OU Prof & Director of Grad Studies, Political Science; Community engagement+ experiments lab (CEEL); co-author of The Everyday Crusade: Christian Nationalism in American Politics (2022, Cambridge Uni Press).
This weekend, my friends and colleagues @hollybfletcher.bsky.social @shortle.bsky.social and @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com are running the very first For Good Conference in my absence. I’m deeply fortunate to have these wonderful people as friends and partners in the fight for democracy.
I’m unable to be at this conference I helped put together, but I am thrilled at the lineup and ideas people can come enjoy for FREE @hollybfletcher.bsky.social @shortle.bsky.social and @adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com will be running the panels, and it should be an excellent time
Tom Schaller@schaller67.bsky.social · 3mo agoIf you live in or near Charlottesville I’ll be on a panel at the Pulaski Institution’s “For Good” conference along with @jamellebouie.net tmmrw morning, May8, at 10am at UVA’s St. Paul Memorial Church. (free, but registration required) www.pulaskiinstitution.org/events/for-g...
Hittin' the road w/ @vsansone.bsky.social, Laken DeBoard, @drandrewk.bsky.social, & the @arrc.bsky.social team to hold rural community listening tours. If you live in WV, KS, MT, or PA, we may be coming to your community soon! Read more about the Rural Talent Labs project here: 👉 ruraltalentlabs.org
Developing Rural Talent | Rural Talent Lab
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Come to Charlottesville this May for a weekend about liberalism, ethics, civic virtue, and public religion. Feat @jamellebouie.net, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social, @sarahposner.bsky.social, @sjshancoxli.liberalcurrents.com, @shortle.bsky.social and more! www.pulaskiinstitution.org/events/for-g...
For Good Conference — The Pulaski Institution
The For Good Conference is a weekend dedicated to the intersection of liberalism and what it means to live a good life. Speakers and panelists will discuss questions around public ethics, religion, c...
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Oklahoma, I'm coming to see you! Come see me 🙂 Each event is unique so come to as many as you like. Please note, you MUST get a ticket to the Sally's List event. See the Facebook event page for details. @shortle.bsky.social @aselrod.bsky.social
My latest in the @theguardian.com on how the Trump admins latest immigrant visa ban takes us back to the racial quotas abolished in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Racial quotas for immigration are back | Heba Gowayed
The Trump administration’s immigration policies hearken back to the racist 1924 Immigration Act, meant to whiten the US
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Happy to share my new co-authored pub in @bmc.springernature.com BMC Public Health (w/ an amazing team of medical researchers) "Mental Health and beliefs about abortion access following changes to reproductive healthcare laws in 2022: findings from Oklahoma": pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Mental health and beliefs about abortion access following changes to reproductive healthcare laws in 2022: findings from Oklahoma
A secondary analysis of cross-sectional survey data was conducted to characterize beliefs about abortion access in Oklahoma, measure stress associated with the overturn of Roe vs. Wade (2022), and evaluate the potential relationship between post-Roe ...
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An interesting project that seeks a new set of liberal answers to the social disintegration that MAGA keeps using as their excuse to purge immigrants:
Alan Elrod@aselrod.bsky.social · 7mo ago2026 is the year we level up The Pulaski Institution in our mission to promote democracy in the heartlands. I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever. Won’t you join us? www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
2026 is the year we level up The Pulaski Institution in our mission to promote democracy in the heartlands. I’m so proud of what we’ve done so far on an almost non-existent budget, and I know we have a unique vision that is more relevant than ever. Won’t you join us? www.zeffy.com/en-US/donati...
Happy to share my discussion with France 24's Francois Picard, NYU Law's Andrew Weissmann, and Republican strategist Dan Hazelwood ‘Trump’s Achilles heel’: US president under fire over handling of Epstein files - The Debate share.google/Xut6ZbtYmG0P...
The Debate - ‘Trump’s Achilles heel’: US president under fire over handling of Epstein files
Ever since he first ran for president in 2015, Donald Trump has claimed that to “drain the swamp”, America needs a leader who knows where “the bodies are buried” in the corrupt circles of Wall Street…
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Hold onto your hats! Just kicked off the RTL @ruraltalentlabs.bsky.social w. @arrc.bsky.social @drandrewk.bsky.social @proftyson.bsky.social @tycmcnamee.bsky.social Ready to hit the road to conduct community listening tours across the country. As always, I'm here to hear. #RuralTalent #ListenUp
Discussing religion and democracy with @hollybfletcher.bsky.social at a @pulaskiinstitution.bsky.social event was truly a joy. Did I take two pieces of art off her hands? You betcha. Will I drag her to OU to discuss her new book? Obviously. Stay tuned!
Holly Berkley Fletcher@hollybfletcher.bsky.social · 10mo agoGreat time in AR and OK w/ many wonderful old & new friends. Thanks to @aselrod.bsky.social for putting together a great @pulaskiinstitution.bsky.social summit + book event for me. I loved meeting @shortle.bsky.social, an incredible scholar whose work has practical application to support democracy.
We're putting on our second Pulaski Institution Summit this October 4, feat. speakers like @jesspish.bsky.social, @mcpli.bsky.social, @kjephd.bsky.social, @hollybfletcher.bsky.social, @shortle.bsky.social, and more! We’re really grateful our speakers donate their time and expertise to do this!
Christian nationalism! Experiments! Local! For my spotlight with @mrfisherjr.bsky.social, we test the effect of CN rhetoric and race on mobilization and decision-making in local elections, w. a @prri.org-funded experiment: prri.org/spotlight/ho... Spoiler: CN talk hurts candidates for local office.
How Christian Nationalist Rhetoric Can Influence Elections Across Race
Allyson Shortle, Ph.D., is an associate professor and director of graduate studies in political science at the University of Oklahoma and a 2024-2025 PRRI Public Fellow. Michael R. Fisher Jr., Ph.D.
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Important Q for political scientists: Who out there ever played the clarinet? @asdurso.bsky.social and I are interested! Thanks in advance! 😀
Amanda Sahar d’Urso@asdurso.bsky.social · 12mo agoHow many of yall played clarinet in hs?? We’re trying to see something @shortle.bsky.social 🤣
Excited to kick off a 4-yr #Ascendium project with @arrc.bsky.social's research team @tycmcnamee.bsky.social, @alisahicklinfryar.bsky.social, Laken DeBoard, @vsansone.bsky.social, @drandrewk.bsky.social, examining rural higher ed & workforce dev in 5 states! www.regionalcolleges.org/project/rura...
TOMORROW at 1 pm ET - Join the Red River Revelry! Listen, watch, and enjoy the OU/Texas @prri.org webinar discussion of Christian nationalism and American patriotism - featuring @profsamperry.bsky.social, @melissadeckman.bsky.social, Eric McDaniel, and me! 🇺🇸
PRRI@prri.org · last yr.Next week - Hear from Christian nationalism experts @profsamperry.bsky.social, @shortle.bsky.social, and Eric L. McDaniel, Ph.D., along with PRRI CEO @melissadeckman.bsky.social at our next webinar. 🗓️ Tuesday, July 8 at 1:00 PM Eastern. Reserve your spot: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
I am so excited to kick off the summer by reading Maraam Dwidar 's Power to the Partners. I know I'm not supposed to judge a book by its cover, but it's gorgeous!
I was happy to visit OETA to discuss what's at stake in the Supreme Court's St. Isadore v Drummond case. Thank you to @prri.org, whose data I mention to highlight the tension this outcome could have with popular opinion on religion's role in government and education. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebuZ...
Supreme Court Considers Landmark Case on First Publicly Funded Catholic Charter School
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Just out at @poqjournal.bsky.social. Why is it critical to consider race when discussing Christian nationalism? Because it often works differently for White & minoritized adults, often corresponding to racial in-group interests & identities. It's not *always* reactionary IOW. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
Thanks @iansociologo.bsky.social! Will reach out to you with an invite to the next one - stay tuned!
Ian Carrillo@iansociologo.bsky.social · last yr.Attended this great event last night. A packed house to hear a discussion and have a conversation on how to fortify democracy in Oklahoma. Thanks to @shortle.bsky.social and @aselrod.bsky.social for organizing and contributing!
Thanks @mhayes.bsky.social!
Diana O'Brien@dzobrien.bsky.social · last yr.Today is MARGIE @ WashU! Thank you to @mhayes.bsky.social for hosting the Mid-American Conference for Race, Gender, Immigration and Ethnicity Politics Conference w/ great talks from Marques Zarate, @shortle.bsky.social, @angietorres.bsky.social, Allison Anoll & @mjstrawbridge.bsky.social!
I am excited to share a new collab led by @arrc.bsky.social to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years! Thanks to @drandrewk.bsky.social for including me in this great initiative in collab w @sheeoed.bsky.social and HCM to strengthen America's rural communities!
Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges@arrc.bsky.social · last yr.We are excited to share that ARRC has secured a $7.25 million grant from Ascendium Education Group to launch the Rural Talent Development & Attraction Lab over the next 4 years under the leadership of @drandrewk.bsky.social & in collaboration w/ @sheeoed.bsky.social.bsky.social and HCM Strategists.
Among other findings: • 67% of Americans now support same-sex marriage, up from 54% in 2014 • Democratic support has risen to 83%—an 18-point increase since 2014 • Half of Republicans (50%) now support same-sex marriage, a notable shift from 35% a decade ago More: www.prri.org/research/lgb...
LGBTQ Rights Across All 50 States: Key Insights from PRRI’s 2024 American Values Atlas | PRRI
A national survey released by PRRI that profiles LGBTQ Americans and tracks Americans’ views on LGBTQ rights across all 50 states and the District of Columbia, based on interviews with more than 22,00...
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Opinion Today@opiniontoday.bsky.social · last yr.LGBTQ Rights Across All 50 States: Key Insights from PRRI’s American Values Atlas. (@prripoll.bsky.social) More, via Opinion Today: opiniontoday.substack.com/p/250305-top...
"PRRI data does not paint a portrait of American young men suddenly becoming more pious in recent years... Instead, it is American Gen Z women who have moved religiously." New op-ed from @melissadeckman.bsky.social in @religionnews.com.web.brid.gy: religionnews.com/2025/03/07/t...
The real Gen Z religion story is about women
(RNS) — On most indicators, Gen Z men’s religious behavior has largely stayed the same in the past decade. Instead, it is Gen Z women who have moved religiously.
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NEW from PRRI: Based on interviews with more than 22,000 adults throughout 2024, PRRI finds a strong correlation between support for Christian nationalism and voting for Trump in 2024. Overall, three in ten Americans qualify as Christian nationalism Adherents (10%) or Sympathizers (20%).
