Division 33: Religion and Politics

(Paper) Competing Authorities in a Fragmented State: Experimental Evidence from Syria - Alexandra Domike Blackman, Cornell University; Prisca Jöst, Cornell University; Ellen M. Lust, University of Gothenburg

(Paper) How State-Building Sparks New Religious Movements: Evidence from China - Ling "Kenny" Miao, University of Texas at Austin

(Paper) The Cleric’s Dilemma: Contentious Politics and Religious Authority in Autocracy - Mostafa El Sharkawy, University of Michigan

(Paper) From Cooptation to Traditionalism: Autocratic Responses to Religious Actors - Marika Olijar, University of Wisconsin-Madison

(Paper) Religious Leaders and Distributive Politics in Postwar Italy - Massimo Troncone, NYU

Elizabeth S. Sperber University of Denver

Richard Nielsen MIT

Gwyneth McClendon New York University