Redding, Kent
Associate Professor and Department Chair
Sociology
Fall Semester Office Hours:
TBD and by appointment
Education
PhD, Univ. of North Carolina–Chapel Hill
BA, University of Michigan
Areas of Specialization
Political Sociology; Comparative/Historical; Social Movements; Race and Ethnic Conflict; Religion
Teaching
Spring 2019
SOCIOL 101-002: Introduction to Sociology
SOCIOL 794-001: The Teaching of Undergraduate Sociology
Fall 2018
SOCIOL 101-002: Introduction to Sociology
SOCIOL 343-001: Collective Behavior
Summer 2019
SOCIOL 375-001: History of Sociological Theory
Selected Publications
Redding, K., Barwis, P. J., & Summers, N. (2010, January (1st Quarter/Winter)). Elections and Voting. Leicht, K. T., & Jenkins, J. C. (Eds.). Handbook of Politics: State and Society in Global Perspective, 493-518. Spring Science & Business Media LLC.
Redding, K., James, D. R., & Klugman, J. (2005). The Politics of Racial Policy. Janoski, T., Alford, R., Hicks, A. M., & Schwartz, M. (Eds.). The Handbook of Political Sociology: States, Civil Societies, and Globalization. Cambridge University Press.
James, D. R., & Redding, K. (2005). Theories of Race and State. Janoski, T., Alford, R. R., Hicks, A. M., & Schwartz, M. A. (Eds.). The Handbook of Political Sociology States, Civil Societies, and Globalization. Cambridge University Press.
Redding, K. (2003). Making Race, Making Power: North Carolina's Road to Disfranchisement. University of Illinois Press.
Redding, K. T., & James, D. R. (2001). Estimating Levels and Modeling Determinants of Black and White Voter Turnout in the South: 1880 to 1912. Historical Methods, 34(4), 141-158.
Redding, K., & Viterna, J. S. (1999). Political Demands, Political Opportunities: Explaining the Differential Success of Left-Libertarian Parties. Social Forces, 78(2), 491-510.