David E. Campbell (political scientist)

For other people with the same name, see David E. Campbell (disambiguation).

David Edward Campbell (born November 29, 1971) is an author and is the John Cardinal O'Hara, C.S.C. Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame and the founding director of the Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy. Campbell is Canadian.

Politics and religion

Campbell writes extensively about politics, religion, and Mormonism and is often quoted in the media on these topics. He co-authored the book Mormons and American Politics with Quin Monson and John C. Green.

Personal life

Campbell was born in Canada and received a BA from Brigham Young University and an MA and PhD from Harvard University. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

Books

• Seeking the Promised Land: Mormons and American Politics (with John C. Green and J. Quin Monson) Cambridge University Press, 2014. ISBN 978-1107662674
• American Grace: How Religion Divides and Unites Us (with Robert D. Putnam) Simon & Schuster, 2010. ISBN 978-1416566717

2011 Woodrow Wilson Foundation Book Award

• Why We Vote: How Schools and Communities Shape Our Civic Life Princeton University Press, 2008. ISBN 978-0691138299

Edited volumes:

• Making Civics Count: Citizenship Education for a New Generation (with Meira Levinson, and Frederick M. Hess) Harvard Education Press, 2012. ISBN 9781612504766
• A Matter of Faith: Religion in the 2004 Presidential Election Brookings Institution Press, 2007. ISBN 9780815713296
• Charters, Vouchers, and Public Education (with Paul E. Peterson) Brookings Institution Press, 2001. ISBN 9780815798248

External links

• Notre Dame University Profile
• Mormonism and Politics: Historical and Contemporary Issues
• American Grace Official Website