Brooklyn Evann Walker
About My Work
My research examines how deeply held moral and religious commitments shape democratic life. I study how sacralized identities and beliefs structure political attitudes, rights claims, and perceptions of threat. Across survey experiments, survey data, and original measurement development, I investigate how these belief systems influence support for democratic norms, civil liberties, and social equality.
A central focus of my work is understanding how identities develop and influence attitudes. I show that when political beliefs are framed as divinely ordained or sacred, they take on a different character than standard ideological preferences. These commitments can reshape how individuals evaluate democratic principles, gender roles, minority rights, and political conflict. Taken together, my research offers a framework for understanding how sacralized identity commitments are reshaping contemporary democratic politics.
Christian Nationalism as a Social Identity
Walker, B., Djupe, P.A., Sokhey, A.E., and Haider-Markel, D.
Public Opinion Quarterly
2026
Misc. Work
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