Richard Davis
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma mater
Academic work
InstitutionsBrigham Young University

Richard Davis is a professor and author. He is a professor emeritus at Brigham Young University. He is the author of several books and articles in American politics, including Web of Politics, Electing Justice, Supreme Democracy, and Campaigning Online.

Biography

Davis graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in Political Science and then completed a Master's in Mass Communication from BYU as well. He went on to Syracuse University where he earned another Master's and his Ph.D., both in political science.

He was the founding director of the Office of Civic Engagement Leadership at Brigham Young University.[1] He co-founded the Civic Engagement Section of the American Political Science Association. He also was a co-founder of the Utah Debate Commission.[2] He also co-founded the United Utah Party, a centrist state party in Utah.[3]

Works

  • Beyond the Ivory Tower: The Case for Civically Engaged Political Scientists (Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2023)
  • Electoral Campaigns, Media, and the New World of Digital Politics (Ann Arbor, MI: University of Michigan Press, 2022) Edited volume with David Taras[4]
  • Beyond Donkeys and Elephants: Minor Political Parties in Contemporary American Politics, (Lawrence, KS: University of Kansas Press, 2020) Edited Volume[5]
  • Power Shift? Political Leadership and Social Media (New York: Routledge, 2020) Edited volume with David Taras
  • Supreme Democracy: The End of Elitism in Supreme Court Nominations (New York: Oxford University Press, 2017)[6][7]
  • Justices and Journalists: The Global Perspective (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2017) Edited volume with David Taras[8][9]
  • Twitter and Elections around the World (New York: Routledge, 2017) Edited volume with Christina Holtz-Bacha and Marion Just.[10]
  • Covering the Court in the Digital Age (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2014) Edited volume.
  • Justices and Journalists (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011)[11][12][13]
  • Typing Politics (New York: Oxford University Press, 2009)[14][15]
  • Making a Difference: A Comparative View of the Role of the Internet in Election Politics (Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2008) Edited volume with Diana Owen, Stephen Ward, and David Taras
  • Electing Justice (New York: Oxford University Press, 2005)[16][17][18]
  • Campaigning Online (New York: Oxford University Press, 2003) With Bruce Bimber
  • The Press and American Politics: The New Mediator (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2000)
  • The Web of Politics(New York: Oxford University Press, 1999)[19]
  • New Media and American Politics (New York: Oxford University Press, 1998) With Diana Owen[20]
  • Decisions and Images (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1994)
  • Politics and the Media (Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1994) Edited Volume

Trade Books

  • Spiritual Gems from the Imitation of Christ, (Totowa, NJ: Catholic Book Publishing, 2016)
  • The Liberal Soul: Applying the Gospel of Jesus Christ to Politics (Sandy, UT: Greg Kofford Books, 2014)[21]
  • Fathers and Sons: Lessons from the Scriptures (Springville, UT: Cedar Fort Publishing, 2005)

References

  1. ↑ "Professor Davis' BYU website".
  2. ↑ "Richard Davis Biography". State Debate Coalition.
  3. ↑ Richardson, Holly (2 January 2021). "United Utah Party announces new leadership". Utah Policy.
  4. ↑ Publishers Website. Michigan Publishing.
  5. ↑ Tamas, Bernard (March 2021). "Beyond Donkeys and Elephants: Minor Political Parties in Contemporary American Politics. Edited by Richard Davis. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas. 296p. 24.95 paper". Perspectives on Politics. 19 (1): 286–288. doi:10.1017/S1537592720003795. ISSN 1537-5927. S2CID 233847746.
  6. ↑ Filbin, Thomas. "Book Review: Supreme Democracy? How Supreme Court Justices are Chosen - The Arts Fuse". The Arts Fuse.
  7. ↑ Cash, Jordan (1 June 2018). "Supreme Democracy: The End of Elitism in Supreme Court Nominations, by Richard Davis". American Political Thought. 7 (3): 529–532. doi:10.1086/698508. ISSN 2161-1580. S2CID 158116848.
  8. ↑ Jones, Richard (2018). "Book Review: Justices and Journalists: The Global Perspective by Richard Davis (ed.) and David Taras (ed.)". Entertainment Law Review. 29 (8): 271–272. ISSN 0959-3799.
  9. ↑ Rae, Maria (March 2018). "Justices and Journalists: The Global Perspective. By RichardDavis and DavidTaras. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2017". Law & Society Review. 52 (1): 284–285. doi:10.1111/lasr.12321.
  10. ↑ "TWITTER AND ELECTIONS AROUND THE WORLD: CAMPAIGNING IN 140 CHARACTERS OR LESS - ProQuest" (PDF). Medijske Studije.
  11. ↑ Mathewson, Joe (1 July 2011). "Justices and Journalists: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Media by Richard Davis Cambridge and New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011, 199 Pp". American Journalism. 28 (3): 134–136. doi:10.1080/08821127.2011.10677792. ISSN 0882-1127. S2CID 161502039.
  12. ↑ Towner, Terri L. (1 January 2012). "Justices and Journalists: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Media, by Richard Davis". Political Communication. 29 (1): 106–109. doi:10.1080/10584609.2012.641786. ISSN 1058-4609. S2CID 142684169.
  13. ↑ Pacelle, Richard L. (June 2012). "Justices and Journalists: The U.S. Supreme Court and the Media. By Richard Davis. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2011. 264p. $90.00 cloth, $28.99 paper". Perspectives on Politics. 10 (2): 498–499. doi:10.1017/S1537592712000564. ISSN 1541-0986. S2CID 147266142.
  14. ↑ Worcester, Kent (2010). "LESS REVOLUTIONARY THAN IT SEEMS - Richard Davis: Typing Politics: The Role of Blogs in American Politics (Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 2009. Pp. 198. 22.95, paper.)". The Review of Politics. 72 (1): 175–178. doi:10.1017/S0034670509991136. ISSN 1748-6858. S2CID 233341174.
  15. ↑ Margolis, Michael (14 May 2010). "Typing Politics: The Role of Blogs in American Politics, by Richard Davis". Political Communication. 27 (2): 218–221. doi:10.1080/10584601003711593. ISSN 1058-4609. S2CID 141992986.
  16. ↑ Stephenson, Donald Grier (1 March 2006). "Electing Justice: Fixing the Supreme Court Nomination Process by Richard Davis". Political Science Quarterly. 121 (1): 141–142. doi:10.1002/j.1538-165X.2006.tb00568.x.
  17. ↑ Althouse, Ann (3 July 2005). "'Electing Justice': The People's Court". The New York Times.
  18. ↑ Renstrom, Peter G. (June 2006). "Electing Justice: Fixing the Supreme Court Nominating Process". Perspectives on Politics. 4 (2): 380–381. doi:10.1017/S1537592706360276. ISSN 1541-0986. S2CID 145059799.
  19. ↑ Newhagen, John E. (2000). "Richard Davis, The Web of Politics: The Internet's Impact on the American Political System". Public Opinion Quarterly. 64 (3): 361–364. doi:10.1086/317996.
  20. ↑ Dutton, William H. (December 1999). "New Media and American Politics. By Richard Davis and Diana Owen. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. 304p. 19.95 paper". American Political Science Review. 93 (4): 973–974. doi:10.2307/2586149. ISSN 0003-0554. JSTOR 2586149. S2CID 148439906.
  21. ↑ Schwarze, Karen (22 February 2015). "Book review: 'The Liberal Soul' addresses political ideology in LDS culture". Deseret News.
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