Douglas Page
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Email: douglas.page.sc@gmail.com OR dpage@gettysburg.edu
Academic Appointments and Education
Gettysburg College, Assistant Professor of Political Science, August 2021 -
Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, August 2016 - July 2021
High Point University, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, January 2016 - May 2016
Ph.D., Political Science, University of South Carolina, August 2016
Major field: Comparative Politics, Minor field: American Politics
Dissertation: How the European Union’s Criteria for Membership Move Public Opinion
Research interests: European Politics, Gender & Sexuality, Conflict & Peacekeeping
B.A., cum laude, Vanderbilt University, May 2010
Major: Political Science, Minor: African American and Diaspora Studies
Publications
Replication Materials (Harvard Dataverse)
“War, Social Preferences, and Anti-Outgroup Behavior: Experimental Evidence from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine” (with Samuel Whitt) Online First at Journal of Peace Research
“Anti-LGBTIQ rhetoric and electoral outcomes under the shadow of war: Evidence from Poland's 2023 parliamentary election” (with Phillip Ayoub and Samuel Whitt) Online First at European Journal of Political Research
“War-related victimization and social distance toward others: Evidence following Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine” (with Samuel Whitt) Online First at Cooperation and Conflict
“Countering International Backlash by Discrediting the Messengers: Reputational Chaining and LGBT+ Rights in Bosnia” (with Phillip Ayoub and Samuel Whitt) Online First at Political Research Quarterly
“Legacies of Past and Present Violence: Evidence from Mosul, Iraq” (with Samuel Whitt and Vera Mironova) Online First at Journal of Conflict Resolution
“Does Pro-Gay Messaging from a Celebrity Athlete Work in Conservative Contexts? Evidence from the Republic of Georgia” (with Vera Mironova and Samuel Whitt) Politics, Groups, and Identities, 13(1): 220-228 (2025)
“Civil War Settlements, Perceived Agreement Fairness, and Trust in Political Authorities: Investigating the Influence of Power Sharing on Public Opinion in Divided Societies” (with Caroline Hartzell and Matthew Hoddie) Journal of Conflict Resolution, 68(7-8): 1552-1579 (2024)
“Theorizing Potential Downstream Cultural Consequences of LGBT+ Activism” (with Phillip Ayoub and Samuel Whitt) Social Forces, 102(3): 1180-1199. (2024) Recipient of the 2024 Best Article Prize from the Council of European Studies' Gender and Sexuality Network
“The Impact of U.S.-Russia Contestation over Gay Rights on Social Tolerance: Evidence from the Republic of Georgia” (with Vera Mironova and Samuel Whitt) Online First at International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 35(4) (2023)
“When do opponents of LGBT human rights mobilize in Europe? Explaining political participation in times of populism” (with Phillip Ayoub) In Populism and Human Rights in a Turbulent Era, pp. 44-67. Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023.
“Revisiting the Lavender Vote” (with Taylor Paulin) Electoral Studies, Volume 80
“The domestic impact of international shaming” (with Faradj Koliev and Jonas Tallberg) Public Opinion Quarterly, 86(3): 748-761. (2022)
“Reassessing the relationship between homophobia and political participation” (with Phillip Ayoub, Catharine Arranz, Matthew Montes, and Taylor Paulin) European Journal of Political Research, 61(4): 1165-1178 (2022)
“Blurring lines of responsibility: How institutional context affects citizen biases regarding policy problems” (with Ridvan Peshkopia) Political Studies Review, 20(1): 148-157 (2022)
“Pride amid prejudice: The influence of LGBT+ rights activism in a socially conservative society” (with Phillip Ayoub and Samuel Whitt) American Political Science Review, 115(2): 467-485. (2021) See related pieces at the WashPo’s Monkey Cage, Mobilizing Ideas, and the Medium’s 3Streams
“When do opponents of gay rights mobilize? Explaining political participation in times of backlash against liberalism” (with Phillip Ayoub) Political Research Quarterly, 73(3): 696-713. (2020)
“Coming out and political attitudes among sexual minorities” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics (2020)
“Confronting wartime sexual violence: Public support for survivors in Bosnia” (with Samuel Whitt) Journal of Conflict Resolution, 64(4): 674-702. (2020)
“Beyond keeping the peace: Can peacekeepers reduce ethnic divisions after violence?” (with Samuel Whitt) Political Behavior, 42(2): 213-238. (2020)
“Europe’s LGBT movement” Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics (2019)
“When does sexuality-based discrimination motivate political participation?”, Political Psychology, 39(5): 1013-1030. (2018) Included in the International Society of Political Psychology's 2019 virtual issue on citizen empowerment
“When do voters support the European Union’s involvement in gay rights?”, Political Behavior, 40(1): 103-126. (2018) Recipient of the 2017 Cynthia Weber Best Paper Award from the Sexuality and Politics section of the American Political Science Association
“How the criteria for joining the European Union affect public opinion: The case of equal pay between women and men in Bosnia and Herzegovina”, Journal of Common Market Studies, 56(2): 230-246. (2018) London School of Economics’ EUROPP blog
“How voters hold the European People’s Party accountable in European Parliament elections”, Journal of European Integration, 38(6): 671-685. (2016)
Fellowships and Awards
2019 Research and Professional Development Grant, “When Does Discrimination Mobilize Voters?”, Gettysburg College, $3500 (with Patturaja Selvaraj)
2019 Research and Professional Development Grant, “Sarajevo Gay Pride”, Gettysburg College, $1250
2018 Research and Professional Development Grant, “Confronting Wartime Sexual Violence”, Gettysburg College, $1250
2015 Russell J. and Dorothy S. Bilinski Fellowship, $25000
2010 – 2014 University of South Carolina Presidential Doctoral Fellow, $16000
2013 West Forum Dissertation Fellowship Award, $1500
Teaching
Teaching Interests
Comparative Politics
Political Behavior
Gender & Sexuality
Conflict Resolution & Peacekeeping
European Politics
Political Science Research Methods
Prepared Courses:
Comparative Politics Capstone
Politics of Sexuality
Controversies in the Politics of Europe
Introduction to the European Union
Political Science Research Methods
Introduction to Comparative Politics
American Politics
The Politics of National and International Courts
Presentations and Working Papers
Recent Presentations
2025 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting: “How Regulating Homosexuality Constructed Male Citizenship”
2024 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting: “Let’s Talk about It: Mid-Atlantic Dialogue and Expression Survey” (with Shannon McQueen, Tracie Potts, and Daniel Mallinson)
2023 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting: “Conflict-Related Victimization and Parochial Responses to Violence in Ukraine” (with Samuel Whitt); “Citizens’ Perspectives on Inclusive Peace Processes: Experimental Evidence from Nepal” (with Caroline Hartzell)
2022 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting: “Is Happiness Polarizing Voters? Green and Far Right Voting in Western Europe” (with Noah Albanese)
2021 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting: “When are Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Citizens More Liberal and Participatory?” (with Taylor Paulin)
2021 United States Embassy to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s celebration of the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia, hosted by Ambassador Eric Nelson: “Pride amid Prejudice: The Influence of LGBT+ Rights Activism in a Socially Conservative Society” (presented with Phillip Ayoub)
2020 American Political Science Association Annual Meeting and 2019 Peace Science Society Annual Meeting: “Perceptions of Fairness in Civil War Settlements and Support for Peace: Evidence from Mindanao” (with Caroline Hartzell and Matthew Hoddie)
Working Papers
“Gender, Social Norms, and Underreporting of Sexual Violence in Liberal and Conservative Societies: Evidence from Sweden and Bosnia” (with Faradj Koliev, Jonas Tallberg, and Samuel Whitt)
“When Does Discrimination Mobilize Voters? Caste and Political Participation in India” (with Patturaja Selvaraj)
“How Peace Settlements Can Shape Citizens’ Trust in National Governments: Power-sharing Measures and Perceptions of Peace Agreement ‘Fairness’” (with Caroline Hartzell and Matthew Hoddie)
“Wartime Sexual Violence and Support for Survivors: Evidence from Rohingya Refugee Camps in Bangladesh” (with Vera Mironova and Samuel Whitt)
“How Modernity ‘Went Medieval’: The Political Origins of Homophobia and Citizenship”
Can the ‘Carrot on the Stick’ Work? The European Union’s Mission to Export Human Rights (book project with Ridvan Peshkopia)
External Training
“Facilitating Conversations about Difficult Topics in the College Classroom” (2019) with Tolulope Noah
Annual New Faculty Workshop, the Central Pennsylvania Consortium (2019): “Best Practices for College Teaching: Lessons from the CPC Teaching Center Directors and from Award-winning Teachers”
“Supporting Neurodiversity in the Classroom: Students with Mental Health Disorders and Autism Spectrum Disorder” (2019) with Jen Cole & Kathy Delaney
Annual New Faculty Workshop, the Central Pennsylvania Consortium (2018): “Finding Your Voice and Helping Students Find Theirs in the Classroom and on Campus” with McKinley Melton, Amy Dailey, Doug Edlin, Eva Copeland, Stephanie McNulty, and Doug Anthony
Annual New Faculty Workshop, the Central Pennsylvania Consortium (2017): “Small Teaching: Everyday Lessons from the Science of Learning” with James M. Lang
Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Language Summer School in Sarajevo (2014) with the Association for Language and Cultural Linguists
Summer Institute in Survey Research Techniques at the University of Michigan (2013): “Introduction to Survey Sampling” with Jim Lepkowski.
American Association for Public Opinion Research Webinar (2012): Population-Based Survey Experiments: How to do them and what they're good for with Diana Mutz.
Professional Service
Conference Section Head: LGBT Politics, Midwest Political Science Association 2025 annual conference
Reviewer
American Political Science Review
American Sociological Review
American Journal of Political Science
Journal of Politics
Comparative Political Studies
Comparative Politics
International Studies Quarterly
International Journal of Public Opinion Research
Democratization
Political Research Quarterly
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Policy Sciences
Conflict Management and Peace Science
Journal of Peace Research
European Journal of Political Research
Electoral Studies
Applied Economics
European Journal of Politics and Gender
Gender, Place and Culture
Sexuality Research and Public Policy
Journal of Homosexuality
Urban Governance
PS: Political Science & Politics
Research & Politics
Government and Opposition
South European Society and Politics
European Union Politics
Politics & Gender
Political Behavior
European Journal of Politics and Gender
European Political Science Review
2019-2020 Kenneth Sherrill Prize Committee member, award for the best dissertation proposal in LGBT politics for the American Political Science Association
Discussant
2015 International Studies Association Annual Conference
2018 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Conference
2022 American Political Science Association Annual Conference
Advisor
International Affairs Program Advisor
College Democrats
Pi Sigma Alpha Chapter Advisor (Fall 2023)
Professional Affiliations
American Political Science Association, International Studies Association
Midwest Political Science Association, Southern Political Science Association
References
Dr. Robert Cox, University of South Carolina, Department of Political Science, COXRH@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. David Darmofal, University of South Carolina, Department of Political Science, darmofal@gmail.com
Dr. Tawanda Greer-Medley, Southern Illinois University, Department of Psychology, tmgreer@siu.edu
Dr. Timothy Peterson, University of South Carolina, Department of Political Science, TPETERSO@mailbox.sc.edu
Dr. Samuel Whitt, High Point University, Department of Political Science, swhitt@highpoint.edu
Dr. Caroline Hartzell, Gettysburg College Department of Political Science, chartzel@gettysburg.edu
Dr. Bruce Larson, Gettysburg College Department of Political Science, blarson@gettysburg.edu