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Research areas:
Civil Society Civic Engagement and Volunteering
Cultural Policy and Arts Administration
Local Governance
Nonprofit Management and Philanthropy
Areas of Interest:
Civil Society
Voluntary Associations
Civic Engagement
Social Capital

Curriculum Vitae

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Education

  • Ph.D. in Sociology, Harvard University, 2009
  • M.A. in Sociology, Harvard University, 2005
  • B.A. in Sociology, University of Notre Dame, 2001

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  • V161: Urban Problems and Solutions
  • V181: US Policy and Administration
  • V482: Managing Risks and Hazards in the U.S. and European Union (O'Neill Summer in London course with John Graham)
  • V450: Certificate in Applied Research and Inquiry Colloquium
  • V482: Wars, Wealth, and Welfare: State-Building (O'Neill Summer in London course with Jennifer Brass)
  • V499: Honors Thesis
  • N523: Civil Society and Public Policy

Biography

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Matthew Baggetta is an expert on civil society and voluntary associations. His research interests include civil society and civic engagement, membership-based organizations, and social movements. Baggetta’s work focuses on the impacts of voluntary associations on their members and the broader impacts of associations and movements on society.

Baggetta has conducted studies of Sierra Club chapters, local community choirs, campus-based student groups, and large, urban associations. He has developed a new systematic social observation data collection tool for studying civic activity and is applying it in the Observing Civic Engagement Project. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Melos Institute, a think-tank focused on membership-based organizations and contributes to Mobilizing Ideas, an interdisciplinary blog focused on social movements.

Baggetta’s publication outlets include the American Sociological Review, American Journal of Sociology, Social Forces, Perspectives on Politics, Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, and Sociological Methods and Research. Baggetta joined IU and the O'Neill faculty in 2010 following a year as a Harvard College Fellow.



Highlights

  • Co-recipient of $10,000 Dugan Research Award for Philanthropic Impact, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations & Voluntary Action (ARNOVA) with Brad Fulton (2018)
  • Recipient of $290,000 in federal research grants from the Corporation for National and Community Service (2017-19)
  • Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, IU Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs (2015)
  • Recipient of $50,000 research grant, Spencer Foundation (2014)
  • Outstanding Academic Publication on Membership Organizations Award from N.C. State University's Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education and Engagement (2013)
  • Trustee's Teaching Award (2014, 2016)
  • Certificate of Teaching Excellence, Derek Bok Center for Teaching and Learning, Harvard University (2009, 2010)

In the News

  • "This is What Poll Watchers Can and Can’t Do in Indiana" - Indianapolis Star, October 13, 2020
  • "Indiana Has Rules on Who Can Watch the Polls" - WFIU/WTIU News Bloomington, October 8, 2020
  • "Voting Deadlines and Methods with Dr. Matthew Baggetta" - On Topic with IU, October 1, 2020
  • "Voting in the 2020 Election" - All IN, WFYI Indianapolis, August 27, 2020
  • "Running Political Campaigns and Election Expectations with Matthew Baggetta" - On Topic with IU, July 28, 2020
  • "How is the Pandemic Changing Indiana’s Elections?" - All IN, WFYI Indianapolis, May 5, 2020
  • "IU Professor Discusses COVID-19 Impact on Nonprofits, Religious Organizations" - Eyewitness News, WEHT Evansville, May 4, 2020

Selected Works

  • “Observing Civic Engagement: Using Systematic Social Observation to Study Civil Society Organization Convenings,” (with B. Fulton), VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations, (online first, 2021)
  • “Interpreting Unrest: How Violence Changes Public Opinions about Social Movements,” (with D. Myers), Social Movement Studies, (online first, 2021)
  • “Systematic Social Observation in the Study of Civic Activity,” (with D. Bredenkamp), Sociological Methods & Research, (online first, 2019)
  • “The Trouble With Types: A Partial Test of the Validity of Membership Association Content as a Proxy for Structure,” (with K.D. Madsen), Nonprofit & Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 48(2):334-359, (2019)
  • “Representative Bridging: Voluntary Associations’ Potential for Creating Bridging Ties in Demographically Diverse Urban Areas,”  Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 45 (1S):72S-94S, (2015)
  • “Context-based instruction: What traditional social science disciplines offer to nonprofit management”, (with J.N. Brass), Journal of Public Affairs Education. 20 (4), (2014)
  • “Leading associations: How individual characteristics and team dynamics generate committed leaders”,(with H. Han & K. Andrews), American Sociological Review. 78 (4), (2013) *Winner of the 2013 Outstanding Academic Publication on Membership Organizations Award by the Institute for Nonprofit Research, Education, and Engagement at North Carolina State University.
  • “Learning civic leadership: Leader skill development in the Sierra Club”, (with C. Lim, K. Andrews, M. Ganz, & H. Han), in Interest Group Politics (8th ed.) (Cigler, A. and Loomis, B. Eds.). Washington, D.C.: CQ Press (2011)
  • “The relationship of leadership quality to the political presence of civic associations”, (with K. Andrews, M. Ganz, H. Han, & C. Lim), Perspectives on Politics, 9 (1), (2011)
  • “Leadership, membership, and voice: Civic associations that work”, (with K. Andrews, M. Ganz, H. Han, & C. Lim), American Journal of Sociology, 115 (4), (2010)
  • “Civic opportunities in associations: Interpersonal interaction, governance experience, and institutional relationships”, Social Forces, 88 (1), (2009)

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