Assistant Professor of Government, Centre College
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I am an Assistant Professor in the Government Program at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. I teach undergraduate courses on American political behavior and institutions, as well as introductory government courses.
My research specialization is American public opinion and voting behavior. Specifically, I study race and politics and religion and politics. I maintain a blog about U.S. and Kentucky politics at www.informationknoll.com.
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In the news...
AMNews.com, The Advocate-Messenger Online: "Boyle voters surveyed about how local officials are performing, by David Brock, November 10, 2011.
"An exit poll conducted by Centre College government students during Tuesday's election gave them a lesson in the political process and also revealed what Boyle County residents think about their politicians. Benjamin Knoll, assistant professor of government at Centre, had students in an introduction to politics class and a more advanced class on public opinion and voting behavior participate. ... "We can look on the Secretary of State’s website to learn the ‘what’ of the election, but exit polls can help explain the ‘why,’” Knoll wrote Wednesday."
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Christian Science Monitor: "Obama and Twitter: Why he took control of his own account", by Gloria Goodale, June 20, 2011.
"The announcement coincided with a general revving up of the campaign season, both for the GOP and Obama, as well as a sense that new social-media realities are emerging for politicians after Congressman Weiner's scandal. 'Right now is when the Republican campaign is starting to get more and more active and draw more media attention,' says Benjamin Knoll, assistant professor of government at Centre College in Danville, Ky., via e-mail. 'Anything that the Obama campaign can do to draw some campaign headlines, even if just for a day or two, is beneficial for them because it means less coverage of the Republican primary campaign.'"
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AMNews.com, The Advocate-Messenger Online: "Centre Professor Analyzes Danville Election", by David Brock, November 4, 2010.
"Danville city elections are non-partisan in the technical sense that candidates are not affiliated with one of the major political parties, but a Centre College professor found a direct correlation between votes for mayoral candidates and commission candidates in Tuesday’s election. Professor of Government Benjamin Knoll’s morning-after analysis confirmed that voters didn’t vote down party lines but found anti-incumbent attitudes were prevalent."
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