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Karla Drenner

Social Sciences · Purdue University West Lafayette

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Established · publishing since 1989
American Constitutional Law and PoliticsReligion and Society InteractionsReligion, Society, and DevelopmentJudicial and Constitutional StudiesPolitical Philosophy and Ethics

Publications

16

Citations

0

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

37

Publishing since 1989

Research summary
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Karla Drenner's work examines how religious belief, social movements, and changing social norms shape legislative decision-making and constitutional law in the United States. Topics covered include faith-based influences on lawmakers, LGBT politics, public accommodations, religious liberty, and legislative responses to movements like Black Lives Matter. Much of this work appears as book chapters exploring the intersection of law, religion, and social policy.

Faith and religion in legislative decision-makingConstitutional and public policy lawSocial movements and social changeLGBT politics and civil rightsReligious liberty and public accommodations

Publication output was modest but fairly steady from 2017 to 2021 (1-4 items per year), followed by an apparent gap from 2022-2024 and a single publication in 2025.

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Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 0.2/year recently
2017: 2 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 1 publication192020: 2 publications202021: 4 publications4212223242025: 1 publication2526
Recent publications
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  • IGI Global eBooks×8
  • Advances in public policy and administration (APPA) book series×3
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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