Robert W. Balch

Ph.D., University of Oregon

rob.balch@umontana.edu
Social Science 325
406-243-2982

Office Hours:

Tuesday and Thursday 10:10-12:00,

Tuesday 1:10-4:00,

Thursday 1:10-3:00, and by appointment

Emphasis:

Unconventional Religions, Collective Behavior, Field Research

Research Interests:

Unconventional religions and radical right-wing movements

Current Project:

Writing about old projects, especially boundary issues in the totalistic religions and the insider/outsider problem in field research on the white power movement.

Selected Scholarly Work:

"The Rise and Fall of Aryan Nations: A Resource Mobilization Perspective." Journal of Political and Military Sociology, 2006, Vol. 34, No. 1 (summer): 81-113.

Making Sense of the Heaven's Gate Suicides" (with David Taylor). Pp. 209-228 in Cults, Religion & Violence, David G. Bromley and J. Gordon Melton, eds. Cambridge University Press, 2004.