#  Matthew Gerard Baggetta 

 

 



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 (Sociology, June 2009)  
*Thesis Title:* Civic Development in Apolitical Associations  
*Committee:* Robert J. Sampson (chair), Christopher Winship, and Marshall Ganz  
*Initial Placement:* Harvard College Fellow and Lecturer on Sociology, Harvard University  
*Current Position*: [Associate Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs, SPEA, Indiana University](https://spea.indiana.edu/faculty-research/directory/profiles/faculty/full-time/baggetta-matthew.html)

 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 primarily focuses on the potential impacts of voluntary associations on their members and the broader impacts of associations and movements on society.



 

 

 





 

 

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