I am a qualitative sociologist studying how the public sphere works.

Here is a list of my publications:

Evans, Michael S. (forthcoming). "Who Wants a Deliberative Public Sphere?" Sociological Forum.

Evans, Michael S. (forthcoming). "Supporting Science: Reasons, Restrictions, and the Role of Religion." Science Communication.

Evans, John H. and Michael S. Evans. (forthcoming). "Sociology and Christianity." The Blackwell Companion to Science and Christianity.

Evans, Michael S. 2010. "Achieving Continuity: A Story of Stellar Magnitude." Studies in History and Philosophy of Science 41(1):86-94.

Evans, Michael S. and John H. Evans. 2010. "Arguing against Darwinism: Religion, Science, and Public Morality." The New Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Religion, pp. 286-308.

Evans, Michael S. 2010. Review of Human Dignity and Bioethics. Contemporary Sociology 39(2):191-192.

Evans, Michael S. 2009. "Zelizer's Theory of Money and the Case of Local Currencies." Environment and Planning A 41(5):1026-1041.

Evans, Michael S. 2009. "Defining the Public, Defining Sociology: Hybrid Science-Public Relations and Boundary-Work in Early American Sociology." Public Understanding of Science 18(1):5-22.

Evans, John H. and Michael S. Evans. 2008. "Religion and Science: Beyond the Epistemological Conflict Narrative." Annual Review of Sociology 34:87-105.

Here are some links to other things:

Excluded, a documentary film by sociology professor and filmmaker Lisa M. Nunn.