ISA panel - democracy and the environment

[Paul Steinberg]

Dear GEP Colleagues,

I plan to submit a panel proposal on democracy and the environment for ISA 2021.  If you are interested in delivering a paper or serving as a discussant, kindly send me a brief description of what you have in mind by Monday at 9am PST.

I will write a panel synopsis once I get a clearer sense of the range of topics from potential panelists.  My own contribution will focus on women's participation in local sustainable transportation decisions, situating this in the context of multi-level climate governance.  

(Spoiler alert: It turns out that not only do women bike less than men in most countries, citing safety concerns; my colleagues and I have found that in the LA suburbs, women are also less likely to voice these concerns through local politics.  This is contrary to the well-documented disappearance of a gender gap in citizen participation in national-level US politics.)

Others may wish to examine topics such as democratic innovations or deficits in international environmental institutions; questions of interest aggregation across levels of governance; the evolution of green parties; challenges of institution-building for the environment amid democratic transitions; community participation in REDD+ initiatives; theoretical explorations of the relation between democracy and consumption; or other themes. 

With best wishes,

Paul

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Paul F. Steinberg

Chair, Department of Humanities, Social Sciences, and the Arts

Malcolm Lewis Chair in Sustainability and Society

Professor of Political Science and Environmental Policy

Harvey Mudd College

http://www.hmc.edu/steinberg