Disruptive Ideas: Public Intellectuals and their Arguments for Action on Climate Change
In a new open-access paper, I examine the impact of public intellectuals arguing for action in the climate debate, noting key differences across different major discourses and schools of thought (summarized in table above.) Here is the citation and abstract: Nisbet, M.C. (2014). Disruptive Ideas: Public Intellectuals and their Arguments for Action on Climate Change. Wiley…
BC Canada’s The Tyee Magazine on Bill McKibben and Building a Broader Climate Movement
At The Tyee this week, a terrific non-profit online magazine covering news, culture and solutions as they relate to British Columbia and beyond, Geoff Dembicki profiles Bill McKibben and his work as a co-founder and leader of 350.org. In doing so, Dembicki draws on and addresses several themes that I explored in my Spring 2013…
Slides for March 28 Lecture at Boston University: Journalists As Public Intellectuals in the Climate Debate
Thursday, March 28, 2013 Visions of a Sustainable Future: Journalists as Public Intellectuals in the Climate Change Debate In this month’s COM Research Colloquium, Dr. Nisbet (Associate Professor of Communication and Co-Director of the Center for Social Media, American University, Washington, D.C.) examines the role of prominent journalists as public intellectuals in society today….