Faculty: David Konisky
Selected Works:
Reports and Publications:
2014
1997
Selected Works:
- The Politics of Climate Policy Instruments,” PS: Political Science & Politics 57(1): 21-24 (2024)
- “Polluting under the Radar: Emissions, Inequality, and Concrete Batch Plants in Houston, Texas,” (with Nikolaos Zirogiannis, April Byrne, Alex Hollingsworth), Environmental Science & Technology 57(31): 11410-11419 (2023).
- “Excess Emissions: Quantifying the Incidence, Magnitude, and Health Impacts,” (with Alex Hollingsworth and Nikolaos Zirogiannis, Review of Environmental Economics and Policy 17(1): 170-177 (2023)
- “The Persistence of Household Energy Insecurity during the COVID-19 Pandemic,” (with Sanya Carley, Michelle Graff, and Trevor Memmott), Environmental Research Letters, 17(10): 104017 (2022)
- “Behavioral and financial coping strategies among energy insecure households,” (with S. Carley, M. Graff, and T. Memmott), Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(36): e2205356119 (2022)
- "What we can Learn from the Green New Deal About the Importance of Equity in National Climate Policy," (with S. Carley), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management (2021)
- “Sociodemographic Disparities in Energy Insecurity among Low-income Households Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” (with T. Memmott, S. Carley, and M. Graff), Nature Energy, 6: 186-193 (2021)
- “The Health Consequences of Excess Emissions: Evidence from Texas,” (with A. Hollingsworth, N. Zirogiannis), Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 108, 102449 (2021)
- “Environmental Injustice in Clean Water Act Enforcement: Racial and Income Disparities in Inspection Time,” (with C. Reenock S. Conley), Environmental Research Letters, 6, 084020 (2021)
- “The Justice and Equity Implications of the Clean Energy Transition,” Nature Energy, vol. 5: 569-577 (2020)
- “Energy Policy and Public Opinion: Patterns, Trends, and Future Directions,” (with P. Bergquist and J. Kotcher), Progress in Energy2(3) 032003, (2020)
Reports and Publications:
2023
- Shannon Conley, David M Konisky, Megan Mullin, Delivering on Environmental Justice? U.S. State Implementation of the Justice40 Initiative, Publius: The Journal of Federalism, Volume 53, Issue 3, Summer 2023, Pages 349–377, 2023
- Cristina Crespo Montañés, Eric O’Shaughnessy, Dominic Bednar, Destenie Nock, Sanya Carley, Daniel M. Kammen, David M. Konisky, Enabling and centering equity and justice in clean energy transition research, Joule, Volume 7, Issue 3, 2023, Pages 437-441
- Jennifer M. Silva, Sanya Carley, David M. Konisky,
“I earned the right to build the next American car”: How autoworkers and communities confront electric vehicles, Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 99, 2023 - Metrics for Decision-Making in Energy Justice
Erin Baker, Sanya Carley, Sergio Castellanos, Destenie Nock, Joe F. Bozeman III, David Konisky, Chukwuka G. Monyei, Monisha Shah, Benjamin Sovacool, Annual Review of Environment and Resources 2023 48:1, 737-760 - Graff, M., Carley, S., Konisky, D.M. et al. Opportunities to advance research on energy insecurity. Nat Energy 8, 550–553 (2023).
- Li, Z., & Konisky, D. M. (2023). Personal attributes and (mis)perceptions of local environmental risk. Review of Policy Research, 40, 119–152.
- Memmott T, Carley S, Graff M, Konisky DM. Utility disconnection protections and the incidence of energy insecurity in the United States. iScience. 2023 Feb 21;26(3):106244
- David M Konisky et al 2022 The persistence of household energy insecurity during the COVID-19 pandemicEnviron. Res. Lett. 17 104017
- “Trajectories in Environmental Politics,” (with Graeme Hayes; Sikina JinnahPrakash Kaswan; Sherilyn MacGregor; John Meyer; Anthony Zito), Environmental Politics, (2022)
- “Building Resilience to the Energy Transition in Indiana,” Climate Change and Resilience: Lessons for Hoosiers and Beyond, (with Sanya Carley; Nikolaos Zirogiannis), Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN, (2022)
- “Ascendant Public Opinion: The Rising Influence of Climate Change on Americans' Attitudes about the Environment,” (with Patrick Egan; Megan Mullin ), Public Opinion Quarterly, 86 (1) 134-148, (2022)
- “Chain of Command vs. Who’s in Command: Structure, Politics and Regulatory Enforcement,” (with Christopher Reenock; Matthew Uttermark), Policy Studies Journal, 50 (4) 797-821, (2022)
- “Mapping County-Level Vulnerability to the Energy Transition in US Fossil Fuel Communities,” (with Daniel Raimi; Sanya Carley), Scientific Reports, (2022)
- “Municipal Government Adaptive Capacity Programs for Vulnerable Populations during the U.S. Energy Transition,” (with Laura Helmke-Long; Sanya Carley), Energy Policy, (2022)
- “The State of American Federalism 2021-2022: Federal Courts, State Legislatures, and the Conservative Turn in the Law,” (with Paul Nolette), Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 52 (3) 353-381, (2022)
2021
- Fifty Years at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Progress, Retrenchment, and Opportunities, (A James Barnes (Editor); John D. Graham (Editor); David Konisky (Editor), Rowman & Littlefield, (2021)
- “An Analysis of Energy Justice Programs across the United States,” (with Sanya Carley; Caroline Engel), Energy Policy, (2021)
- “Climate Change and Energy Insecurity: A Growing Need for Policy Intervention,” (with Michelle Graff; Sanya Carley; Trevor Memmott), Environmental Justice, (2021)
- “Energy Insecurity and the Urgent Need for Utility Disconnection Protections,” (with Shalanda Baker; Sanya Carley), Energy Policy, (2021)
- “Expanding the Scope of Just Transitions: Towards Localized Solutions and Community-level Dynamics,” (with Morgan Bazilian; Sanya Carley; Zerriffi; Sandeep Pai; Brad Handler), Energy Research & Social Science, 80 102245 (2021)
- “Proximity, NIMBYism, and Public Support for Energy Infrastructure,” (with Sanya Carley; Stephen Ansolabehere); Public Opinion Quarterly, 84 (2) 391-418, (2021)
- “The Health Consequences of Weak Regulation: Evidence from Excess Emissions in Texas,” (with Alex Hollingsworth; Nikolaos Zirogiannis; David Konisky), Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, (2021)
- “The State of American Federalism 2020-2021: Deepening Partisanship Amid Tumultuous Times,” (with Greg Goelzhauser), Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 51 (3) 327-364, (2021)
- “Trajectories in Environmental Politics,” (with Graeme Hayes; Sikina Jinnah; Prakash Kaswan; Sherilyn MacGregor; John Meyer; Anthony Zito), Environmental Poiltics, 30 (1) 4-16, (2021)
- “Which Households are Energy Insecure? An Empirical Analysis of Race, Housing Conditions, and Energy Burdens in the United States,” (with Michelle Graff; Sanya Carley; Trevor Memmott), Energy Research & Social Science, (2021)
- “Who Participates in Energy Activism? Profiling Political Engagement in the United States,” (with Trevor Memmott; Sanya Carley), Energy Research & Social Science, (2021)
2020
- “Electric Utility Disconnection Policy and Vulnerable Populations,” (with Sanya Carley; Matthew Flaherty), The Electricity Journal, 33 (10) 106859, (December 2020)
- “Extreme Weather and Climate Opinion: Evidence from Australia,” (with Llewelyn Hughes; Sandra Potter), Climatic Change, 163 (2) 723-43 (November 2020)
- Handbook of US Environmental Policy, (editor), Edward Elgar Publishing (2020)
- “Backyard Voices: How Sense of Place Shapes Views of Large-Scale Energy Transmission Infrastructure,” (with Parrish Bergquist; Sanya Carley; Stephen Ansolabehere), Energy Research & Social Science, (May 2020)
2019
- ”Are all Electrons the Same? Evaluating Support for Local Transmission Lines through a Survey Experiment,” (with S. Carley and S. Ansolabehere), PLOS One, (2019)
- "Environmental Attitudes across Race and Ethnicity," (with A. Lazri), Social Science Quarterly, (2019)
- "Racial, Ethnic, and Income Disparities in Air Pollution: A Study of Excess Emissions in Texas," (with Z. Li and N. Zirogiannis), PLOS One, (2019)
- "The Killing of Cecil the Lion as an Impetus for Policy Change," (with S. Carpenter), Oryx, 53 (4): 698-706, (2019)
- "The State of American Federalism 2018-2019: Litigation, Partisan Polarization, and the Administrative Presidency," (with G. Goelzhauser), Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 49 (3): 379-406, (2019)
2018
- "Environmental Policy," (with N. Woods), chapter in Politics in the American States, Washington, DC: CQ Press, (2018)
- "Stakeholder Perceptions of the U.S. Energy Transition: Local-Level Dynamics and Community Responses to National Politics and Policy," (with M. Graff, S. Carley, and T. Evans), Energy Research & Social Science, 43: 144-157, (2018)
- "Vulnerability and the U.S. Energy Transition," (with S. Carley, T. Evans, and M. Graff), Nature Energy, 3: 621-627, (2018)
- "The Greening of Christianity? A Study of Environmental Attitudes Over Time," Environmental Politics, 27 (2): 267-291, (2018)
- “Environmental Federalism and the Trump Presidency: A Preliminary Assessment,” (with N. Woods), Publius: The Journal of Federalism (April 20, 2018)
- “A Framework for Evaluating Geographic Disparities in Energy Transition Vulnerability,” (with S. Carley, T. Evans, and M. Graff) Nature Energy (2018)
2017
- "Environmental Justice," chapter in Environmental Governance Reconsidered, Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, (2017)
- “The killing of Cecil the Lion as an impetus for policy change,” (with S. Carpenter), Oryx – the International Journal of Conservation (2017)
2015
- Failed Promises: Evaluating the Federal Government’s Response to Environmental Justice, ed., Cambridge, MA: MIT Press (2015)
2014
- Cheap and Clean: How Americans Think about Energy in the Age of Global Warming, (with S. Ansolabehere), Cambridge, MA: MIT Press (2014)
2013
- “Compliance Bias and Environmental (In)Justice,” (with C. Reenock) The Journal of Politics 75 (2): 506-519 (2013)
- “Case Selection in Public Management Research: Problems and Solutions,” (with C. Reenock), Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory 23(2): 361-393 (2013)
2012
- “Environmental Free Riding in State Water Pollution Enforcement,” (with N.D. Woods), State Politics & Policy Quarterly 12 (3): 227-252 (2012)
- “Penalizing the Party: Health Care Reform Issue Voting in the 2010 Election,” American Politics Research 40(5): 903-926 (with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.). “Measuring State Environmental Policy,” Review of Policy Research 29(4): 544-569 (with Neal D. Woods).
- “Public Approval of U.S. State Legislatures,” Legislative Studies Quarterly 37(1): 99-116 (with Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr. and Jeffrey Milyo).
- “The Effects of Uncontested Elections on Legislator Performance,” Legislative Studies Quarterly 36(2): 199-229 (with Michiko Ueda).
- “Public Preferences for Environmental Policy Responsibility,” Publius: The Journal of Federalism 41(1): 76-100.
- “Exporting Air Pollution? Regulatory Enforcement and Environmental Free Riding in the United States,” Political Research Quarterly 63(4): 771-782 (with Neal D. Woods).
- “Examining Environmental Justice in Facility-Level Regulatory Enforcement,” Social Science Quarterly 91(3): 835-855 (with Tyler S. Schario).
- “Assessing U.S. State Susceptibility to Environmental Regulatory Competition,” State Politics and Policy Quarterly 9(4): 404-428.
- “Public Attitudes toward Construction of New Power Plants,” Public Opinion Quarterly 73(3): 566-577 (with Stephen Ansolabehere).
- “The Limited Effects of Federal Environmental Justice Policy on State Enforcement,” Policy Studies Journal 37(3): 475-496.
- “Inequities in Enforcement? Environmental Justice and Government Performance,” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 28(1): 102-121.
- “You Get What You Pay For: Environmental Policy and Public Health,” Publius: The Journal of Federalism 39(1): 95-116 (with Neal D. Woods and Ann O’M Bowman).
- “Environmental Policy Attitudes: Issues, Geographical Scale, and Political Trust,” Social Science Quarterly 89(5): 1066-1085 (with Jeffrey Milyo and Lilliard E. Richardson, Jr.).
- “Bureaucratic and Public Attitudes toward Environmental Regulation and the Economy,” State and Local Government Review 40(3): 139-149.
- “Regulatory Competition and Environmental Enforcement: Is There a Race to the Bottom?” American Journal of Political Science 51(4): 853-872.
- “Local Institutions and Environmental Outcomes: Evidence from Wetlands Protection in Massachusetts,” Policy Studies Journal 35(3): 481-502 (with Stephen M. Meyer).
- “Adopting Local Environmental Institutions: Environmental Need and Economic Constraints,” Political Research Quarterly 60(1): 3-16 (with Stephen M. Meyer).
- “The Introduction of Voter Registration and its Effect on Turnout,” Political Analysis 14(1): 83-100 (with Stephen Ansolabehere).
- “Innovations in Public Participation and Environmental Planning: Examples from the Great Lakes Region,” Society and Natural Resources 14(9): 815-826 (with Thomas C. Beierle).
- “What are We Gaining from Public Participation? Observations from Environmental Planning in the Great Lakes,” Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 19(4): 515-527 (with Thomas C. Beierle).
- “Over a Decade of Comparative Risk Analysis: A Review of the Human Health Rankings,” Risk: Health, Safety & Environment 12(1/2): 41-58.
- “Values, Conflict, and Trust in Participatory Environmental Planning.” Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 19(4): 587-602 (with Thomas C. Beierle).
2014
- “State of the Nation: Who Cares About Climate Change,” Boston Review, July/August 2014 (with Stephen Ansolabehere).
- “The Clean and Efficient Energy Future Americans Want.” Scholars Strategy Network Key Findings Brief, July 2014 (with Stephen Ansolabehere).
- “Environmental Policy,” In Guide to State Politics and Policy, Richard G. Niemi and Joshua J. Dyck, eds. Washington, DC: CQ Press, pp.383-393.
- “The American Public’s Energy Choice,” Daedalus 141(2): 61-71 (with Stephen Ansolabehere).
- “Environmental Policy,” In Politics in the American States, 10th ed. Virginia Gray, Russell L. Hanson, and Thad Kousser, eds. Washington, DC: CQ Press (with Neal D. Woods), pp. 469-500.
- “What Missouri Thinks: An Examination of Public Attitudes,” University of Missouri Institute of Public Policy, Report 08-2009 (with James R. Harrington).
- “Public Attitudes on State Election Administration, Goals, and Reforms,” University of Missouri Institute of Public Policy, Report 05-2009 (with Michael A. Powell).
- “Environmental Justice and Government Behavior: A Summary of New Findings,” University of Missouri Institute of Public Policy, Policy Report 24-2008 (with Tyler Schario).
- Environmental Regulations, Aseem Prakash and Matthew Potoski. Perspectives on Politics 7(1): 228-299.
- “Public Approval for State Government Institutions,” University of Missouri Institute of Public Policy, Policy Report 15-2008 (with Diana Gaughan).
- “Public Confidence in Government: Trust and Responsiveness,” University of Missouri Institute of Public Policy, Report 09-2008 (with Tyler Schario).
- “Public Attitudes on the Environment,” University of Missouri Institute of Public Policy, Report 04-2008.
- 2000 Environmental Implications of the Foodservice and Food Retail Industries. RFF Discussion Paper 00-11 (with Terry Davies).
- “The United Nations Dispute Settlement System and International Environmental Disputes,” Journal of Public and International Affairs 9: 1-23.
- “Environmentalism in Mexico: More Than Ecology,” Yale Latin American & Iberian Journal 1 (1): 18-32.