BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Lynton K. Caldwell Professor David Konisky of the Paul H. O’Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs has been named the new editor-in-chief of the prestigious journal Environmental Politics.
Konisky is a leading scholar in the field of environmental policy and politics in the United States with particular emphasis on environmental and energy justice, regulation, federalism, and public opinion. He has served as the co-editor of Environmental Politics since 2021.
“I am honored to have been selected as the new editor-in-chief of Environmental Politics,” Konisky said. “I look forward to working with the editorial team and contributors to continue the journal’s tradition of excellence in publishing high-quality research in the field of environmental politics.”
Environmental Politics is an international, multi-disciplinary, peer-reviewed journal, which provides a forum for the publication of original research into, and discussion and analysis of, the diverse theoretical and empirical aspects of environmental politics. It is primarily concerned with scholarship focusing on political parties, private actors, non-government organizations, social movements, and campaigns, as well as the design, negotiation, and implementation of environmental policy and political thought.
Konisky’s research has been published in various journals, including the American Journal of Political Science, Climatic Change, Environmental Research Letters, Global Environmental Change, the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, the Journal of Politics, Nature Energy, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Public Opinion Quarterly.