Edward Walker
@edwardwalker.bsky.social
Professor of Sociology, UCLA. Organizations, social movements, corporate lobbying, nonprofits, PR firms. Climate politics and sustainability. Philly native.
So wonderful, Hahrie!!
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 PM
So wonderful, Hahrie!!
Congratulations David!
April 16, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Congratulations David!
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February 8, 2025 at 12:34 AM
One way to make it more salient bsky.app/profile/imbe...
A related concern: despite the vast impact is likely to have, federal indirects seem like a textbook low-salience policy for those with less of a connection to science/higher ed
February 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
A related concern: despite the vast impact is likely to have, federal indirects seem like a textbook low-salience policy for those with less of a connection to science/higher ed
And, finally, if you're interested in what sociologists have been writing about environmental policy in states and localities, here's a recent Annual Review (with Vasi): www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Subnational Environmental Policy: Trends and Issues | Annual Reviews
Policies relevant to many key sociological processes are often subnational, enacted at the regional, state/provincial, and/or local levels. This applies notably in the politics of the environmental st...
www.annualreviews.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:36 PM
And, finally, if you're interested in what sociologists have been writing about environmental policy in states and localities, here's a recent Annual Review (with Vasi): www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
I've also been interested in unusual coalitions between firms and social movements, as in this new piece in the Academy of Management Review with Maurice Murphy and Nan Jia journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5... Ungated: ucla.app.box.com/file/1703498...
The Art of Blending Stakeholders: “Bootlegger and Baptist” Coalitions in Corporate Constituency-Building | Academy of Management Review
Constituency-building is an important corporate political strategy that expands the scope of conflict by mobilizing stakeholders to pressure policymakers. Although prior studies of constituency-buildi...
journals.aom.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:36 PM
I've also been interested in unusual coalitions between firms and social movements, as in this new piece in the Academy of Management Review with Maurice Murphy and Nan Jia journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5... Ungated: ucla.app.box.com/file/1703498...
In my latest on business political activity (with Yuni Wen and Lori Yue), we examine how Uber/Lyft mobilize their user bases (extending an NYT op-ed I wrote a while ago) journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5.... We find user-mobilization may backfire on sponsors. Ungated: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
By the People and for the People: The Double-Edged Effects of Platform User Mobilization on Public Policies | Academy of Management Discoveries
Constituency mobilization is a widely prevalent corporate political strategy, yet we lack systematic evidence on the scope of its effectiveness. One emerging form of constituency mobilization is user ...
journals.aom.org
November 18, 2024 at 9:36 PM
In my latest on business political activity (with Yuni Wen and Lori Yue), we examine how Uber/Lyft mobilize their user bases (extending an NYT op-ed I wrote a while ago) journals.aom.org/doi/abs/10.5.... We find user-mobilization may backfire on sponsors. Ungated: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Another recent paper in NPJ Climate Action (with Drew Malmuth) examines how the states have quickly moved to preempt local building decarbonization efforts. We find significant similarities in the language used across these state bills www.nature.com/articles/s44...
The natural gas industry, the Republican Party, and state preemption of local building decarbonization - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - The natural gas industry, the Republican Party, and state preemption of local building decarbonization
www.nature.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:36 PM
Another recent paper in NPJ Climate Action (with Drew Malmuth) examines how the states have quickly moved to preempt local building decarbonization efforts. We find significant similarities in the language used across these state bills www.nature.com/articles/s44...
I've had a number of studies on the anti-fracking movement and interactions with industry. A new paper in Social Problems (with Bodi Vasi) examines how trade groups for the fracking industry selectively respond to protest depending on geography and partisanship academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
Boosting Your Enemies to Garner the Sympathy of Friends: Pro-Fracking Industry Communications and the Geography of Contention
Abstract. Scholarship has recognized that contention shapes impression management efforts by business actors but has largely ignored how geographic factors
academic.oup.com
November 18, 2024 at 9:36 PM
I've had a number of studies on the anti-fracking movement and interactions with industry. A new paper in Social Problems (with Bodi Vasi) examines how trade groups for the fracking industry selectively respond to protest depending on geography and partisanship academic.oup.com/socpro/advan...
As Mr. Show wisely taught us, 24 is the highest number.
October 31, 2024 at 7:49 PM
As Mr. Show wisely taught us, 24 is the highest number.