Michael Cox
Professor of Environmental Studies
Chair, Department of Environmental Studies
Michael Cox is an environmental social scientist specializing in environmental governance, with a particular emphasis on community-based natural resource management. He has conducted extensive fieldwork in the Southwestern United States and the Dominican Republic. His first book, Common Boundaries: The Theory and Practice of Environmental Property, delves into the significance of environmental property rights across academic disciplines, cultures, and types of environment policy. Additionally, Cox co-hosts the In Common Podcast, which features discussions of the lives, research, and endeavors of scholars and practitioners dedicated to fostering sustainable human-environment interactions
Contact
Department(s)
Environmental Studies
Center(s)
The John Sloan Dickey Center for International Understanding
Education
- B.A. Colby College
- Ph.D. Indiana University
Selected Publications
Cox, M. 2024. Common Boundaries: The Theory and Practice of Environmental Property. Agenda Publishing.
Cox, M., et al. 2023. How academic podcasting can change academia and its relationship with society: a conversation and guide. Frontiers in Communication 8.
Cox, M., et al. 2021. Lessons learned from synthetic research projects based on the Ostrom Workshop frameworks. Ecology and Society: 26(1): 17.
Cox, M., Payton, F., and Pimentel, L. 2019. A gilded trap in Dominican rice farming. Land Use Policy 80: 10-20.