research overview
- Vanderheiden's research is focused on social values and governance issues in environmental politics and policy, especially climate change
- Contact Info
Vanderheiden, Steven Jon Associate Professor
Positions
- Associate Professor, Political Science
Research Areas
Research
keywords
- normative political theory, environmental politics, ethic & public policy
Publications
selected publications
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book
- Environmental Justice. Ed. Environmental Justice. 2015
- Environmental Rights. Ed. Environmental Rights. 2012
- The Politics of Energy: Challenges for a Sustainable Future. Ed. The Politics of Energy: Challenges for a Sustainable Future. 2012
- Political Theory and Global Climate Change 2008
- Atmospheric Justice : A Political Theory of Climate Change 2008
- Political Theory and Global Climate Change Introduction 2008
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chapter
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Personal Carbon Trading and Individual Mitigation Accountability.
273-299.
2019
- Climate Equity in the Real-World. 533-545. 2018
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Human Rights and the Environment
2017
- Environmental and Climate Justice 2015
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Sustainability.
Perspectives on Politics.
1143-1144.
2015
- Informational Approaches to Climate Justice. 111-132. 2015
- COMMON BUT DIFFERENTIATED RESPONSIBILITY. 31-34. 2015
- Justice and Sustainability: Inseparable Imperatives? 2014
- International justice Rights and obligations of states. 296-307. 2014
- Climate Change Mitigation: A Problem of Injustice. 378-380. 2013
- A human rights-based approach from strengthening human security against climate change. 402-422. 2013
- America (The Book) Textbook Parody and Democratic Theory. 267-280. 2013
- Human Rights, Human Security, and Climate Change. 402-422. 2013
- INTRODUCTION. Rulers and Elites. 1-22. 2013
- Leadership, Moral Authority, and Global Climate Change 2012
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Climate Change and Collective Responsibility.
201-218.
2011
- Climate Justice as Globalized Responsibility 2011
- Climate justice as globalized responsibility: mitigation, adaptation and avoiding harm to others. 20-41. 2011
- Environmental Theories 2010
- Climate Change and Intergenerational Responsibility 2010
- Climate Change, Environmental Rights, and Emission Shares. 43-66. 2008
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Personal Carbon Trading and Individual Mitigation Accountability.
273-299.
2019
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journal article
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Climate Justice in a Non-Ideal World.
Perspectives on Politics.
215-217.
2018
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Environmental Success Stories: Solving Major Ecological Problems & Confronting Climate Change.
Ethics and International Affairs.
127-129.
2018
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Territorial Rights and Carbon Sinks.
Science and Engineering Ethics.
1273-1287.
2017
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Human Rights, Global Justice, or Historical Responsibility? Three Potential Appeals.
Journal of Value Inquiry.
397-415.
2017
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Inside the Equal Access to Justice Act.
Environmental History Review.
172-174.
2017
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The Obligation to Know: Information and the Burdens of Citizenship.
Ethical Theory and Moral Practice.
297-311.
2016
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Climate Change and Free Riding.
Journal of Moral Philosophy.
1-27.
2016
- Climate Justice Beyond International Burden Sharing. Midwest Studies in Philosophy. 27-42. 2016
- Justice and Democracy in Climate Change Governance. 3-26. 2016
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Climate Change and the Moral Agent: Individual Duties in an Interdependent World.
Perspectives on Politics.
552-553.
2015
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Justice and Climate Finance: Differentiating Responsibility in the Green Climate Fund.
International Spectator.
31-45.
2015
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Religion and Sustainability: Social Movements and the Politics of the Environment.
Politics and Religion.
686-689.
2013
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What Justice Theory and Climate-Change Politics Can Learn from Each Other.
PS: Political Science and Politics.
18-22.
2013
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"If Equity's In, We're Out": Scope for Fairness in the Next Global Climate Agreement.
Ethics and International Affairs.
423-443.
2012
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Coaxing Climate Policy Leadership.
Ethics and International Affairs.
463-479.
2012
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Introductory Note.
Ethics and International Affairs.
421-422.
2012
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A Perfect Moral Storm: The Ethical Tragedy of Climate Change.
Environmental Ethics.
331-332.
2012
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Climate Change & Society..
Organization and Environment.
197-198.
2012
- Climate Change Justice. Perspectives on Politics. 133-136. 2011
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Globalizing Responsibility for Climate Change.
Ethics and International Affairs.
65-84.
2011
- The Human Right to a Green Future: Environmental Rights and Intergenerational Justice. Perspectives on Politics. 133-136. 2011
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Rethinking Environmentalism: Beyond Doom and Gloom.
Global Environmental Politics.
108-113.
2011
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Confronting risks: regulatory responsibility and nuclear energy.
Environmental Politics.
650-667.
2011
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The politics of energy: an introduction.
Environmental Politics.
607-616.
2011
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Ethically Responsible Leisure? Promoting Social and Environmental Justice Through Ecotourism.
Environmental Philosophy.
33-47.
2010
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The Bridge at the End of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability.
Global Environmental Politics.
143-145.
2009
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Allocating Ecological Space.
Journal of Social Philosophy.
257-275.
2009
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Neoliberal Environments: False Promises and Unnatural Consequences..
Environmental Ethics.
105-108.
2009
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The Shadows of Consumption: Consequences for the Global Environment.
Perspectives on Politics.
223-224.
2009
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Global governance of food production and consumption: Issues and challenges.
Global Environmental Politics.
161-163.
2008
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Two conceptions of sustainability.
Political Studies.
435-455.
2008
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Radical environmentalism in an age of antiterrorism.
Environmental Politics.
299-318.
2008
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Understanding environmental policy.
Environmental Ethics.
443-444.
2007
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Climate Change and the Challenge of Moral Responsibility.
Journal of Philosophical Research.
85-92.
2007
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Conservation, foresight, and the future generations problem.
Inquiry.
337-352.
2006
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Two shades of green: Food and environmental sustainability.
Environmental Ethics.
129-145.
2006
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Assessing the case against the SUV.
Environmental Politics.
23-40.
2006
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Two Shades of Green.
Environmental Ethics.
129-145.
2006
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Eco-terrorism or justified resistance? Radical environmentalism and the "war on terror".
Politics and Society.
425-447.
2005
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Missing the forest for the trees: justice and environmental economics.
Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy.
51-69.
2005
- Justice in the Greenhouse: Climate Change and the Idea of Fairness. Social Philosophy Today. 89-101. 2004
- Knowledge, Uncertainty, and Responsibility: Responding to Climate Change. Public Affairs Quarterly. 141-158. 2004
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Rousseau, Cronon, and the wilderness idea.
Environmental Ethics.
169-188.
2002
- Habitat Conservation Plans and the Promise of Deliberative Democracy. Public Integrity. 205-220. 2001
- Why the State Should Stay Out of the Wedding Chapel. Public Affairs Quarterly. 175-190. 1999
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Climate Justice in a Non-Ideal World.
Perspectives on Politics.
215-217.
2018
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Teaching
courses taught
- ENVM 5003 Ethics and Values in Environmental Leadership (Spring 2019)
- ENVS 5930 Internship (Spring 2019)
- PSCI 4844 Independent Study in Political Theory (Spring 2019)
- PSCI 7024 Seminar: Selected Political Theories (Spring 2019)
- PSCI 7904 Independent Study (Spring 2019)
- PSCI 8904 Graduate Research Topic (Spring 2019)
- PSCI 8906 Graduate Research Topic (Spring 2019)
- PSCI 8994 Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2019)
- PSCI 8996 Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2019)
- ENVS 5909 Independent Study (Fall 2018)
- ENVS 5930 Internship (Fall 2018)
- ENVS 6950 Master's Thesis (Fall 2018)
- PSCI 2004 Survey of Western Political Thought (Fall 2018)
- PSCI 4844 Independent Study in Political Theory (Fall 2018)
- PSCI 7904 Independent Study (Fall 2018)
- PSCI 8904 Graduate Research Topic (Fall 2018)
- PSCI 8906 Graduate Research Topic (Fall 2018)
- PSCI 8994 Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2018)
- PSCI 8996 Doctoral Dissertation (Fall 2018)
- PSCI 8994 Doctoral Dissertation (Summer 2018)
- PSCI 3064 Environmental Political Theory (Summer 2018)
- ENVM 5003 Ethics and Values in Environmental Leadership (Spring 2018)
- ENVS 5930 Internship (Spring 2018)
- PSCI 3206 The Environment and Public Policy (Spring 2018)
- PSCI 4844 Independent Study in Political Theory (Spring 2018)
- PSCI 7024 Seminar: Selected Political Theories (Spring 2018)
- PSCI 7904 Independent Study (Spring 2018)
- PSCI 8904 Graduate Research Topic (Spring 2018)
- PSCI 8906 Graduate Research Topic (Spring 2018)
- PSCI 8994 Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2018)
- PSCI 8996 Doctoral Dissertation (Spring 2018)
Background
education and training
- Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison 2001
- M.A., University of Utah 1995
- B.A., Willamette University 1990
awards and honors
International Activities
global connections related to teaching and scholarly work (in recent years)
- Australia Country
- Austria Country
- Canada Country
- Germany Country
- Indonesia Country
- Netherlands Country
- Sweden Country
- United Kingdom Country