Political science’s Jessica Green honored for book on environmental politics

Jessica GreenJessica Green, assistant professor of political science, recently won an award for the best book in environmental politics from the International Studies Association (ISA).

ISA awarded Green the Harold and Margaret Sprout Award for her book, Rethinking Private Authority: Agents and Entrepreneurs in Global Environmental Governance.

The Harold and Margaret Sprout Award was established in 1972 and named in honor of two pioneers in the study of international environmental problems. The award is given annually to the best book in the field—”one that makes a contribution to theory and interdisciplinarity, shows rigor and coherence in research and writing, and offers accessibility and practical relevance,” according to the ISA website.

For more information on the award, visit isanet.org/Programs/Awards/Harold-Margaret-Sprout.