Today I welcome sociologist of risk and the environment Dana Fisher.

Dana R. Fisher is a Professor in the Sociology Department at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on questions related to democracy, activism, and climate politics.  Recent projects include a study of responses to climate change by political elites in the US, the emergence of the Civilian Climate Corps, and activism and protest around a range of issues.  Professor Fisher has authored over sixty-five research papers and book chapters and has written six books.  Her most recent book is American Resistance (Columbia University Press 2019). She currently serves as a Contributing Author for Working Group 3 of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Sixth Assessment Review (IPCC AR6) writing about citizen engagement and civic activism.. She is also a Nonresident Senior Fellow with the Governance Studies program at The Brookings Institution.